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Leopard USA hires dev boss in formats drive
Argonon Group’s Stateside producer Leopard USA has hired Rex Vigil as VP, development. The New…
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Mentorn poaches BBC doc specialist
Mentorn Media’s Scottish office has poached Iain Scollay, a documentary specialist from UK pubcaster the…
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Endemol’s Original hires new CEO
Endemol North America-owned reality prodco Original Media has appointed Chris Laikind to become its CEO….
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Ex-Rive Gauche boss to run Dick Clark Prods intn’l unit
Dick Clark Productions is launching an international wing, with former Rive Gauche Television president Mark…
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Viacom forms domestic acquisitions division
US media giant Viacom has formed a new programme acquisitions unit to coordinate its domestic…
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FremantleMedia adds global acquisitions VP
FremantleMedia International has promoted Hayley Dickson to the newly-created role of VP, television acquisitions and…
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Ignatiew, Pabst succeed Richter at Red Arrow International
Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst have been named co-managing directors of distributor Red Arrow International…
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Netflix adds subs, plots European expansion
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Liberty may split international businesses
Cable giant Liberty Global is considering separating its European and Latin American businesses. Attending the…
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Argonon gets Blacklisted
Independent global producer Argonon today unveiled a new joint venture drama prodco, Blacklisted Films. Founded…
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Nelvana inks deals with Cartoon Network Latin America
Cartoon Network Latin America has bought 78 half-hours of programming from Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises….
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Canal+ makes competition complaint against TF1
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…
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News brief: Shine cuts first-look deal with 44 Blue
Shine International has inked a significant first-look development and distribution deal with LA prodco 44…
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News brief: Telefe brings Rising Star to Argentina
Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has okayed a local version of Keshet International-sold format Rising Star. A…
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AMC/Sundance Channel buys festival fare
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has made a raft of independent film acquisitions from the 2014 Sundance…
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Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels
The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after…
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Ex-Zodiak USA execs open up new indie
Geno McDermott and Joanne Inglott (pictured above right) have launched a new US-based indie producer,…
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Channel 5 searches for Great British Castles
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed a deal with British journalist Dan Jones, who will…
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News brief: ABC goes for seventh Wipeout
US broadcaster ABC has commissioned a seventh season of Endemol obstacle course format Wipeout. The…
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Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
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Servus, Globosat investigate Planet Ice
Austria’s Servus TV and Brazil’s Globosat have prebought Planet Ice from Zodiak Rights. The doc…
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Netflix tipped to launch in Belgium, France and Germany
Belgium, France and Germany are likely to be the next international territories in Netflix’s ongoing…
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Canal+ captures Israel’s Hostages
French premium paycaster Canal+ has acquired Israeli thriller drama Hostages. In France, the show is…
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Discovery Channel gets 3.4 million for Klondike
The Discovery Channel’s first scripted miniseries, Klondike, has delivered solid debut ratings of 3.4 million…
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Rising Star blossoms in Turkey
Israeli singing format Rising Star has been picked up the prodco behind Turkish remakes of…
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Report: Amazon in talks over online pay TV service
Amazon has reportedly approached a number of large entertainment companies over plans to license live…
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BBC Worldwide launch kids SVOD service in South Korea
BBC Worldwide has inked a deal with South Korean KT Corporation to launch a CBeebies…
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ITV recruits celebrities for full Release the Hounds series
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a full series of horror gameshow Release the Hounds….
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Discovery takes majority stake in Eurosport
Discovery Communications has acquired a controlling stake in Eurosport, a year ahead of the schedule…
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Ellen is first US talker in China
Online video service Sohu Video has become the first Chinese platform to pick up a…