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Endemol-Shine merger confirmed

MIPCOM 2014 will be the final market that Shine and Endemol attend independently of each…

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Bravo Canada buys Endemol’s Kingdom

Bell Media has acquired MMA drama series Kingdom for its specialty channel Bravo. The series…

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Czech TV orders Everybody Loves Raymond format

Czech public broadcaster CT has ordered a local version of US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond….

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Extant to return as Murder is greenlit

CBS sci-fi drama Extant has been handed a second season, as rival ABC gives full-season…

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Icahn presses for Apple ultra-HD adoption

Billionaire investor and Apple shareholder, Carl Icahn, has written an open letter to Apple in…

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Steve Ronson to run Chicken Soup prodco

US-based publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul has created a TV and film division and…

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UK prodco completes DCD buyout

Glasgow-based producer Matchlight has completed a management buyout that has seen its three founders take…

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AMC exits unscripted

US cable channel AMC is stopping production of its unscripted slate in order to focus…

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DramaFever coproducing drama with KBS

On-demand service DramaFever is coproducing a second drama with Korea’s KBS. Tomorrow’s Cantabile (aka Naeil’s Cantabile),…

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News brief: DR Sales hires formats exec

The sales division of Danish pubcaster DR has hired a formats sales executive. Louise Juel…

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Banijay names Namiech as Spodsberg successor

Banijay International has named Emmanuelle Namiech as its managing director, For the past six months,…

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Ex-Zodiak boss Frank’s new firm outlines plan

Former Zodiak Media boss David Frank has outlined plans for his new content company, Dial…

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Hall’s Warehouse 51 unveils first projects

Former Parthenon Entertainment and Sky Vision boss Carl Hall has unveiled the first projects from…

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Branco, Coffin expand Turner roles

Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…

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NBCU rejigs with new Asia Pacific boss

NBCUniversal International Television has promoted internally for its first managing director for Asia Pacific. Justin…

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Sky, ARD set up ‘pioneering’ German drama

Sky Deutschland and ARD are two of four partners attached to a German-produced crime thriller…

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Discovery Kids remaking Oz music show

Discovery Kids Latin America is preparing a Spanish-language version of Australian kids music-themed show Hi-5….

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New US office triggers restructure at October

Indie October Films has restructured its operations following the decision to open a US office….

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DHX, Sony prepare Meatballs TV series

Sony Pictures Animation and DHX Media are working up a television adaptation of animated film…

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Broadcasters get Bing Bunny bounce

Broadcasters in Australia and Europe have acquired children’s series Bing Bunny. ABC in Australia, S4C…

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News brief: UK firm Merman reviving US comedy

Sharon Horgan’s new UK indie Merman Films is bringing back IFC comedy The Increasingly Poor…

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News brief: Blue Ant plots 200 hours of 4K wildlife

Canada’s Blue Ant Media has committed to producing and distributing 200 hours of premium 4K…

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News brief: Paul rejoins Zig Zag as US SVP

Ben Paul is rejoining the UK’s Zig Zag Productions three years after exiting to run…

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Dutch Fox orders Hounds, MTG builds production hub

The Fox channel in the Netherlands has ordered a Release the Hounds special, which will…

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Viacom’s Spike to begin int’l roll out in UK

Viacom is set to launch its male-skewing Spike channel internationally for the first time, with…

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Walking Dead renewed again

AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama The Walking Dead has been renewed for a sixth season. This…

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Dexter, Squint/Opera form production JV

Children’s TV consultancy Serious Lunch is producing a joint venture production company with London-based studio…

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Amazon extends StudioCanal movie deal

Amazon Prime Instant Video has renewed its movie deal with Europe’s StudioCanal. The multi-year extension…

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Cartoon Network grabs Transformers after Hub switch

Cartoon Network has snapped up Transformers: Robots in Disguise after the Transformer franchise’s former home,…

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Turner feels Oh!K about Asian channel launch

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific’s upcoming channel, Oh!K, has scored a volume deal with Korean…