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Exclusive: Cuatro readies local version of All3Media’s The Cube
Telecinco-owned Cuatro is to air a local version of All3Media gameshow The Cube, TBIvision has…
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The CW buys Israeli time-travel comedy Danny Hollywood
US broadcast network The CW has acquired Danny Hollywood, a time-travel comedy series based on…
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Zodiak shopping doc and interview with Michael Jackson’s doctor
Distributor Zodiak Rights is selling a one-off documentary about Michael Jackson’s doctor and an accompanying…
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Focus on Spain: RTVE looks to lock down studio deals
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has vowed to renew its deals with the major Hollywood studios…
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Discovery buys indie producer Betty
Discovery Communications has acquired UK independent producer Betty. The factual and factual entertainment channel operator…
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Netflix inks UK deal with MGM
Video streaming service Netflix has inked a deal with MGM that will give it exclusive…
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eOne to distribute Saving Hope internationally
International producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has taken the global rights to Canadian drama…
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ABC picks up raft of new series
US network ABC has picked up full seasons of fairytale drama Once Upon A Time…
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TCM UK acquires western drama Hell on Wheels
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has acquired western drama Hell on Wheels in the UK after…
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Cineflix poaches Playtone’s Kite
Cineflix Studios has poached former Playtone exec Miura Kite to head up its nascent scripted…
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Discovery to ramp up ID’s int’l expansion
Discovery Communications is to accelerate the international expansion of its crime and investigation network ID…
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Shine poaches Warner Bros’ Danser
Shine has poached former Warner Bros and BBC Worldwide exec Claudia Danser to head up…
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Sony launches gameshows in Middle East
Sony Pictures Television Arabia is to launch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! across the Middle…
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MTV closes live action deals
Viacom International Media Networks has closed a number of international free-to-air deals for its live…
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YouTube launches more than 100 channels
YouTube is launching more than 100 digital channels from a raft of international producers and…
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CBS developing Reshet’s Life Isn’t Everything
US network is developing a sitcom based on Israeli comedy Life Isn’t Everything after striking…
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Fox launches new Asian movie channel
Fox International Channels is launching a new movie channel across Asia and an online pay…
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Copycats Look Out – Big Brother is watching
Jonathan Coad, partner, media, brands & technology, Lewis Silkin LLP While the TV industry gets…
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Disney launching FTA net in Russia
Disney is to launch a free-to-air channel in Russia next year in partnership with local…
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FX orders Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management
US cable network FX has ordered Charlie Sheen’s new sitcom Anger Management. The deal could…
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Alison Rayson exits as Emmanuelle Namiech becomes Target MD
Alison Rayson, the founder of Target Entertainment is leaving the UK-based distributor. The company was…
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Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks
Having been at Viacom since 1997 and run MTV Networks International, Bob Bakish was made…
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Disney rolling out ABC Family type channel in Canada
Disney is launching a new channel, ABC Spark, in Canada. A licensing deal has been…
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Starz, BBCWW develop Da Vinci’s Demons
US cable network Starz Entertainment has commissioned Da Vinci’s Demons from Flash Forward creator David…
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Band TV to launch Brazilian version of The Nanny
Brazilian broadcaster Band TV is to produce a local version of US comedy The Nanny…
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Jane Tranter, BBC Worldwide
Jane Tranter relocated to the West Coast of the US almost three years ago to…
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Barry Diller
Barry Diller is one of the world’s most influential and experienced media moguls. The chairman…
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Sony opens distribution office in the Middle East
Sony Pictures Television is opening a sales office in Dubai. It will be run by…
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Netflix freezing international expansion until growth returns
US online video streaming service Netflix is halting its international expansion following large subscriber losses….
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Mattel acquires Hit Entertainment
US toy manufacturer Mattel is to acquire kids producer and distributor Hit Entertainment for US$680…