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Nordic World’s Dictator conquers Europe

Edgy social experiment format Dictator has been picked up by NRK in Norway and SBS…

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Endemol Shine outlines Iberia organisation

Endemol Shine Group has outlined how it will structure its business in Spain and Portugal,…

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BBC Can’t Touch This on Saturday nights

The BBC has ordered a new Saturday night primetime gameshow, Can’t Touch This. In the…

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Pernel to remake BBC One drama

France’s Pernel Media has acquired remake rights to Key Mellor’s BBC One drama series In…

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US SVOD hits 40%, Amazon gains ground

Four in ten homes in the US have an SVOD service, according to new research…

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ITV Encore buys Swedish drama

ITV Encore has acquired Swedish drama Jordskott for UK screens. The 10-part drama from Palladium…

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Turner hires Indian entertainment chief

Turner Broadcasting System’s Indian channels group has a new senior director and network chief for…

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Caution urged over Ten future speculation

For sale Australian broadcaster Network Ten has urged caution after reports that a key shareholder…

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Kuzmyk joins Proper Rights

Jenn Kuzmyk has joined the distribution wing of Canada’s Proper Television. Prior to joining Proper…

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Lat Am content sales platform launches

Cesar Diaz’s new indie, 7A Media, is working on a digital content delivery platform in…

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Hoho taps sales vet to replace Davies

UK children’s indie Hoho Entertainment has tapped a former Target Entertainment, Souther Star Entertainment and…

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Guru hires Nick’s Marcus

Canada’s Guru Studio has poached Rachel Marcus from Nickelodeon. Reporting to Guru’s executive VP, Mary…

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ITV buys de Mol’s Talpa for £355m

UK broadcaster ITV has completed its US355 million (US$531 million) acquisition of The Voice creator…

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BBC pulls Top Gear after Clarkson suspension

UK public broadcaster the BBC has decided to pull the remaining episodes of flagship motoring…

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‘Course deviation’ caused Dropped air crash

The helicopter crash has killed ten people filming TF1 series Dropped happened when one aircraft…

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BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers

The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from…

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Endemol Shine sets up drama prodco

Endemol Shine Group has set up a new drama prodco with Phillippa Giles, the BBC…

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HBO, Viacom join content programme

Cable Europe has introduced a new form of associate membership for content providers, with Viacom…

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RTL Hungary CEO exiting post

RTL Group’s long-serving Hungarian chief executive Dirk Gerkens is leaving his post, with Andreas Rudas…

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Tranter to exit BBC Worldwide Productions

Jane Tranter is to leave LA-based BBC Worldwide Productions and return to the UK indie…

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Walking Dead spin-off set for Brazil

The newly-commissioned Walking Dead companion series will air in Brazil after AMC Networks secured carriage…

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Netflix secures Optus streaming pact

Ahead of its launch in Australia this month, Netflix has secured a carriage agreement with…

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Cable net GSN swats up with Man vs. Fly

GSN has ordered two original series and acquired international shortform gameshow series Man vs. Fly….

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Nerd hires Fresh One’s Lee

Red Arrow Entertainment-owned Nerd TV has hired Fresh One Television’s Jeremy Lee. He will be…

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HBO preps huge Game of Thrones simulcast

The upcoming season of Game of Thrones will launch simultaneously in 170 countries next month….

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StudioCanal confirms TV rejig

France-based StudioCanal has split distribution and production at its TV business. It has recruited former…

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TF1’s Dropped in helicopter crash tragedy

Ten people have died, including staff from Adventure Line Productions, after a pair of helicopters…

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HBO launches SVOD Netflix rival

HBO has unveiled HBO Now, its OTT subscription on-demand service that will allow consumers access…

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AMC hands Walking Dead spin-off global run

AMC Global has acquired the spin-off of zombie drama The Walking Dead, which has received…

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Sky D, MTG buy PlayStation drama

Sky Deutschland and the Modern Times Group have both acquired Powers, the comic book drama…