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Si Entertainment heads to MIPCOM with 50 new hours
Canadian distributor Si Entertainment is heading to MIPCOM with over 50 hours of new lifestyle…
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GSN strikes Passion deal
US cable network GSN has struck a deal with international distributor Passion to represent its…
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Italy’s Rai picks up Jean Reno cop series Jo
Italian public broadcaster Rai has acquired Jo, a new cop series starring Jean Reno. The…
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Marathon Media, Nick and Gulli team for new animated kids series
France-based Marathon Media and French DTT channel Gulli are joining forces with Nickelodeon to make…
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Marvista inks US deal for reality series The Shores
US cable network TV guide has acquired South Africa-based reality series The Shores. The 13-episode…
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ABC orders remake of YouTube cooking series
US network ABC is remaking web series Recipe Rehab, marking the first time that a…
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CBS Studios strikes overall deal with Beauty and The Beast pair
Beauty and The Beast writers Sherri Cooper and Jennifer Levin have struck an overall deal…
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French industry body calls for license fee hike
French multimedia authors society the SCAM has called for an increase in the licence fee…
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Netherlands’ SBS to remake Sony’s Strong Medicine
Dutch broadcaster SBS is to remake American hospital drama Strong Medicine into a reality series…
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Ben Silverman teams up with Eminem
Ben Silverman is teaming up with rapper Eminem to launch a web series. Silverman’s Electus…
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MGM’s Vikings to set sail at MIPCOM
MGM Television will be pre-selling its upcoming drama series Vikings at MIPCOM next month. The…
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DHX takes Yo Gabba Gabba! from Zodiak and to Cannes
Canada-based distributor DHX has taken international rights to hit kids series Yo Gabba Gabba! and…
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Cookie Jar picks up Deadtime Stories and The Jadagrace Show
Canadian producer and distributor Cookie Jar has taken international rights to kids series Deadtime Stories…
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Tricon heads to Cannes with new IFC shows
Canadian distributor Tricon Films and Television is heading to Cannes with a raft of new…
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ITV Studios eyes new int’l format sales
ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the international arm of the British commercial broadcaster, has added a…
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Asian Food Channel heads to MIPCOM with new series
Singapore-based broadcaster Asian Food Channel (AFC) is launching a number of new series at MIPCOM…
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Russian PM signs decree to set up public broadcaster
Russia’s prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to establish a public broadcasting service….
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Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Russia check in for In Treatment
There will be new seasons of the local versions of In Treatment in Argentina, Canada…
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Breakthrough breaks through into home entertainment
Breakthrough Entertainment has launched a new home entertainment division. The Toronto-based producer and distributor has…
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Millimages sells Mouk to Canada
Millimages has sold its preschool series Mouk to English and French-speaking broadcasters in Canada. English-language…
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Seventh tour of duty for Army Wives
US cable net Lifetime has ordered a seventh season of Army Wives. The drama series…
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Fox inks programming deal with C More
Nordic pay TV platform C More has inked a programming deal with Fox. The agreement…
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Breakthrough launches home entertainment arm
International producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment is launching a home entertainment division to sell titles…
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HBO orders fourth, final season of Treme
US premium broadcaster HBO is to give David Simon’s New Orleans drama Treme one final,…
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Lithuania’s TV1 launches new novela slot
Lithuanian broadcaster TV1 has launched a new programming slot for Latin American telenovelas and has…
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MTG Studios appoints Jonas Linnander-Manfred head of sales
Modern Times Group has hired Jonas Linnander-Manfred as managing director of international sales at its…
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Pay TV dual revenue stream under threat, says Bill Roedy
Pay TV’s dual revenue stream model faces a number of challenges that could have a…
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HBO promotes Plepler to CEO as Bill Nelson retires
US premium network HBO has promoted Richard Plepler to chief executive following the retirement of…
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Warner Bros. picks up quirky Canadian dating format Wanted
Warner Bros. International Television Production has picked up rights to Canadian dating series Wanted. The…
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Marblemedia to launch new series with Frank Saperstein
Frank Saperstein, the man behind hit kids series including The Ren & Stimpy Show and…