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Nat Geo Channels International orders raft of factual series

National Geographic Channels International has ordered a raft of factual series, including a new series to come out of its recently established London content hub. The international factual broadcaster has commissioned The 80s Greatest, a four part series to be produced by Hamish Mykura’s Global Content Hub, in association with Twofour. The series, which will […]

Disney buys Henson’s Pajanimals

Disney has picked up animated series Pajanimals across a raft of territories. The 52x11mins series is produced and distributed by The Jim Henson Company. Disney has acquired its Disney Junior channel in France, Italy, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, Israel, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It will debut on Disney channels in […]

Lifetime orders reality series Preacher’s Daughters

US cable network Lifetime has ordered Preacher’s Daughters, a new reality series following a group of teenage girls as they balance the temptations of adolescence. The A+E Networks-owned broadcaster has ordered the eight part series from Thinkfactory Media, the production company run by Hatfields and McCoys producer Leslie Greif. It will be exec produced by […]

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch producer inks deal with eOne

Paula Hart has agreed a first-look deal with Entertainment One (eOne) and will develop new TV movies, family-skewed shows and animation projects with the producer and distributor. Hart, founder of Hartbreak Films, will work closely with Ira Pincus, executive producer, eOne Television and Olivier Dumont, managing director, eOne Family to develop new content. Hart executive […]

MTG appoints Prima boss Marek Singer to run CEE

Pan-European broadcaster Modern Times Group has appointed Marek Singer as executive vice-president of the Group’s central European broadcasting operations. Singer will join MTG’s senior management team on January 1and assume responsibility for the its free-TV operations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as the Group’s pay TV and radio […]

Canal+ joins forces with Spotify

Canal+ France has created a new musicsite in partnership with Spotify. The service, called simply Music, will beaccessible to all French households and will allow users to access all radio play music with features including album of the week, Le Grand Journal, La Matinale and live sessions feature Canal Street. The site will also allow […]

Tinopolis continues aggressive M&A with Firecracker Films purchase

British TV production and distribution group Tinopolis is continuing its aggressive M&A strategy with its purchase of UK independent production company Firecracker Films. This comes in the same week that it acquired Sally Miles’ distribution company Passion. Firecracker Films, best known for producing Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, will become part of the Tinopolis […]

Keshet expands into UK, US with exec hires

Keshet International is to expand in the UK and US and has made a number of executive hires to help this international charge. The Israeli company has hired former Sky exec Sara Johnson and former Shed Media exec Lee Mason to join its newly opened UK office. Johnson, who was previously head of drama at […]

Sweden’s TV3 greenlights Banijay’s Origins of Love

Swedish broadcaster TV3 is producing a local version of reality dating format Origins of Love after striking a deal with Banijay International. The network has ordered 11x1hours of the format, produced by Nordisk FilmTV Sweden and will air in the spring 2013. This comes after Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has picked up the series for a […]

Fox orders Norwegian dating series

US network Fox has ordered a local version of Norwegian dating format Babes on a Bus after striking a deal with Endemol. This comes after Endemol renewed their agreement to distribute the format from Nordic World and Nice Group. Fox has ordered a pilot for the dating format, which was shot in Hendersonville, North Carolina. […]