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Shine America raids Viacom, A+E for exec appointments
The US division of Shine Group has recruited business affairs execs Michael Minden and Yvonne…
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Starz promotes pair as production push beckons
Starz has promoted Melissa Harper and Richter Hartig to senior VP at the premium cable…
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Mandela doc resonantes with presales
A doc celebrating the life and achievements of former South African president Nelson Mandela has…
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eOne cuts first-look deal with Call Me Fitz producer
Canada-based producer and distributor Entertainment One has inked a first-look deal with Amaze Film +…
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News brief: NBC resurrects Murder, She Wrote
US broadcaster NBC is bringing back classic crime drama Murder, She Wrote. The original show…
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UK OTT service Wuaki cuts connected TV deal
Wuaki.tv, the OTT service recently launched in the UK, has cut a deal with Panasonic…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets another TNT series
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is making another US cable series after TNT greenlit Wake Up…
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News brief: Starz steals into bank robber drama Most Wanted
US premium cable net Starz is developing Most Wanted, a four-part drama set in the…
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News brief: BET orders first scripted series
Viacom’s BET has ordered Being Mary Jane, its first-ever scripted series. A follow-up to BET’s…
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Keshet Canada makes Marathon debut deal
Keshet Canada has unveiled its first deal, which will see it bring Israeli format Marathon…
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Tess Alps steps back from Thinkbox CEO role
Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has promoted managing director Lindsey…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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BBC orders Gangsta Granny
UK public broadcaster the BBC is making a TV version of kids book Gangsta Granny….
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Ronnie Screwvala exiting Disney India
The Walt Disney Company India is saying goodbye to its managing director Ronnie Screwvala. Siddharth…
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Yahoo launching series based on spoof Queen Twitter feed
Yahoo UK is launching Yes Ma’am, a new short form animated series based on the…
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StudioCanal closes in on deal for Red Production Company (exclusive)
France-based movie producer and distributor StudioCanal is locked in exclusive takeover talks with UK indie…
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The CW catches a wave with CSI’s Carol Mendelsohn
US broadcast network The CW has ordered a one-hour surfing-themed period drama from former CSI…
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De Agostini buys 60 hours from Zodiak Kids
Zodiak Media’s Italian parent company, De Agostini, has acquired a 60 hour-plus programming package from…
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iPlayer app downloaded 20 million times
The BBC’s iPlayer app has now been downloaded a total of more than 20 million…
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BBC signs international news partnership with Twitter
BBC Global News has agreed a new partnership with Twitter to post and promote videos…
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Fox strikes European Major League Baseball deal
Fox International Channels has acquired European rights to the Major League Baseball series. The channels…
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News brief: The X Factor introduces Shazam voting
US viewers of The X Factor will be able to vote for their favourite artists…
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TV3 learns How to Be
Swedish channel TV3 has commissioned an eight-part remake of How to Be, an Israeli celebrity…
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News brief: Universal Channel buys US Rake from Sony
Universal Channel has acquired US drama series Rake. The UK pay TV channel has bought…
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News brief: US channel Reelz cuts output deal with Asylum
ReelzChannel has inked an output deal with Asylum Entertainment and the producer will make 50…
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Eyeworks to produce Banijay’s Opposite Worlds for Syfy
Eyeworks USA has been drafted in to produce the upcoming US cable remake of Banijay…
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News brief: Endemol creates app development team
Endemol has launched a new specialist team to help it push further into app and…
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Nutopia’s The Story of Us getting Aussie remake
Factual producer and distributor Nutopia has shopped the format of its docudrama The Story of…
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Power casting progresses, 50 Cent expected to take cameo role
Starz has added new cast members to its upcoming urban drama Power. Rapper Curtis “50…
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Raft of post-MIPCOM sales and new shows for DQ Entertainment
DQ Entertainment has concluded a raft of programme sales and is working on a slate…