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1 vs 100 picked up in Italy
Endemol has sold its hit gameshow format 1 vs. 100 to Italian broadcaster Canale 5….
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Pioneer secures Hindenburg commission
UK indie Pioneer Productions has been commissioned by European broadcasters to produce a drama documentary…
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Treehouse growing into the UK
Canadian kids producer Nelvana is launching its download-to-own service Treehouse Direct in the UK –…
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BSkyB launches push VOD service
BSkyB, the UK pay TV operator, has launched a push video-on-demand service. Customers will now…
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Second Life for ABC Australia
Australian public broadcaster ABC has launched a portal via Second Life, becoming the first Australian…
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Download to burn from Lovefilm
Lovefilm, the online video service, is to offer the UK’s first download-to-burn service after it…
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ohm:tv launches mobile channels
Ohm:TV, the German mobile TV operator, has boosted the number of channels it offers after…
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Kamera signs SportFive deal
Kamera, the mobile video operator, has signed a deal with sports rights firm SportFive and…
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Wallace & Gromit go mobile
Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace&Gromit, is to launch its content via mobile TV in the…
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Underground Ernie moves into publishing
Joella-produced preschool kids property Underground Ernie is going to appear in print in the UK…
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MuchMusic launches credit card
MuchMusic, the Canadian music channel operated by Chum Television, has launched its own branded credit…
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Stargate goes direct to video
MGM is ramping up production on two direct-to-video movies from the Stargate franchise. The studio…
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Jay Jay lands publishing deal
Jay Jay The Jet Plane will be turned into a series of coloring books and…
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Dust settling on French pay TV revolution
With a commercial launch on 21 March, the merger of CanalSat and TPS put an…
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VCs weigh £20m fund for smaller indies
Venture capitalists are talking to the vice-chairman of UK indie producers body PACT about a…
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TBI Interview: Anthony Zuiker, investigating CSI
Anthony Zuiker is the executive producer of, arguably, the most popular TV drama franchise in…
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UTV readies youth channel
Indian broadcaster UTV is launching a youth entertainment channel later this year, just months after…
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Jetix trials ad-supported online video
Pan-European kids broadcaster Jetix Europe is testing an advertising supported broadband player in key European…
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Chaotic year ahead for 4Kids
4Kids Entertainment is pinning hopes for 2007 on the launch of a new trading card…
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Nat Geo launches kids block in LatAm
National Geographic is to launch a dedicated kids block on its Latin American network. The…
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Sparks fly at Kidscreen 2007
Kidscreen, the annual NYC get together of the great and the good of the kids…
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Canada and Singapore get together for toons
It wasn’t long ago that western coproductions with Asian companies were little more than service…
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Comment: Bill Roedy, vice chairman, MTV Networks on pro-social programming
If it’s April it must be MIP-TV, where the world’s leading broadcasters congregate: buyers, sellers,…
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Odisea and Documania channels to merge
Spanish documentary channel Odisea plans to ramp up its involvement in international coproduction following its…
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Clooney Darfour doc offered for free
A Journey to Darfur, the Nick (father of George) Clooney documentary, is being made available…