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Beyond strikes Greenstone deal
International distributor Beyond Distribution has struck a deal with New Zealand producer Greenstone to represent…
Zodiak picks up Horrid Henry
Zodiak Kids has picked up rights to kids series Horrid Henry. The distributor will sell…
Ovation comes on board TV adaptation of Ian Rankin novel, Doors Open
US cable channel Ovation has become a coproduction partner on Doors Open, the upcoming TV…
Starz buys US$30m Titanic series
Starz Entertainment has acquired Titanic: Blood and Steel, the twelve-part miniseries about the ill-fated ocean…
ICM agent leaves for Chuck Lorre’s prodco
Robert Broder is leaving talent agency ICM to join Chuck Lorre Productions. Lorre is the…
TBI Exclusive: International versions of Breaking Bad in the works
Sony Pictures Television is working on deals for local versions of its hit drama series…
ProSiebenSat.1 acquires crime drama Jo
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has picked up European cop drama Jo and a global pay TV…
ZDFE picks up Nat Geo’s Rocket City Rednecks
International distributor ZDF Enterprises has taken global sales rights to Nat Geo factual series Rocket…
UK multichannel programming spend rockets to £623 million
Commercial multichannel broadcasters spent £623 million on content last year, a 31% year-on-year increase. A…
Breakthrough strikes raft of pre-MIPCOM deals
African broadcaster StarTimes has closed a volume deal with Canadian distributor Breakthrough Entertainment for a…