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Warner Bros. seals ER, Gossip Girl, Liars format deals
US drama series ER, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars will be remade in Asia…
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Euro pubcasters stock up on Earth Touch docs
Wildlife producer and distributor Earth Touch has sold a raft of its docs to public…
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Hulu sells international business to Nippon
Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…
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RTE controller quits for BBC Worldwide commissioning role
George Dixon has quit Irish public broadcaster RTE to take a commissioning role at BBC…
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Fashion One becomes F.O. after legal dispute
Lifestyle channel Fashion One is to change its name to F.O. in the European Union…
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BBC Trust approves online store plan
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to launch…
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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom
Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…
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BBC poaches comedy commissioning boss from ITV
The BBC has recruited Myfanwy Moore as its UK comedy controller. The UK pubcaster has…
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BBC takes Agatha Christie rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has won UK rights to Agatha Christie and has announced…
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News brief: ITV buys another indie
UK broadcaster has continued its indie buying spree, acquiring Danish prodco United for an undisclosed…
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BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series
The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…
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Red Arrow buys US indie Half Yard
Munich-based Red Arrow Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Say Yes to the Dress…
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Ex-ITV commissioner Neumann lands at Spun Gold
Former ITV2 and Virgin Media TV commissioner Daniela Neumann has joined UK indie Spun Gold…
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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
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TVNZ melts Igloo pay TV investment
New Zealand pubcaster has written down its investment in low-cost digital pay TV service Igloo….
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RTL checks into Banijay’s Sex Academy
RTL5 in the Netherlands has ordered a local version of the Sex Academy format. The…
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News brief: Tudou Hollywood channel adds glamour
Metan Development Group’s Hollywood channel on Chinese video-sharing site Tudou has added a pair of…
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BT TV adds Discovery channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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ProSieben reports results, strikes Deutsche Telekom VOD deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Pioneer Productions staffs up
Pioneer Productions has hired two senior production executives. The Tinopolis-owned factual producer has recruited former…
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Britain and Poland team for war drama copro
The BBC is teaming with its polish pubcaster equivalent TVP for a second drama coproduction….
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Rodriguez’s El Rey buys Kung Fu content from Celestial
EL Rey, the new US cable net launched by movie producer Robert Rodriguez, has acquired…
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BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee
BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…
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ITV Studios helps drive strong ITV results
ITV’s production and distribution arm ITV Studios has posted strong financial results with prodco acquisitions…
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FremantleMedia takes CNN’s Tom Hanks ‘60s doc
FremantleMedia has taken international rights to CNN factual series The Sixties. The ten-part doc tells…
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Des Monaghan leaving Screentime
Des Monaghan is leaving Screentime, the Australian production business he founded 18 years ago. Monaghan…
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More executive changes at Endemol US
Endemol’s US division has hired Ben Samek as COO and upped Rob Smith to executive…
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YouTube experimenting with pay TV EPGs
YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…
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Microsoft and Orange in Dailymotion talks
Microsoft is talking to Orange about striking a partnership to develop its video site Dailymotion,…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…