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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Swedish producer
ProSiebenSat.1’s Scandinavian production division has acquired Swedish producer Hard Hat. Snowman Productions, which was set…
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Eyeworks sets up drama studio in Denmark
International producer and distributor Eyeworks is moving into drama production in Denmark with the launch…
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A+E cuts Polish deal for History and C&I
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat is adding channels from A+E Networks UK to its…
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Mediaset makes move for Endemol
Mediaset and Clessidra have submitted a joint bid for Endemol. Pier Silvio Berlusconi, vice chairman…
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UKTV acquires US studio series
British thematic channel operator UKTV is ramping up its acquisition of first-run US series and…
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BBCWW hires Forsyth as it ramps up original content
BBC Worldwide’s channels division has hired Tracy Forsyth as its first commissioning editor and David…
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Paul Robinson exiting KidsCo
TBIvision understands that Paul Robinson, managing director of the KidsCo kids channel is in the…
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Notional making adventure cooking series for BBC America
IAC-backed production company Notional is making a series for BBC America, No Kitchen Required, a…
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Ice-TV inks deal for Asia’s Next Top Model
Ice-TV has inked a deal for an Asia-wide version of CBS Studio’s format Top Model….
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Endemol rejects Time Warner approach
International formats giant Endemol is to reject Time Warner’s bid to acquire the company as…
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A+E Network closes Asian deals
A+E Networks, the international distribution arm of the US cable broadcaster, has sold more than…
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Netflix and Fox revive Arrested Development
Video streaming and delivery service Netflix is teaming with Fox to bring back comedy series…
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Shine picks up rights to new Scandi drama Real Humans
News Corp-owned Shine Group has taken international rights to Real Humans, the latest dark drama…
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Nat Geo launches 3D block in Turkey
National Geographic Channel is launching a 3D programming block in Turkey. The international factual channel…
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ABC to develop two Endemol scripted formats
US network ABC is to develop two drama series with Endemol based on international scripted…
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Vivendi committed to Canal+; talks up Bolloré, TVN deals
French conglomerate Vivendi has said that it is committed to retaining premium channel operator and…
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Lovefilm opens new pay TV window with Warner
Lovefilm is to open an exclusive second pay TV window with Warner Bros in the…
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? heads to India
British comedy format Whose Line Is It Anyway? is to be remade in India after…
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BBC World News must change acquisitions policy
The BBC Trust has pinpointed fifteen acquired programmes that broke editorial guidelines for its international…
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Italy to cook up its own Kitchen Musical
Hit Asian drama The Kitchen Musical is to be remade in Italy after international formats…
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MGM channels boss Bruce Tuchman takes over at AMC and Sundance
Longstanding MGM channels chief Bruce Tuchman has left the studio to head up the international…
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ABC and Warner Bros. deal rewrites digital distribution rules
ABC and Warner Bros. have inked a new digital distribution deal that allows the network…
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Sony to distribute Netflix’s House of Cards
Sony Pictures Television is to take the international rights to Netflix’s first original series House…
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Titanic and Prime Suspect sales give ITV a boost
ITV will outperform the wider TV advertising market in 2011, but remains cautious on its…
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Focus on Spain: US listing for Pocoyo producer Zinkia
Zinkia, the Spanish producer of hit animated series Pocoyo, is listing on the New York…
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Exclusive: Al Jazeera dismisses JCC kid’s channel chief and senior staff
The general manager and a swathe of senior staff at the Al Jazeera Children’s channel…
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Exclusive: DreamWorks remaking Spanish cancer drama for ABC
US network ABC is adapting Spanish cancer drama The Red Band Society after striking a…
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Steve Grieder leaves Nickelodeon
Steve Grieder has left Nickelodeon and his position will not be filled, TBIvision understands. Grieder…
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BBC relaxes iPlayer provisions in VOD syndication rules
The BBC has today proposed new rules governing how its content can be used by…
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Focus on Spain: Imagina sailing The Boat into the US
Spanish producer and distributor Imagina is in talks to adapt its hit series The Boat…