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Dynamic makes content and sales hire

Dynamic Television has hired Holly Hines for a new role at the company, senior VP, content. Dynamic – Dan March and Klaus Zimmermann’s production and distribution business – was formed 18 months ago and recently shopped Icelandic drama Trapped to the BBC in the UK. It also distributes Syfy series Z Nation. Hines will be based […]

WMR’s Evolution of Evil heads to US cable

Discovery’s American Heroes Channel has ordered Evolution of Evil, a ten-part series from UK indie World Media Rights that will examine how ten of the most notorious world leaders turned from into monsters. WMR is coproducing with Discovery for American Heroes and ZDF Enterprises is handling sales outside of the US and UK. The series […]

Digital TV homes will hit 1.65 billion by 2020

The global number of digital TV homes will increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to reach 1.65 billion, driven by gains in the Asia Pacific region, according to new research. Digital TV Research claims that digital TV households in Asia Pacific will climb from 226.1 million in 2010 to 605.5 million […]

Vodafone plans mobile TV push

Vodafone has announced plans to enrich its My Vodafone app “in a massive way”, adding functionality like video so that it acts like “a TV in your hands.” Speaking on the company’s fiscal fourth quarter and fully year earnings call yesterday, CEO Vittorio Colao said that Vodafone currently has 12.5 million My Vodafone app users, but claimed […]

Breakthrough makes kids & family hire

Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has hired Martha Sepulveda as its new development and production chief for kids and family programming. She will work up Breakthrough’s kids and family slate from its Toronto offices, and report to Joan Lambur, executive VP, Family Entertainment. Sepulveda joins Breakthrough from Canadian kids producer Sinking Ship where she […]

Global Agency cooks up Rivals in Law deals

Global Agency has shopped its Rivals in Law format into Israel and Greece. The Turkish-originated format has a son choose a dish for his wife and mother to prepare before deciding which is the best version. In Israel, it has been optioned by Imagine Media Group and will air on Channel 20. In Greece, Alfa […]

ITV Studios to bring BBC’s 5 Star Reunion to market

UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a new Saturday night entertainment series, 5 Star Family Reunion (WT), and ITV Studio Global Entertainment will launch it internationally. The show will see a UK family and long lost overseas relatives work together to win a family reunion in a five star location. ITV-owned prodco 12 Yard is […]

First Euro deals for Canal+’s Versailles

Zodiak Rights has sealed German and Spanish deals for epic Canal+ period drama Versailles. The series, set within the royal court at the titular French palace, has been picked up by SVOD service Movistar in Spain. In Germany, local distributor SquareOne has picked it up and will sell it into German-speaking territories. The deal marks […]

Banijay picks up John Legend’s Sing It On

Banijay has snagged international rights to Sing It On, the US reality series inspired by the movie Pitch Perfect, and produced by singer songwriter John Legend. The 8x1hr series goes out on CBS backed cable channel Pop in the US and, like the movie Pitch Perfect, follows the fiercely competitive world of a cappella singing. Five top-ranked […]

eOne ‘on course to double in size’

Producer and distributor Entertainment One’s full-year results were in line with expectations and analysts said the 2016 prospects on the TV side of the business were bright, in the wake of recent acquisitions and the continued strong performance of kids series Peppa Pig. Investment bank Investec said the full-year numbers were as expected and that […]