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News brief: Scorpion has Porn on the Brain
London-based sales house Scorpion TV has acquired Porn on the Brain, a Channel 4 documentary…
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Seven moves into UK production
Australia’s Seven Network is moving into UK production by setting up a local indie with…
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Pier 21 sales deal a stroll for eOne
North American studio Entertainment One has signed a first-look deal with veteran producer Laszlo Barna’s…
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News brief: Cote Ouest African dramas headed to Cannes
African distributor Côte Ouest is bringing an Angolan Emmy-nominated soap opera to Cannes for MIPTV….
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News brief: Beyond flies in to Airshow
Beyond Distribution has acquired global sales rights to Airshow, an 8x60mins Discovery Canada factual series….
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Discovery buys Gold Rush prodco Raw
Discovery Communications has acquired Raw, the UK production firm that makes Discovery’s hit series Gold…
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France Televisions peers through Black Mirror
France Télévisions has acquired Charlie Brooker’s dystopian drama satire Black Mirror from Endemol Worldwide Distribution….
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ZDFE, Nutopia join up for Europe’s Story of Us
German rights distributor ZDF Enterprises and Jane Root’s prodco Nutopia are working on a European…
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BRB to debut Talking Tom TV show at MIPTV
Spain’s BRB Internacional has joined forced with app creator Outfit7 to bring the Talking Tom…
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New investors for DISCOP Africa, Istanbul
Events firm Basic Lead has sold 50% stakes in its DISCOP-branded trade shows in Africa…
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News brief: Publicis Groupe chief to keynote at MIPTV
Maurice Lévy, chairman and CEO of France-based advertising giant Publicis Groupe, will deliver a keynote…
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Germany, France to remake Turkish drama, Netflix buys tape
German network Sat.1 is developing a local version of Turkish conspiracy drama The End, while…
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Disney, Dish settle legal issues with ‘evolutionary’ deal
The Walt Disney Company and US satcaster Dish Network have ended their long-running legal dispute…
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French SVOD providers partner as Netflix launch looms
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see the…
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BermanBraun becomes Whalerock as TV chief exits
US producer BermanBraun has rebranded as Whalerock Industries and restructured its film and TV divisions…
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News brief: Rive Gauche traces Troy Dunn’s TNT series
US distributor Rive Gauche has acquired international rights to APB with Troy Dunn, a TNT…
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News brief: CEE deals for DHX kids shows
Chellomedia Central Europe is among buyers of DHX Media’s kids series. The channels operator has…
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Fox set to Release the Hounds with US format deal
US broadcaster Fox is set to air a local version of horror gameshow format Release…
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Kumars comedy format travels to Turkey
The Kumars will be remade in Turkey after local broadcaster Star TV ordered a six…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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African format first for All3Media
All3Media International has picked up rights to a cooking show from South Africa, the first…
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Willems out and Heuten in at FremantleMedia Belgium
FremantleMedia has hired Dave Heuten (pictured) as co-managing director of its production business in Belgium…
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Pioneer Productions making UK floods doc
UK factual producer Pioneer Productions is making a fast turnaround doc about the recent floods that…
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Vikings season two ships viewers
The new season of History’s period drama Vikings has failed to muster the same stellar…
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BBC and Sky settle retransmission fee dispute
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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Canal+ buys into YouTube comedy producer
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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Endemol sells talent format to Middle East’s MBC
Pan-regional Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has ordered a local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar,…
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News brief: Viacom poaches Fox exec for Comedy Central Asia
Viacom International Media Networks in Asia has recruited Paras Sharma as vice president, MTV, Comedy…
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News brief: 9 Story Gets Ace series
9 Story Enterprises has picked up international rights to Get Ace, the new 52x11mins animated…