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FremantleMedia strikes drama deal with Ovation
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold a trio of scripted titles to US arts and culture-focused…
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Thunderbird staffs up, opens LA office
Thunderbird Films is opening an LA office and has recruited several new staff. The Canadian…
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Shine dancing to MIP with new Lythgoe series
Nigel Lythgoe’s new dance series A Chance To Dance is heading to MIP TV after…
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Talpa launching kids spinoff of The Voice
Dutch producer and distributor Talpa Media is launching a kids version of its smash hit…
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Keshet launching dating series in Cannes after CBS deal
Israel’s Keshet Formats is bringing reality dating series Shalosh to MIPTV following its deal with…
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Beyond cooks up new shows for MIPTV
Beyond Distribution has two new series from Chuck Hughes for MIPTV and is bringing the…
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Paul Abbott to talk Hit and Miss at MIPTV
Paul Abbott is heading to Cannes to talk about his new project Hit and Miss….
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NBC staffing up at its international formats division
NBC Universal has poached executives from Banijay and Endemol as it seeks to ramp up…
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All3Media launching its own VOD service in the US and UK
Producer and distributor All3Media is launching a branded on demand service in the UK and…
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Endemol adopts Plan B for MIPTV
Endemol has taken international rights to dance music format Plan B and will launch it…
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Cake bringing Fleabag to Cannes
Kids distributor Cake has picked up the rights to hit animated series Fleabag Monkeyface and…
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Sparks selling The Last Reality Show
Formats distribution network Sparks is bringing hit Swedish zombie drama series The Last Reality Show…
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Goldcrest’s TV division announces inaugural TV slate
Goldcrest Films’ TV division will launch at MIPTV and its launch slate has been announced….
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AB cooking up Kaboul Kitchen sales at MIPTV
AB International Distribution is bring Canal+ drama series Kaboul Kitchen to MIPTV. The France-based distributor…
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Exclusive: Reliance pacts with CAA to fund US network dramas
India’s Reliance, whose investments include DreamWorks and a string of Hollywood development deals including Imagine…
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Shine folds US interests into Shine Americas
Shine USA and Reveille have been folded into a single unit, Shine Americas. The US…
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All3Media picks up rights to Channel 4 property makeover show
All3Media International has picked up the international rights to UK broadcaster Channel 4’s makeover show…
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Paul Robinson resurfaces at Andy Heyward’s A Squared
Former KidsCo boss Paul Robinson has been appointed president of A Squared Elxsi International, the…
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BBC prepping Project Barcelona paid-for download service
The BBC plans to launch a paid for download service, enabling viewers to purchase programmes…
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Walmart and US studios team for disc-to-digital service
US retail chain Walmart and five Hollywood studios are launching a $2 dollar service that…
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Lionsgate and Thunderbird team for TV
Lionsgate and Thunderbird Films are jointly creating a new TV production unit, Sea To Sky…
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Raft of pre-MIPTV program sales for A+E
A+E Networks has inked new deals for series including Beyond Scared Straight, Dance Moms, Monster…
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CBS named the top distributor in Europe
CBS was the most prolific programme seller in European territories last year. The distribution division…
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FremantleMedia Enterprises to distribute Hulu original series
Online video service Hulu is to start selling its original series to international broadcasters after…
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The Amazing Race to be remade in Vietnam and the Philippines
Adventure competition series The Amazing Race is to be remade in Vietnam and the Philippines…
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Sky’s HBO-programmed channel launching in Germany
Sky Deutschland will launch a local version of drama network Sky Atlantic HD in May….
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FremantleMedia strikes Bellator deals
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold the Bellator Fighting Championships to a raft of international broadcasters. The…
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ABC launches singing competition format Duets
US network ABC is launching a music competition Duets as it looks to compete with…
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J:Com expands original production effort with Asmik Ace
Jupiter Telecommunications is expanding into original TV production with the acquisition of producer and distributor…
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UK’s Channel 4 launches catch-up channel
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a new channel programmed with content it has aired…