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Electus picks up multiplatform series Beat Girl
Ben Silverman’s Electus has acquired US rights to Beat Girl, the multiplatform show from beActive….
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Broadcasters believe in We Believe in You format
Armoza Formats has licensed its We Believe in You format into Hungary and Turkey. Endemol…
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ITV Granada channel becomes ITV Choice
ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s ITV Granada has been rebranded ITV Choice. The international general entertainment…
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TVNZ buys a package of Endemol shows
Kiwi public broadcaster TVNZ has bought a package of shows from Endemol for its TV1,…
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Sky Deutschland buys Spanish drama from ZDF
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has acquired Crematorio, the drama series dubbed the Spanish…
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Sky Italia struggles as News Corp. posts strong results
Sky Italia swung to a loss and shed customers in the most recent quarter and…
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Analysts question US$24.3 billion price tag for Virgin Media
Financial analysts have questioned the price Liberty Global has agreed to pay for UK cable…
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Wizards vs Aliens sells around the world
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has shopped Wizards vs Aliens, the action adventure show from…
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Germany’s Sat.1 pounces on Stalkers format
German free-to-air channel Sat.1 has picked up a local version of true-crime series Stalkers. The…
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Sony hires Carrie Ferman
Sony Pictures Television has hired Carrie Ferman as senior VP, business strategy and development, International…
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ITV Studio inks format deals for The Audience
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold The Audience format into Norway and Hungary….
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Sky hires fact-ent commissioner
UK pay TV operator Sky has hired Colm Martin as commissioning editor of factual entertainment….
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CBeebies orders Get Squiggling spin-off
UK public broadcaster the BBC’s dedicated preschool channel CBeebies has ordered a 26x7mins new series,…
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Transporter, Borgia and Jo boost Lagardère Active’s TV unit
A stronger performance by its radio and TV production activities in the fourth quarter failed…
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HBO Europe appoints production execs
HBO Europe has made three programming appointments. Wayne Henry has been appointed VP, production, based…
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Heggessey’s Boom hires UKTV’s Tess Cuming
Fledgling indie production group Boomerang has recruited Tess Cuming as its first head of factual…
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Michael Carrington leaves Turner and joins Hit
Michael Carrington is leaving his position as head of content at Cartoon Network and Turner’s…
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Disney looks at exiting ESPN UK
Disney has confirmed that it is looking at pulling out of its UK-based sport channel…
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Liberty Global confirms US$23 billion Virgin Media deal
Liberty Global and Virgin Media have agreed a deal whereby the international service provider will…
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Broadcasters take The Simpsons short film
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has made The Simpsons spin-off short film The Longest Daycare…
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Sky starts 3D Formula 1 coverage
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB will start covering Formula 1 in 3D later this month,…
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Endemol takes rights to sci-fi series Continuum
Endemol has picked up international rights to sci-fi series Continuum. It has inked a deal…
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Discovery buys more Born to Kill
Twofour Rights, the international sales arm of Twofour, has signed a US presale with Investigation…
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New season order for FremantleMedia’s Strange Hill High
CBBC has ordered another series of comedy series Strange Hill High, ahead of the first…
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Kids producer SLR hires ABC commissioner Helen Thwaites
Helen Thwaites, a longstanding commissioner and buyer at Australian public broadcaster the ABC, has joined…
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Geronimo Stilton hits three
A third season of animated kids series Geronimo Stilton has been greenlit. Producers Atlantyca and…
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Gedeon hires Kiegel for drama doc role
French factual producer Gedeon has hired Cécile Kiegel as its new docudrama specialist. She was…
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Nat Geo orders Okies vs. Aliens
National Geographic is teaming with Shark Teeth Films to make a pilot of a new…
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Turner poaches Giorgio Stock from Disney to run its European business
Turner Broadcast has poached Giorgio Stock from Disney and he will run the company’s business…
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Italy’s Rai bets on Red or Black
Italian public broadcaster Rai has ordered a local version of gameshow format Red or Black….