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Starz to develop US version of Underbelly
US cable network Starz is developing a local version of hit Australian crime series Underbelly….
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Endemol acquires TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland
Endemol is to distribute Betty White-fronted TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland after striking a…
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NZ’s TV3 to launch The X Factor
New Zealand broadcaster TV3 is to launch a local version of talent format The X…
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France’s Ampersand moves into Asia
Ampersand, the French documentary producer and distributor, has opened a subsidiary in Asia. Based in…
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MTV starts production on its first-ever telenovela
Cable network MTV has started production on Niñas Mal, its first-ever original telenovela. The drama…
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Shed confirms Warner Bros talks
Shed Media has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Warner Bros. The UK super-indie…
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MTV launches branded Nick blocks in Lat Am
MTV Networks International has struck a number of branded block deals in Latin America and…
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Marathon tops French animation table
Marathon Media and Tele Images Kids were the largest producers of French animation according to…
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MTV orders teen pregnancy series from September Films
MTV has commissioned Baby High, a one-off documentary special about teen pregnancy from UK indie…
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Nat Geo staffs up new commercial division
National Geographic has hired Darren Poynton to spearhead its new commercial arm, National Geographic Ventures…
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BBC, ABC, YTV launch kids gameshow Splatalot
British public broadcaster the BBC, Australian public broadcaster ABC and Canadian network YTV are set…
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Teletoon launches fall slate
Canadian kids broadcaster Teletoon has launched its fall slate with ten original local productions including…
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Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train steams into Europe
The Jim Henson Company has secured a raft of European deals for its animated series…
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Sky Italia gets new programming boss
Italy’s leading pay TV platform Sky Italia has appointed Andrea Scrosati to a newly created…
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News Corp bid for Sky rejected
The eight independent directors of BSkyB have said they would recommend a price of 800p…
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Canal Plus joins C4’s Homeland
French pay broadcaster Canal Plus is to team with British broadcaster Channel 4 on Peter…
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Electus launches DumbDumb shorts
Electus, the production company run by former NBC boss Ben Silverman, has launched the first…
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Spotify to launch on TV in Scandinavia
Online music service Spotify is to launch on TVs across Sweden and Finland after striking…
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Shine sells Jackson doc to 50 territories
Shine International has sold Michael Jackson documentary Gone Too Soon and has sold it to…
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FIC acquires int’l rights to AMC’s Walking Dead
Fox International Channels (FIC) has acquired all international rights to US cable network AMC’s zombie…
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FremantleMedia inks first kids deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has struck a deal with Japanese animation producer Dentsu and toy manufacturer Jakks…
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Loonland’s Dumont to head E1 Kids
Producer and distributor E1 Entertainment has hired former TV Loonland boss Olivier Dumont as managing…
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Heggessey out at Talkback Thames
Lorraine Heggessey is to leave her role as chief executive of UK indie producer Talkback…
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Sony launches Crackle internationally
Online video platform Crackle is set to roll out internationally after striking deals to launch…
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Nicktoons revamping Voltron
US kids broadcaster Nicktoon is to revamp classic kids cartoon Voltron after striking a deal…
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Starz funds BBC sci fi series Torchwood
US cable network Starz is to air the new season of British sci-fi hit Torchwood…
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Sony inks World Cup doc deals
Sony Pictures Television has sold soccer documentary How To Win The FIFA World Cup to…
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Canadians launch fall schedules with US imports
Canadian broadcasters have announced their fall lineups with a raft of US acquisitions secured at…
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ProSieben inks VOD deal with Fox
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has inked a programming deal with Fox for its Maxdome video-on-demand service….
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Ricky Martin’s prodco remaking Zodiak wedding show
RM 5to Elemento, the Latin American production company set up by The Ricky Martin Entertainment…