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Univision to launch local version of Dori’s Wrong Numbers
Spanish language broadcaster Univision is to remake Dori Media gameshow Wrong Numbers. The broadcaster is…
Armoza Formats hires new digital boss
Armoza Formats is expanding its digital operations and has hired former Screenz exec Daniel Ravner…
Australia’s ABC hires Nutopia’s Phil Craig as head of factual
Australian public broadcaster ABC has poached former Nutopia exec Phil Craig to become head of…
HBO fleshes out Nordic online plans
US premium pay network HBO is launching an online branded video service across the Nordic…
MTV to end Jersey Shore after sixth season
US cable network is to end its smash hit reality series Jersey Shore after its…
Exclusive: Shine poaches BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown
Shine International has poached BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown to become its new director of acquisitions,…
ITV acquires Graham Norton’s So Television
British commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired Graham Norton’s production company So Television. The move marks…
Banijay expands with London office
Banijay International is to open a new office in London, marking the first time that…
Exclusive: Shawn Ryan in talks to revive Terriers via Kickstarter
Shawn Ryan, creator of The Shield and executive producer of forthcoming ABC drama Last Resort,…
Former NBCU boss Peter Smith joins Cineflix
Former NBC Universal International boss Peter Smith has become chief executive of Cineflix Studios, over…
Exclusive: CEE broadcasters to remake FremantleMedia’s Recipe To Riches
Central and Eastern European broadcasters TV Barrandov and TV Joj are to remake FremantleMedia’s new…
Global Agency acquires factual distributor World Wide Entertainment
Turkish drama and reality distributor Global Agency is moving into the factual business after acquiring…
eOne brings Stanley Kubrick to TV
Acclaimed film director Stanley Kubrick is posthumously coming to the small screen after Entertainment One…
Anger Management triggers FX back order
US cable network FX has ordered 90 new episodes of Lionsgate’s Charlie Sheen-fronted sitcom Anger…
Thom Beers named FremantleMedia US boss
Ice Road Truckers producer Thom Beers has been appointed as chief executive officer, FremantleMedia…
Televisa to remake Sparks’ Ezel
Mexican broadcaster Televisa is to remake hit Turkish drama series after striking a deal with…
BBC World News commissions Gogglebox series
BBC World News is pushing into original production with the launch of an eight part…
Blinkbox adds more content with TVF deal
British digital platform Blinkbox is continuing to strike more content deals with the acquisition of…
Lythgoe, MGM attempts to find Fame again
Hollywood studio MGM is to partner with American Idol and So You Think You Can…
Shawn Ryan to remake Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is set to be remade for the small screen after Eddie Murphy…
Fox Networks boss David Haslingden stepping down
David Haslingden, president and COO of Fox’s channels division, has stepped down and will leave…
HBO is joins the on-demand TV fight in the Nordic region
HBO is launching a multiplatform TV service in the Nordic territories, placing it directly in…
Warner Bros strikes Kazakh output deal
Hollywood studio Warner Bros has struck an output deal with CTC Media-owned Kazakhstani broadcaster Channel…
Netflix confirms Scandi launch
Online video streaming service Netflix is to launch in Sweden and across the Nordic region,…
Discovery ups lifestyle execs
Discovery Networks International has promoted UK and US based senior execs in its lifestyle division….
Content deals drive Sky Deutschland growth
Sky Deutschland has concluded a raft of programming deals and reported strong growth. The News…
Blinkbox snags HBO content
Blinkbox has inked a deal with HBO that gives it UK rights to raft of…
MTV making a Spanish version of Jersey Shore
MTV is extending its Jersey Shore franchise to Spain with a new international version of…
24’s Kronish comes on board US Braquo remake
24’s Stephen Kronish is to write the US remake of French crime drama Braquo as…
Int’l nets strike Accused deals with All3Media
A raft of international broadcasters including German pay net Sky Deutschland has acquired the second…