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Japan’s TBS inks VTV deal
Japanese commercial broadcaster TBS has cut a coproduction deal with VTV, its counterpart in Vietnam….
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UKTV acquires NBC Universal’s Do No Harm
UKTV has acquired forthcoming US drama Do No Harm after striking a deal with NBC…
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Canada’s V to remake Banijay’s Stars In Danger
Canadian broadcaster V is to remake controversial diving format Stars In Danger: High Diving after…
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Fox Italy to remake Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
Gordon Ramsay food series Kitchen Nightmares is to be remade in Italy after Fox International…
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Numbers up at Asia TV Forum as US$200m worth of deals closed
The number of participants at the Asia Television Forum increased by 14% this year and…
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Discovery could take over Eurosport in wide-ranging deal with TF1
Discovery Communications could take full control of Eurosport under the terms of a deal now…
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International broadcasters attend Tokyo TV Forum
A raft of international broadcasters, producers and distributors attended the second annual Tokyo TV Forum,…
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Reed Midem acquires digital event LeWeb
MIP and MIPCOM organiser Reed Midem has acquired controversial internet and technology conference LeWeb. Reed…
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CBS Drama to launch on Virgin Media
CBS Drama is to launch on UK cable platform Virgin Media after parent company CBS…
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Kwanza poaches French producer Robert Salvestrin
French producer and distributor Kwanza has poached Gedeon Programmes exec Robert Salvestrin as it looks…
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Sky acquires Warner Bros’ Revolution
British pay TV broadcaster Sky has acquired Warner Bros-distributed action drama Revolution. The series, which…
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Exclusive: eOne’s Joss Duffield joins FremantleMedia Enterprises
Joss Duffield, one of the architects behind the global success of kids series Peppa Pig,…
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Debbie Back resurfaces at Sonar Entertainment
US producer and distributor Sonar Entertainment has hired former Nat Geo and MTV exec Debbie…
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Discovery moves into scripted with Ridley Scott’s Klondike
US cable network Discovery is moving into scripted television for the first time with a…
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Former CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist joins Stella producer Tidy
Former CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist has left the corporation and joined Stella producer Tidy Productions….
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Hasbro to integrate film and TV units
US toy manufacturer Hasbro is to integrate all of its content businesses under one division…
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Turner to roll out Monday Mornings internationally on TNT
Turner is to roll out its forthcoming David E. Kelley-produced medical drama Monday Mornings to…
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Exclusive: Int’l broadcasters board TVF’s Breaking The Taboo
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired controversial Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary Breaking The Taboo after…
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Seven Network renews Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Australian broadcaster Seven Network has renewed magic series Dynamo: Magician Impossible after the success of…
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FX orders political drama from Homeland creators
US cable network FX has ordered Tyrant, a political thriller from the team behind smash…
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The Weather Channel orders competition series from Optomen
US cable network The Weather Channel has ordered a fishing competition series produced by British…
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HBO extends reach in the Netherlands
UPC Netherlands has signed a distribution deal with HBO Netherlands that will see three channels…
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MTV Russia to close
MTV Russia is closing 14 years after the channel launched in the country. Owner Profmedia…
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HBO hires new technology boss
Otto Berkes, one of the original creators of Microsoft’s games console Xbox is becoming head…
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Sony hires former Caracol exec to run Lat Am production
Sony Pictures Television has hired former Caracol executive Angelica Guerra to run its production business…
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Hollyoaks to return to Australia, NZ after All3Media deals
British teen soap Hollyoaks is set to return to screens in Australia and New Zealand…
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French networks strikes BBCWW volume deals ahead of DTT launch
Forthcoming French digital terrestrial channels RMC Découverte and 6Ter have both struck volume deals with…
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Peppa Pig to launch in Canada
Breakout kids series Peppa Pig is launching in Canada after Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse struck a…
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NBC Universal to rebrand G4 as Esquire Channel
NBC Universal is to revamp youth skewing US network G4 as the Esquire Channel after…
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UKTV’s Eden revamps web presence
Documentary broadcaster Eden has revamped its website as it looks to increase distribution of its…