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Banijay considers legal action over Eyeworks’ diving format
French production and distribution group Banijay said this morning that it is taking legal advice…
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Belgian cabler Telenet pledges extra €30 million for local content
Telenet will commit €30 million of new investment to local programming across the next four…
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FremantleMedia splits drama and digital media; ups Donna Wiffen
FremantleMedia has separated its drama and digital divisions and promoted Donna Wiffen to head of…
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Discovery Networks to roll out dual-screen catch-up services
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is preparing to launch various second screen applications for its channel…
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Gurin teams up with Japanese broadcaster Fuji for formats
US producer The Gurin Company has joined forces with Japanese free-to-air broadcaster Fuji TV to…
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Bedlam Productions plucks Olwyn Silvester from Atlantic
UK indie producer Bedlam has recruited Olwyn Silvester as its first director of production. She…
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CTC announces management changes
Russian broadcaster CTC has announced a series of management changes. Natalia Bilan, formerly head of…
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Kevin Spacey heading to MIPCOM to promote House of Cards
Kevin Spacey will be in Cannes to promote his new Netflix series House of Cards….
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Australia’s ABC launching Cate Blanchett toon at MIPCOM
ABC Commercial, the international arm of the Australian public broadcaster is to launch Cate Blanchett-voiced…
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Entertainment One buys Hockey Skates for MIPCOM
Entertainment One (eOne) Family has acquired the rights to holiday movie The Magic Hockey Skates…
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9 Story sells Arthur to CBC and ABC ahead of MIPCOM
Canadian producer and distributor 9 Story Entertainment has agreed a raft of deals for kids…
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Simon Cowell tells TBI YouTube will rival TV broadcasters
TV impresario Simon Cowell has told TBI that he thinks YouTube will begin to sit…
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Power sells 3D croc-doc to China
Chinese broadcaster and media firm Hualu has acquired 3D documentary Dragon’s Feast from international distributor…
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The Hub buys new Sabrina the Teenage Witch animated series
Discovery and Hasbro joint venture channel The Hub has bought the upcoming animated series Sabrina:…
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PGS sells animated Charlie Chaplin series around the world
France-based PGS Entertainment has sold animated series Chaplin & Co to a raft of international…
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Lifetime launches Liz & Dick in November
US cable network Lifetime is to launch Lindsay Lohan’s Liz & Dick at the end…
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Endemol renews Babes on the Bus agreement
International formats firm Endemol will continue to sell Norwegian reality format Babes on the Bus…
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eOne strikes international Saving Hope deals
International producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has closed a raft of global sales for…
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Ninja Warrior travels to Europe from Japan’s TBS
Japanese free-to-air broadcaster TBS will launch its Ninja Warrior format at MIPCOM. The series, which…
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Lagardere’s Bref to be remade in Spain, Italy and Canada
French series Bref (So) will be remade across the world after Lagardere Entertainment Rights closed…
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Heaney’s TCB strikes deal with Argonon
Paul Heaney’s new company TCB Media Rights has struck its first deal, closing an arrangement…
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WTFN launches international distribution arm
Australian production company WTFN is launching an international distribution arm Fred Media at MIPCOM. The…
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Kanal D hopes to replicate success of Kuzey Güney with new shows
Turkish broadcaster Kanal D is hoping to take advantage of the international success of Turkish…
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Kees Abrahams and Robin de Levita fire up Imagine Nation
Former 2waytraffic and Sony Pictures Television boss Kees Abrahams has created Imagine Nation, a new…
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Peace Point picks up Grand Pictures shows for MIPCOM
Distributor Peace Point has acquired several scripted series from Irish indie producer Grand Pictures that…
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Little Airplane’s Littlest Lamb to take off at MIPCOM
Kids producer and distributor Little Airplane will launch a new show at MIPCOM, The Littlest…
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Sir Terry Pratchett launches prodco, preps TV versions of Good Omens, The Watch
Sir Terry Pratchett has launched his own production company, Narrativia. The new prodco will have…
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Tele Munchen’s Schweitzer leaves, replaced by Kloiber Jr.
Tele Munchen Gruppe managing director Dirk Schweitzer is leaving the German producer and distributor and…
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AMC orders reality series Road Show
US cable network AMC has ordered unscripted competition series Road Show, further ramping up the…
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Hat Trick extends deal with Keo Films
Global distributor Hat Trick International has extended its distribution deal with British factual produce Keo…