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Multi Channel Network launches production company
Australian advertising agency Multi Channel Network (MCN) has launched an in-house production company to produce…
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Turner acquires Scandi channels
Turner has acquired Scandinavian channel operator Millennium Media Group, a deal that will see it…
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Seven to launch Australian version of Pawn Stars
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network is to produce a local version of History’s hit fact-ent…
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Metrodome closes Target acquisition
Film distributor Metrodome has acquired distributor Target Entertainment after a long running purchase process. Metrodome…
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Living launches first original drama
UK pay TV broadcaster Living TV has commissioned its first scripted drama – the Will…
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MTV to produce Spanish version of The Buried Life
MTV’s Spanish network is launching a local version of hit US docu-reality series The Buried…
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Super RTL acquires raft of int’l series
German kids broadcaster Super RTL has acquired a raft of international series including major US…
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MTV closes raft of programme deals
MTV Networks International has closed a raft of deals for its comedy and reality series….
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AMC orders The Killing to full series
US cable network AMC has picked up a local version of Danish miniseries Forbrydelsen (The…
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Disney eyes early VOD releases
Disney is eyeing the launch of early video-on-demand windows for a number of its key…
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Airey, Woolfe to leave Five
Dawn Airey and Richard Woolfe are to leave UK commercial broadcaster Five after new owner…
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Seven launching Granada dating format
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network is developing a new gameshow format with ITV-owned producer Granada…
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Electus strikes 5×5 format deal
Ben Silverman’s production and distribution company Electus has struck a deal with US producers 5×5…
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Endemol acquires Ace of Cakes producer Authentic
Endemol has acquired US reality production company Authentic Entertainment, the outfit behind Ace of Cakes…
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Fremantlemedia Enterprises hires Namiech
FremantleMedia Enterprises has hired former ITV Studios exec Emmanuelle Namiech to become senior VP, content…
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The Hub to skew younger, launches Clue gameshow
The Hub, the joint venture kids channel between Discovery Communications and toy manufacturer Hasbro, is…
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RTL and ProSieben join forces for catch-up service
The two largest commercial broadcasters in Germany are joining forces to launch an online catch-up…
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Emiliano Calemzuk swapping Fox for Shine
Fox Television Studios president Emiliano Calemzuk is joining Shine as CEO of its North American…
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Southern Star launches ad funded venture
Endemol-owned Australian production company Southern Star Entertainment has launched a joint venture with major advertising…
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Warner Bros buying £99.9 million Shed
Hollywood studio Warner Bros is acquiring Shed Media in a deal that values the UK…
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Fox Look hires sales execs, eyes cooking formats
Fox Look, the international formats arm of the US network, has made a number of…
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AETN launches Indian channels
A&E Television Networks is launching a raft of channels in India after striking a joint…
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Sky launches fall slate
UK pay broadcaster Sky has announced its fall slate with a host of US series…
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ITV Studios revenues fall as programme orders slow
ITV Studios revenues dropped sharply in the first six months of 2010 as programme orders…
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Int’l b’casters line up local versions of MasterChef
A raft of international broadcasters are set to launch local versions of cooking format MasterChef…
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Branson’s Virgin sets up TV and film division with Relativity
The Virgin Group has launched a TV and film production company, Virgin Produced. Richard Branson’s…
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Scrap BBC licence fee, give Worldwide greater role says UK think tank
UK public broadcaster the BBC should give up its licence fee and instead rely on…
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Germany’s Beta acquires TV and film libraries
German distributor Beta Films has acquired the libraries of a number of US and Spanish…
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Telemundo inks Caracol output deal
US Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo has inked an output deal with Colombian producer Caracol Television,…
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Sky locks in HBO content with UK output deal
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has inked an output deal with HBO that gives it…