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Viasat taps ITV Studios for formats development exec
Viasat Broadcasting has poached ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s VP of format sales to take on…
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News brief: Adam Bonnett upped at Disney
The Walt Disney Company has promoted Disney Channels Worldwide’s senior VP of original programming, Adam…
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Yahoo! reportedly in talks with Hulu
Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…
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Power inks multi-regional wildlife deal with Animal Planet
Power has shopped a pair of its wildlife documentaries to Discovery. The UK-based producer and…
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Nat Geo goes to UK producers for brain shows
National Geographic Channels International has ordered a new series and four special about the human…
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Klein leaves BBC Four to take ITV factual post
BBC four controller Richard Klein has been hired to lead rival ITV’s factual charge, as…
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New sale for Banijay diving format
Banijay’s Stars in Danger: The High Dive has been sold into South America. The diving…
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Electus invests in former SPT exec’s prodco
US-based Electus has made a strategic investment into Hud:sun Media, a production and entertainment company…
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New French distributor launches with former M6 kids boss
France-based producer Superprod has launched an international sales division, Superights. Morgann Favennec has been hired…
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Google plots YouTube video subscriptions
Google is looking to launch subscription options for video site YouTube in a bid to…
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Chinese web service Baidu buys video platform
China’s largest internet provider Baidu has acquired a local video on-demand platform for US$370 million,…
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Sky pays tribute to Milligan after speedboat tragedy
UK satcaster BSkyB has paid tribute to its ad sales managing director, Nick Milligan, who…
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Denmark’s Mastiff buys Japanese gameshow format
Danish producer Mastiff has acquired rights to Japanese gameshow Exit from vendor Eccho Rights. The…
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Sierra/Engine making series for Electus’ NuevOn
Producer and distributor Sierra/Engine is making an animated show with Latino star Don Cheto for…
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News brief: Horror Channel buys classic Wonder Woman from Warner Bros.
CBS Chello Zone Channels has acquired classic drama series The New Adventures of Wonder Woman for…
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Fox’s Cops shifts gear with cable move
Long-running Fox series Cops is moving to Viacom-owned cable channel Spike TV after almost a…
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Australia, China pubcasters partner on preschooler
Australian’s ABC and China’s CCTV have come together on a new non-verbal preschool children’s comedy….
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Robert Weiss on the future for Ovation
Robert Weiss was appointed chief creative officer of Ovation TV late last year and the…
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ITV pilots gameshow Who’s Asking from Sony-backed Victory
TBI understands that ITV is piloting a new gameshow called Who’s Asking from Victory, the…
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Zodiak Americas’ Apploff deal ‘template for the future’
Zodiak Media’s US arm has created a partnership with Don’t Forget the Lyrics executive producer…
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Record audience figures swing Sky Deutschland to profit
German pay TV platform Sky Deutschland said it reached record audience levels in Q1 2013,…
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BBC America orders more Orphan Black
Orphan Black will go to a second season after BBC America and Space ordered another…
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MTG Studios options Scandi formats in France, UK and Germany
MTG Studios’ has secured options for key formats from its production company Strix, with producers…
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CTC talks up channels despite audience dips
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings at…
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Lagardere boss moots Canal Plus acquisition
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
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Epix to coproduce stand up show with Comedy Central
US premium network Epix has unveiled new comedy specials premiere, including one coproduced with Comedy…
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truTV COO departs
Mark Juris has exited his role as US cable channel truTV’s executive VP and COO….
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News brief: Russell T. Davies’ Wizards Vs. Aliens finds US home
US children’s channel The Hub has acquired Russell T. Davies’ live-action series Wizards Vs. Aliens….
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News brief: IMG exec expands role
IMG Media’s senior VP has taken over US acquisitions and distribution at the New York-headquartered…
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News brief: WBITVP builds formats team
Warner Bros. International Television Production has expanded its UK-based formats team by promoting Harry Gamsu…