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Moonscoop in $5m Mike Young Productions Inc. lawsuit
Mike Young Productions Inc. has filed a US$5 million lawsuit against a holding company it…
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Scotland plans new public service broadcaster
The Scottish Government will set up a new public service broadcaster called the Scottish Broadcasting…
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Zodiak in tune with Susan Boyle doc
The distribution arm of Zodiak Media Group has acquired rights to a new ITV documentary…
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Amazon launches on-demand service in Japan
Amazon Instant Video has launched in Japan, offering Hollywood movies and local programming totaling 26,000…
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Ex-Cineflix exec opens Outpost with Leftfield
Former Cineflix Media reality producer Jodi Flynn has launched an unscripted prodco joint venture with…
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Lady Gaga to duet with Kermit the Frog on ABC, Channel 5
A 90-minute Thanksgiving special for US broadcaster ABC feature singer Lady Gaga dueting with Kermit…
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CBS Studios Intn’l in ‘unprecedented’ Russian deal
CBS Studios International has acquired distribution and format rights to Russian comedy Kuknya (The Kitchen)…
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Jason Thorp exiting Fox
Jason Thorp is leaving Fox International Channels a decade after launching the FX network in…
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Netflix plays Short Game with original doc
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original documentary, a golf-themed feature about protégé children. The…
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VIMN scores Asian broadcasting deals
Broadcasters across Asian have bought animated Nickelodeon programming from Viacom International Media Networks. TianJin Shi…
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Zee plans Europe launch for Veria Living
Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the owner of Zee TV, is planning to launch…
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Globosat buys Daniel Craig BBC miniseries
Brazil’s Globosat has acquired more than 50 hours of programming from UK indie distributor Power,…
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Intellygents founder leaves Sony Pictures Television
Kirsten Jan van Nieuwenhuijzen has left his position as creative director at Sony Pictures Television…
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Nine new schedule includes Danish wedding format
Australia’s Nine Network has unveiled its programming line-up for next year, including a remake of…
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Fox Sports expands Italian offering
Fox International Channels (FIC) is due to launch a second sports network in Italy, four…
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Mario Lopez secures NUVOtv development deal
US Hispanic English-language network NUVOtv has secured an overall production deal with actor-presenter Mario Lopez,…
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Chinese net plans to Crack Them Up
Chinese broadcaster Jiangxi has ordered a local version of Ukrainian ‘reverse’ comedy panel format Crack…
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Paranomal series to debut on upcoming Syfy Oz
New paranormal series Haunting: Australia will be among the programmes broadcasting on the soon-to-launch Australian…
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EBU: Portugal pubcaster underfunded despite deal
The European Broadcasting Union has voiced concerns Portugal’s public broadcaster remains “underfunded” despite a new…
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Japan’s WOWOW in crowdsourced copro with PBS
Japanese pay TV platform WOWOW has continued its push into international coproduction with a crowdsourced…
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News brief: Paisner re-elected before International Emmys
Bruce Paisner has been re-elected president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts…
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News brief: BBC Four to deliver Christmas Lectures
UK digital channel BBC Four has re-commissioned indie Windfall Films to produce this December’s Royal…
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News brief: Asian nets acquire Jim Henson shows
Asian channels including Hong Kong’s TVB have acquired content from The Jim Henson Company. Among…
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News brief: Channel 4 orders Reef factual pair
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual titles from indie Reef Television….
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Food Network orders first EMEA Chopped remake
Food Network has commissioned a version of its culinary competition format Chopped in South Africa…
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No confirmed date for Amazon originals outside the US
The Amazon original series launching on the Prime Instant in the US still have no…
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Netflix ‘gears up for Australian launch’
Netflix may be planning an Australian launch next year, according to various local news reports….
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Keshet Canada’s Mark Rubinstein lands skiing role
Mark Rubinstein, the industry veteran who heads up the Keshet Canada joint venture, has been…
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Doctor Who simulcast breaks broadcast records
The fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who has entered the Guinness Book of World Records…
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Adam Sher exiting Ryan Seacrest Productions
Ryan Seacrest Productions’ CEO Adam Sher is leaving the US production company. According to US…