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DVD firm Acorn acquires Greenlit assets
DVD distributor Acorn Media has acquired the TV rights to a raft of UK drama …
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Disney to launch Body of Proof in Europe ahead of US bow
Disney is launching Dana Delaney-fronted crime drama Body of Proof in Europe ahead of its…
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FremantleMedia hires Zodiak’s Ardal to run Blu
FremantleMedia has poached former Zodiak exec Kim Ardal to become managing director of its Danish…
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DRG shops Peep Show to Hulu
UK-based distributor DRG has sold its comedy series Peep Show to Hulu. The sixth series…
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ITV orders Penn and Teller show fronted by Jonathan Ross
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered Penn & Teller; Fool Us, an entertainment series featuring the…
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More positive TV advertising forecasts lift the sector
The latest in a line of positive advertising revenue forecasts spell good news for the…
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Prisa to get US$868 million cash injection after Liberty deal
A deal that sees Liberty Acquisition Corp buy into Spanish media group Prisa has been…
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Endemol teams up with Jonathan Ross
Production and distribution giant Endemol has inked an exclusive programming deal with Hotsauce TV, the…
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Singer rejoins MTV Latin America
Charlie Singer has rejoined MTV Networks Latin America as senior vice president of content and…
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A&E poaches BSkyB exec for strategy role
The international arm of cable channel operator A&E has poached Liz Higgins from BSkyB for…
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CME broadcasting boss resigns
Petr Dvorak, senior VP, broadcasting at Warner Bros.-backed broadcast group CME, has resigned. Dvorak, previously…
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Exclusive: Lionsgate to launch new channels
Lionsgate-owned Asian channel operator Tiger Gate is to launch new channels in the region following…
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Nickelodeon launches branded block in Middle East
MTV Networks International is to launch a Nickelodeon branded block on pan regional Arabian broadcaster…
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Zodiak sells Royal Wedding doc
Hot on the heels of the engagement of Britain’s Prince William to Catherine Middleton, Zodiak…
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Carlos Slim to enter TV production business
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is to enter the TV production business for the first time…
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Discovery inks China doc deal
International factual channel operator Discovery has launched a three year production deal with China’s State…
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Jones joins AETN as distribution boss
Former Target and Nat Geo boss Ian Jones has joined A&E Television Networks as international…
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Stevens out as part of Comedy Central UK restructure
Comedy Central UK’s head of acquisitions Amanda Stevens has left the broadcaster following an internal…
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Big Brother back in Sweden
Swedish broadcaster TV4 is to bring back reality format Big Brother after a five year…
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Sony to produce Colombian telenovela
Sony is ramping up its production business in Latin America after striking a deal with…
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Pilots of the future: The US network hits of tomorrow
With this year’s slate of US dramas and comedies currently being cancelled and largely ignored…
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NBC Universal buys UK indie Monkey Kingdom
NBC Universal has acquired 100% of UK indie producer Monkey Kingdom. The deal is the…
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Pulse Films expanding outside the UK, readies move in to the US
Indie producer Pulse Films plans to open a US office as it expands outside of…
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David Young leaving ITV’s 12 Yard
David Young, the co-founder of UK producer 12 Yard is leaving the company three years…
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Ten cancels local version of Don’t Stop Believing
Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network has cancelled its local version of Shine-produced dancing competition series…
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Digital TV homes close to one billion by 2015
There will be almost one billion digital TV homes worldwide by end-2015, according to the…
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XYZ hires ex-Zodiak and C4 exec for lifestyle push
Australian pay TV channels group XYZ Networks has poached former Zodiak features exec and Channel…
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Eisner’s Vuguru making original content for AOL
Vuguru, the digital production company backed by Michael Eisner’s Tornante, has inked an original content…
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Silberwasser heading up new international content unit at Discovery
Luis Silberwasser has been upped to chief content officer at Discovery Networks International and will…
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Hasbro and Corus cut programming deal
Hasbro Studios, the production arm of the US toy giant, has inked a programming deal…