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Sky launches first 3D TV production
British pay TV broadcaster Sky has commissioned its first original 3D production – a feature…
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Nat Geo presells Obama doc
Nat Geo has presold Inside The Obama White House to a raft of international broadcasters….
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Fox launches formats division Fox Look
Fox Networks Group is launching a formats division to increase its footprint in the unscripted…
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ITV, Fox to produce The Oaks
British commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned 5x1hour miniseries The Oaks, the first project to come…
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A&E launches new slate
US cable network A&E has announced its new programming slate including a raft of reality…
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New channels for factual
Documentary producers and distributors already had it tough before the recession. With the chances of…
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Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel, strikes Revolver deal
UK pay TV channel Zone Horror is rebranding as the Horror Channel next month. It…
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Discovery moves into formats world
Discovery Communications is moving into the formats sales business for the first time and will…
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Talpa strikes JV deal with Nordisk Film TV
John de Mol-owned formats company Talpa Media has struck a joint venture with Scandinavian producer…
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Fox to launch Banijay dating prank format
US network Fox is to launch a reality prank series based on a French format…
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Universal Networks Int’l acquires Echo Bridge movies
Universal Networks International, the global pay TV division of NBC Universal, has inked a deal…
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Zodiak Entertainment sells raft of docs
De Agostini-owned distributor Zodiak Entertainment has closed a raft of deals for its latest slate…
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Endemol taps Olivier Gers to run L&M business
Endemol has hired former FremantleMedia and IMG exec Olivier Gers to run its new licensing…
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Michel Rodrigue resurfaces at Chris Philip’s Engine
Formats industry veteran Michel Rodrigue has signed on as distribution consultant at Engine Formats, the…
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Discovery acquires Burnett-produced Palin series
Discovery Communications has acquired the international rights to Sarah Palin’s much vaunted Mark Burnett-produced documentary…
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Banijay acquires Bunim-Murray
Banijay Entertainment is continuing its rapid expansion with the acquisition of US indie producer Bunim-Murray…
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Fox’s NHNZ buys into Aquavision
Fox-backed Kiwi factual producer Natural History New Zealand has acquired a stake in Aquavision, one…
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UK indie sector heats up as weak pound drives Euro interest
2010 is being tipped to be the richest for several years in terms of mergers…
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TF1 to launch French version of Doc Martin
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is set to produce a local version of British drama Doc…
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RDF USA restructures LA office
The US arm of UK indie producer and distributor RDF has restructured its Los Angeles…
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RTL orders German Strictly come Dancing from ITV
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has ordered another season of Let’s Dance, the entertainment format based…
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Moonscoop moves into live-action with Super Sportlets
Kids producer and distributor Moonscoop is launching its first live-action series, Super Sportlets. The 26x11mins…
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Chris Philip starts Engine
Former NBC and Power executive Chris Philip will officially launch his new production and distribution…
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Sony increases stake in Dutch producer Tuvalu
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has increased its stake in Tuvalu Media and the Dutch production…
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Starz commissions GK-TV to produce Camelot
US cable network Starz has commissioned GK-TV, Graham King’s recently launched TV production company Graham…
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Analysts warn of effects of Icahn’s bid for Lionsgate
Analysts have warned that Carl Icahn increasing his stake in Lionsgate could financially strain the…
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Italian distributors form industry group AIDA
Italian distributors have clubbed together to create a new industry group, the Italian Association of…
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RDF to distribute Israeli format Deal With It
RDF Rights is to distribute Israeli entertainment format Deal With It after striking a deal…
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Five launches Shine-produced musical talent search
UK broadcaster Five has commissioned Shine to produce a shiny-floor entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing….
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Scripps inks distribution deal with Passion
Lifestyle channel operator Scripps Networks has inked a deal with Passion Distribution, which will sell…