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UKTV buys Endemol’s Treasure Detectives
Yesterday, the UK factual channel run by digital channels group UKTV, has acquired US series…
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Canada/Oz kids pirate sails into production, Breakthrough attached
Canadian producer Atomic Cartoons and its Australian counterpart Sticky Pictures have started production on Pirate…
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Exclusive: Russia, Argentina get ready to Raid the Cage
Broadcasters in Russia and Argentina have acquired Sony-distributed Israeli gameshow format Raid the Cage, TBI…
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Temple Street sets up shop in US
Canadian producer Temple Street Productions is heading south of the border and opening a factual…
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Jonathan Jackson resurfaces at Franklin Rae as TV PR agency sold
Franklin Rae has been bought by Tessa Laws, founder of legal firm newlawslegal, and Jonathan…
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Exclusive: Novovision acquisitions exec departing
Véronique Le Didroux is leaving French producer and distributor Novovision. Le Didroux has been in…
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Russian remake for Spanish drama The Boat
Imagina International Sales has sold the format rights to hit Spanish drama The Boat (pictured)…
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Eyeworks makes a Splash in South Korea
Eyeworks’ diving format Celebrity Splash is to launch in another territory, this time South Korea…
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Sony’s Lubensky to run Lat Am channels
Sony Pictures Television’s Nathalie Lubensky has been upped and will run its channels in Latin…
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UKTV’s Watch takes Oz ob doc series
UKTV-owned channel Watch has acquired four seasons of Screentime-produced ob doc series about police battling…
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DHX’s CPLG appoints Iberia boss
Pau Pascual has been appointed general manager, Iberia, at licensing business Copyright Promotions Licensing Group…
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Nottingham Forest sends Sendokai into Saban’s Vortexx
Spanish indie producer Nottingham Forest has sold its animated series Sendokai Champions to Vortexx, the…
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WWE programming to launch in Myanmar
Weekly WWE wrestling programming will launch in Myanmar this month. WWE has closed a deal…
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Bible follow up confirmed but not for History
The follow-up to Mark Burnett produced drama The Bible has been confirmed – but for…
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Indian sellers look to edge out Turks in CEE
Indian family telenovelas are primed to replace the Turkish dramas as the in-vogue imported scripted…
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MTG Studios ditching Strix International brand for DRG
MTG Studios plans to fold the formats from its Strix International division into DRG, the…
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PBS, BBC, France 3 partner for civil rights march doc
Pubcasters PBS, BBC Three and France 3 are all onboard a new documentary honoring the…
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ITV orders more ‘Benidorm Bastards’
ITV has ordered a second series of Off Their Rockers, the senior citizen hidden-camera series…
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Pay TV revenues hit $184bn, but cable flattens
Worldwide pay TV revenues rocketed to $184 billion in 2012, according to new research. Revenues…
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BBC under fire over severance payments
UK spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has found the BBC paid senior managers…
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Virgin Media’s digital entertainment head steps down
Virgin Media’s executive director of digital entertainment, Cindy Rose, is stepping down from the company…
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Discovery goes Turbo in Turkey
Pay TV operator Discovery has launched new HD channels including a new brand – Discovery…
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HBO plans Sopranos on-demand marathon
Premium US cable network HBO is launching all seasons of its groundbreaking mobster series The…
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Sony Asia and Charis making Cyril magic show
Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia, SPT Networks Japan and Hong Kong-based Charis Entertainment are making…
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Museum becomes The Museum channel, secures Orange deal
The Museum HD offering has been rebranded The Museum Channel and has just launched on…
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Michael Palin to star in BBC WWI drama
Comic actor and broadcaster Michael Palin is to star in a new BBC Two drama…
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Turner poaches Disney’s Patricia Hidalgo
Turner has hired Patricia Hidalgo as its chief content officer, EMEA, filling a role vacated…
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Netflix inks exclusive comedy content deal with Fox
Netflix has inked a deal with Fox for Zooey Deschanel comedy series New Girl. The…
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News Corp completes split
News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…
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Vimeo launches new Neil Labute movie day and date
Online video service Vimeo has made the new Neil Labute feature film Some Girl(s) available…