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Twenty in the hunt for BKN assets
Over 20 companies are interested in acquiring the assets of insolvent German and UK-based cartoon…
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Shine picks up VH1’s Secrets of Aspen
Shine International has taken the international distribution rights to docu-soap series Secrets of Aspen. The…
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Saudi Arabia’s STV to remake Dragon’s Den
Saudi Arabian broadcaster STV1 is to produce a local version of hit reality business format…
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Tellem steps down as CBS Entertainment president
Nancy Tellem has stepped down as president of CBS Television Entertainment Group. The Viacom-owned network…
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Endemol sets up drama production in Germany
Endemol is ramping up its drama production in Germany after striking a joint venture deal…
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Talpa inks French JV with Shine
John de Mol-backed format company Talpa Media has inked a deal with Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine…
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Nickelodeon orders 8th season of SpongeBob Squarepants
Nickelodeon has commissioned an eighth season of hit animated kids series SpongeBob Squarepants. This brings…
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Rotana inks Disney output deal
Middle Eastern pay broadcaster Rotana Media Group has inked a multi-million dollar output deal with…
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HBO launches on iTunes France
HBO has made its shows available on the iTunes download store in France. It is…
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teamWorx producer to head ProSieben’s new TV movies unit
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has set up Magic Flight Film, a new division dedicated to making…
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BBC Worldwide, All3Media set up German production JV
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has set up a joint…
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Disney to roll out Jungle Junction internationally
Disney is set to roll out animated series Jungle Junction to over 70 countries, marking…
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Coelen leaves RDF USA
Chris Coelen has announced his departure from RDF USA, the US division of UK super-indie…
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Warners’ Vampire Diaries on UK iTunes before broadcast
US drama series The Vampire Diaries is launching on ITV2’s iTunes area before going out…
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Notional eyes international formats move
Notional, the US production company formed by College Humor founder Ricky Van Veen and backed…
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Channel 4 to remake Iron Chef
British broadcaster Channel 4 is to remake hit Japanese cooking format Iron Chef after striking…
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TF1 to launch French version of MasterChef
TF1 has commissioned Shine France to produce a local version of hit British cooking format…
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TV Loonland goes bust
Kids producer and distributor TV Loonland has entered administration after it was unable to raise…
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Discovery launches TLC in Brazil
Discovery Networks International is to launch general entertainment channel TLC HD in Brazil, marking the…
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AB, Moonscoop and Zed notch top French program exports
French TV exports group TVFI has revealed the top three French TV exports this year….
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Recovery expected after worst-ever ad recession
Analysts are forecasting a return to growth next year after the worst TV advertising downturn…
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Recovery in 2010 after worst-ever ad recession
Analysts are forecasting a return to growth next year after the worst TV advertising downturn…
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FX eyes Sons of Anarchy web originals
US cable network FX is in talks to launch a number of webisodes of hit…
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Discovery hires former Fox boss Liguori
Former Fox entertainment chief Peter Liguori has been named chief operating officer at cable network…
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RTL launching X Factor in Germany
German broadcasters RTL and Vox are set to produce a local version of hit musical…
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Hollinger replacing Ricca at Discovery
Discovery Networks International boss Greg Ricca is leaving the company and will be replaced by…
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CBS Reality
Sam Rowden is director of programming, Reality and new media at Chellomedia. She speaks to…
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Comcast acquires 51% of NBC Universal
US cable giant Comcast has acquired a 51% stake in NBC Universal. The cable company…
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BBC Worldwide cuts first-look deal with Jane Root’s prodco
BBC Worldwide has inked a two-year first-look deal with Nutopia, the producer set up earlier…
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Disney tripling Euro animation
Disney is tripling the amount it spends on animation hailing from Europe and has revealed…