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ITV Studios America strikes first look deal with Kowalski
ITV Studios America has struck a first look development deal with British independent producer Kowalski….
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Tandem eyes contemporary drama following Studiocanal deal
International producer and distributor Tandem Communications is eyeing a move into one-hour contemporary drama series…
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ProSieben and UKTV buy North American version of Primeval
German free-to-air broadcaster ProSieben and UK pay TV channel UKTV have acquired Primeval: New World,…
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Discovery making Lat-Am Dual Survival
Discovery is making a new version of its hit US show Dual Survival for the…
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Channel 5 buys Disney’s Once Upon A Time
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired US supernatural fantasy drama Once Upon A Time…
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NATPE News: Netflix launching two more original dramas
Netflix is launching two more original drama series. Speaking at NATPE, Netflix’s chief content officer…
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A+E will roll out Lifetime this year
A+E Networks will launch its female-skewing Lifetime channel in at least two major territories this…
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Fox to roll out Touch internationally
Kiefer Sutherland-fronted drama Touch is to launch simultaneously in more than 100 countries in March…
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NBC weighing KidsCo options
NBC Universal’s international boss Jeff Shell has told TBIvision that the company will not be…
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NATPE News: Electus shops Mob Wives, looks at format deals
Electus has sold the second season of Mob Wives into a hundred territories and president…
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NATPE News: CCTV, Cisneros strike doc deal
Chinese broadcaster CCTV and Venevision International have struck a wide-ranging documentary deal at NATPE. The…
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NATPE News: Sony, Televisa sign first look pact
Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Television has struck a first look coproduction deal with Mexican producer…
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Lionsgate hires HBO’s Ibba-Hartog
Lionsgate has hired HBO executive Roberta Ibba-Hartog as head of television across the UK and…
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Pro7 snaps up Warner Bros output deal
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has struck an output deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros, snapping the rights…
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Raft of broadcasters get hitched to The Wedding Band
FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a raft of new deals for its comedy drama series The…
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Sony Pictures buys UK channels group Dolphin
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Dolphin Broadcasting, which operates five male-skewed movie and teleshopping channels…
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Endemol restructuring enters final phase
Endemol said today that most of its lenders have now agreed on a restructuring plan…
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People to Meet: Gonzalo Cilley, president, Resonant TV
Gonzalo Cilley founded Resonant TV three years ago to produce series and telenovelas in partnership…
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Tom Moody, senior VP, programming, planning and acquisitions, A&E Network and BIO Channel
In terms of acquiring content, how useful is NATPE? While we rarely acquire content at…
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Echo Bridge takes rights to CW series The LA Complex
Independent distributor Echo Bridge has scooped the international rights to US network The CW’s scripted…
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Fox buys Finnish channel Suomi TV
Fox has acquired Finnish free-to-air broadcaster Suomi TV. The US company’s global channels division, Fox…
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Discovery orders pan-regional elite cop series
Discovery has ordered a pan-regional series about elite police officers, Ultimate Cops. The show will…
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FremantleMedia UK launches new digital division
Production company FremantleMedia UK has launched a new digital division combining the former Talkback Thames…
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Emiliano Calemzuk leaves Shine Group
Emiliano Calemzuk is leaving Shine Group and will not be replaced as CEO, Shine Americas….
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People to Meet: Luis Peraza, EVP, original programming and acquisitions, HBO Lat-Am
Luis Peraza is the executive VP of original programming and acquisitions at Latin America and…
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HBO launching in the Netherlands
HBO is launching a suite of channels and services in the Netherlands. The Time Warner-backed…
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Connected devices propel iPlayer to record year
UK public broadcaster the BBC’s iPlayer platform received a record 1.94 billion requests for TV…
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People to Meet: Mike Beale, director of international formats, ITV Studios
In the newly-created role as ITV Studio’s director of international formats, Mike Beale will be…
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LoveFilm inks on-demand deal with Disney
Amazon’s LoveFilm has inked a deal with Disney for its ABC TV On Demand service….
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Endemol ups Creasey and Lawrence
Endemol’s sales arm, Endemol Worldwide Distribution, has upped two executives, Matt Creasey and Mark Lawrence….