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TNT renews legal comedy Franklin & Bash
US cable network TNT has renewed legal comedy Franklin & Bash for a third season….
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Marvista launches new TV movie slate
International producer and distributor Marvista Entertainment has launched a new slate of original TV movies…
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Sky buys NBC’s Dick Wolf firefighter drama Chicago Fire
UK pay TV channel Sky Living has acquired NBC’s firefighter drama Chicago Fire. The series…
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Spanish kids companies will be out in force at MIPJunior
Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade, ICEX, and Spanish animation industry group DIBOOS are backing a…
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BBCWW presells Palin; starts shopping Nigella
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has presold Brazil with Michael…
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Zodiak launching Tele Images’ The Ranch at MIPJunior
Zodiak Kids is launching a new animated series at MIPJunior, The Ranch. From Tele Images,…
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Thunderbird heads to MIPCOM with style
Canadian producer and distributor Thunderbird Films is bringing a style series to MIPCOM that features…
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The TBI Pub Quiz heads to Cannes
TBI is bringing our renowned general knowledge pub quiz to MIPCOM in Cannes and we…
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TBI Exclusive: Former Sony boss Michael Grindon joins MRC
Former Sony boss Michael Grindon has reemerged at US production company Media Rights Capital, TBI…
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Raft of deals for Prisoners of War, the drama that inspired Homeland
Keshet International has sold the scripted format rights to Prisoners of War, the drama that…
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Logo acquires Kickstarter-funded drama
MTV-owned broadcaster Logo has acquired drama series DTLA, marking the first time that a major…
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Producer and distributor Sierra/Engine launching at MIPCOM with ABC, NBC series
Chris Philip, Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg have joined forces to create a new producer…
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Twofour and GroupM ink distribution pact
Producer/distributor TwoFour and the TV division of media agency GroupM have agreed a co-distribution deal…
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Blinkbox launching HBO series Veep
Online video service Blinkbox has inked a deal with HBO and will make comedy series…
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CBS Studios appoints sales director for Canada
Distributor CBS Studios International has appointed Rekha Shah director of sales for Canada. She will…
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Corus hires former OWN executive John MacDonald
Canadian broadcaster Corus has hired former OWN executive John MacDonald to become head of programming…
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Southern TV to launch Chinese Cash Cab
Chinese broadcaster Southern TV is to produce a local version of All3Media International gameshow format…
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Nat Geo announces UK version of Doomsday Preppers
The first slate of programmes out of Nat Geo’s new programming hub has been announced…
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Ex-MTV boss Bill Roedy joins Moshi Monsters’ board
Bill Roedy, the ex-boss of MTV, has joined the board of Mind Candy, the company…
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BBC Worldwide pledges to commission 100hrs of originals in 2014
BBC Worldwide said today that it will be ramping up the number of original programmes…
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ABC Commercial to sell Jimmy McGovern’s Redfern Now
ABC Commercial, the international arm of the Australian public broadcaster, has acquired the global rights…
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Former ITV digital boss Robin Pembrooke heads to Rightster
Former ITV digital boss Robin Pembrooke has joined digital distributor Rightster. Pembrooke was previously managing…
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MIPCOM: Japanese broadcasters prep formats networking event
Japan’s largest broadcasters will run a networking event at MIPCOM designed to promote Japanese-originated formats…
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Endemol acquires Nordic World’s Ultimate Entertainer
International formats firm Endemol has acquired global rights for celebrity talent format Ultimate Entertainer from…
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Channel 5 nabs American Idol from ITV2
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has nabbed the rights to American Idol from ITV2. The…
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Sony sinks new Last Resort deals
US nuclear submarine dramas Last Resort has been sold by Sony Pictures Television into more…
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Sweden’s SVT buys hit Turkish drama
SVT has become the first major broadcaster in Western Europe to buy a Turkish drama….
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Telemundo Internacional poaches Elastic Rights exec to run formats
Telemundo Internacional has poached Elastic Rights’ TV boss Emanuela Bosco to run its formats business….
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ZDF expanding pay TV channel activities after Romantic success
ZDF Enterprises says it is talking to platform operators in Europe about extending the distribution…
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Millions at Home to be remade in France, Italy
Spanish gameshow Millions at Home is being remade in France and Italy after independent producer…