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Sky gets LIVING and Bravo as part of £160m deal for Virgin channels
BSkyB has bought Virgin Media’s UK channels including LIVING and Bravo. Sky will pay £160…
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Cartoon Network to launch revamped Thundercats
US kids broadcaster Cartoon Network is to air a revamped version of classic animated series…
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Fremantle nets Deadliest Catch and Chopper deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a licensing deal with Discovery that will see it exploit the…
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Scannell to run BBC Worldwide America
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has hired former MTV boss…
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Zodiak closes RDF deal
Zodiak Entertainment has completed a deal for UK indie producer RDF, creating a TV group…
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Endemol appoints format sales boss
Endemol has appointed Ana Langenberg its Netherlands-based head of format distribution. Langenberg will report to…
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Michael Edelstein takes over int’l production at NBC
NBCU has hired Desperate Housewives exec producer Michael Edelstein as president, international television production. He…
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Mediaset to launch series with US exec producer
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is set to develop a series with a US showrunner after striking…
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Endemol staffs up on the East and West coasts
Endemol has opened a new office in New York to better service the US cable…
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Mediaset forks out €17.5m for 500-title Cecchi Gori film library
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired the former Cecchi Gori Group’s film library for €17.5…
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Eurosport wants to launch in Africa and Latin America
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has told TBIvision that the next stage of its development will see…
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Come Dine with gets cooking in the US
UK format Come Dine with Me is being remade for the US market. The ITV…
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Five reportedly on the block
UK free-to-air broadcaster Five is about to be officially put on sale according to UK…
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Half of large TVs will be 3D by 2012
Panasonic expects half of all large TV sets will be 3D enabled by 2012. Speaking…
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Globo renews Fox deal, inks copro pact with SIC
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has renewed a multiyear programming deal with Fox and, separately, inked a…
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Paula Abdul on board US version of Got to Dance
Paula Abdul has joined upcoming US reality show Got to Dance and will executive produce…
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Dori creates paid-for online telenovela service
Dori Media is teaming with Microsoft to create a subscription and on-demand service that will…
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Buyers swing into action at the LA Screenings
Over 1,300 international acquisition execs have arrived in Los Angeles for this year’s LA Screenings…
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MGM launches Teen Wolf at the LA Screenings
MGM will launch its Teen Wolf TV series to international buyers at the LA Screenings….
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Shine’s Metronome gets new boss
Shine has appointed Par Sundberg as the Stockholm-based president and CEO of Metronome Film &…
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ZDF execs spearhead digital production push
ZDF is ramping up digital production. The commercial arm of the German broadcaster, ZDF Enterprises,…
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Eyeworks opens up shop in Switzerland
Producer and distributor Eyeworks has opened a Swiss office. It will be managed by producer…
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Disney rushes Lost finale to international broadcasters
The two and a half hour finale of Lost will be seen in international markets…
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AETN International’s digital boss leaves for Canal+
Fabienne Fourquet, AETN senior director of international digital media, has left the company for French…
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Sony’s LA formats boss leaving this week
Hayley Babcock, Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, strategic creative development, international production at Sony Pictures…
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The Hub announces first original series and pick ups
Discovery and Hasbro-backed kids channel The Hub has announced a slew of original and acquired…
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International expansion for Nat Geo commercial arm
National Geographic has created an international arm of its commercial operation, Nat Geo Ventures, and,…
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Latest Pickups
The complete list of this year’s drama pick-ups including producer and distributor details. The CW:…
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Talpa acquires stake in Russia’s Mir
Talpa Media has acquired a stake in Russian producer Mir Reality. This move comes as…
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HBO CE to remake Israeli format When Shall We Kiss
HBO Central Europe, the pan regional pay TV broadcaster is to produce a number of…