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Cineflix grabs October rights from Zodiak
UK-based Cineflix Rights has scored an exclusive first-look deal with factual producer October Films, grabbing…
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IMAC invests £1m in Whizz Kid
Ingenious Media Active Capital has invested £951,600 (US$1.4 million) in its UK factual producer Whizz…
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ReelzChannel buys Canadian drama
US cabsat ReelzChannel has acquired a Canadian-produced drama series from Toronto indie White Pine Pictures….
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News brief: Amazon adds another comedy pilot
Amazon Studios, the production arm of online retailer Amazon, has added the eighth comedy project…
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Syfy Kids heads for CEE
KidsCo is set to launch its joint Syfy Kids programming block in Central and Eastern…
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News brief: Marvista adds former HBO exec
US producer-distributor Marvista Entertainment has added a trio of new staff to its ranks, including…
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CBS buys 50% stake in TV Guide Network
CBS has acquired a 50% stake in US cable network TV Guide Network, which will…
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UK gov’t defends drama tax break system
The UK government has defended the incoming television tax break system, following concerns the scheme…
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Netflix tipped to hit 46m US streaming users
Netflix is predicted to hit 46 million streaming customers in the US by 2021, up…
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TLC to launch in the UK
Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland…
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Mediaset suffers historic first loss
European media giant Mediaset suffered a net loss of €287.1 million (US$369 million) last year…
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ABC Family uncovers Pretty Little Liars spin-off
US cable channel ABC Family has ordered a spin-off of its teen mystery thriller series…
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Armoza plans ‘crowd sourcing’ format revolution
Israel’s Armoza Formats has launched a new digital concept to create a format based on…
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Talpa USA raids Endemol and Mark Burnett for senior staff
Talpa hired several new staff, poaching executives from Endemol and Mark Burnett’s One Three Media….
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News brief: Mike the Knight gets second season
HIT Entertainment and Nelvana Enterprises have gone into production on a second season of new…
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New OTT platform launches, plans Euro roll out
A new over-the-top service, Magine, has launched in Sweden this week and plans to offer…
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Experts warn UK producers over drama tax credits
A pair of top British drama executives have warned UK producers could miss out on…
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3net hits back at 3D critics with expanded slate
US 3D network 3net has unveiled a new slate of ultra HD programming, as the…
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Ridley Scott making Killing Jesus drama for Nat Geo
Ridley Scott’s TV production firm is making a feature length version of upcoming Bill O’Reilly…
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ABC Studios and Sonar call on Fix It Men
ABC Studios and Sonar Entertainment have come together on a new time-travel drama for the…
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Banijay renews format distribution deal with DR
DR and Banijay International have renewed their formats distribution deal. Under the terms of the…
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ITV Studios’ Four Weddings gets hitched in Germany, Russia and Romania
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold its Four Weddings format into several European territories. The…
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Amazon unearths Sony Zombieland pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
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Reports: Hulu board talking to buyers
The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…
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BBC on-demand boss Danker leaves for Shazam
Daniel Danker is leaving the BBC to become chief product officer at media recognition service…
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SVT buying spree includes The Bible and Bates Motel
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has acquired mega-hit miniseries The Bible. It has picked up the…
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Peter Kay series will be first ever to run in full on iPlayer
The BBC is due to debut a new Peter Kay comedy series on the iPlayer…
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Leopard Films USA poaches Dave Hamilton from Endemol
Leopard Films USA has recruited Dave Hamilton as its senior VP. He joins from Endemol…
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Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter playing Taylor and Burton in BBC America series
US cable channel BBC America is making a TV movie about the turbulent relationship between…
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Scripps revamps Travel Channel
Scripps Networks Interactive has revamped its international TravelChannel with a new logo, identity and changes…