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MTV and Sonar adapting Terry Brooks’ Shannara
MTV and Sonar Entertainment will develop a TV series based on Terry Brooks’ bestselling Shannara…
Sky1, PBS chase Typhoon Haiyan answers
UK satellite channel Sky1 HD and US pubcaster PBS are to get a documentary charting…
News brief: Teenage Fairytale Dropouts finds homes
Animated pre-teen series Teenage Fairytale Dropouts has sold to five channels around the world. Distributor…
French sale for tattoo competition series
French digital terrestrial channel Numero 23 has picked up tattoo competition series Ink Master. The…
Analysts trumpet intn’l Netflix expansion plans
Analysts have backed Netflix’s expansive international launch strategy and stated its recent original programming deal…
BBC lines up Twenty Twelve successor
The UK’s BBC has commissioned W1A, a spiritual successor to its London Olympic Games satire…
Sky Deutschland buys sports prodco
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to acquire 100% ownership of production company Plaza…
Off the Fence cuts Explora deal
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has inked a 50-hour programming deal with Radio…
Nickelodeon launches kids maths app
Nickelodeon has launched Team Umizoomi: Math Racer, a new maths-based iOS app for preschoolers. Based…
Viacom picks Nitz from Red Bull Media House
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…