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Studio Lambert taking Betty format Stateside
Studio Lambert has teamed with Betty and will take the UK producer’s formats into the…
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Trust says BBC needs to be more ambitious and take more risks
The Trust that governs UK public broadcaster the BBC said the Corporation needs to “harness…
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AMC renews The Walking Dead as numbers stack up for zombie series
US cable net AMC has renewed The Walking Dead after the comic book inspired zombie…
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HBO opens its doors to A-listers
Richard Plepler is co-presidents of HBO, the US-based cable channel operator and programmer that is…
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Target cooks up Restaurant format deals
Target Entertainment has sold its Restaurant in our Living Room format to a host of…
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Warner Bros. sets up £100m UK production base
Warner Bros. will announce a £100 million investment in UK studio facilities later this week….
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Peter Chernin sets up Asian media firm
Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has set up a new Asian media firm. CA…
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$40m int’l payday for CBS’ Hawaii Five-0
CBS has sold cop drama Hawaii Five-0 in almost 200 international markets and announced that…
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NBC cancels J.J Abrams’ Undercovers
NBC has cancelled Warner Bros’ J.J Abrams-produced spy drama Undercovers, the latest and most high…
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Sony inks MENA formats deal with John de Mol’s Talpa
Sony Pictures Television Arabia, SPT’s Middle East and North Africa-focused production business announced earlier this…
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Warner Bros. and Televisa renew programming deal
US studio Warner Bros. and Mexican media giant Televisa have renewed a long-running programming deal….
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Discovery announces TLC launches, preps international acquisitions
Discovery is launching the TLC channel in Sweden, Denmark and Romania next year. The news…
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La Sexta launches new channels
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster La Sexta has launched a pair of new channels and overhauled the…
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Sony launches Arabic producer
Sony Pictures Television is launching an Arabic production company headed by Elements TV founders Ziad…
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Warner Bros poaches Tiger Aspect’s Steinman
Warner Bros has hired former Tiger Aspect executive Adam Steinman to head its international formats…
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HBO says it is ‘on track for a record year’
US premium programmer and channel operator HBO is on track for a record year, despite…
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Intn’l broadcasters take rights to Grammy Awards
A host of international broadcasters have bought TV rights to the upcoming Grammy Awards. Alfred…
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Sony launching first UK channel
Sony Pictures Television launching first UK channel The international arm of Hollywood studio Sony is…
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Channel 4 doubles comedy spend with new slate
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is investing close to US$8 million for comedy programming in 2011,…
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Sara Geater gets CEO job at TalkbackThames
Sara Geater has been appointed the CEO of FremantleMedia-owned production company TalkbackThames. She has been…
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€89 million Endemol write-down hits Telecinco
Endemol shareholder Telecinco has booked an €89 million write-down relating to the producer and distributor….
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MTV Lat Am to ramp up original drama
MTV Latin America is ramping up its moves into local scripted programming following the success…
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HBO to remake Armoza’s Naked Truth
US premium cable network HBO is to remake Israeli format The Naked Truth after striking…
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Making Event TV
The Event’s Steve Stark Having made the jump from studio executive to producer, Steve Stark…
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Virgin Media snags NBCU content for VOD service
Virgin Media has inked a deal with NBC Universal for a slew of its TV…
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Stephen Fry lines up period BBC ‘romp-com’ The Georges
British actor, comedian and presenter Stephen Fry is lining up a new show The Georges,…
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ABC greenlights Matar’s Tall and Greenbaum
US network ABC has greenlit development of Israeli format Tall and Greenbaum after striking a…
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MTV launches Asian reality series
MTV is launching two new reality shows in Asia, marking the broadcaster’s first moves into…
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Turner to launch local Cartoon Network in the Benelux
Turner Broadcasting System is to launch a dedicated feed of Cartoon Network for the Netherlands…
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Sky closes in on 10m subs
BSkyB has edged closer to its year-end goal of signing up 10 million customers, with…