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Electus launches 6/26 int’l copro model
US producer-distributor Electus has created a new international coproduction model for unscripted programmes dubbed ‘6/26’….
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MGM forms JV with Redseven
MGM Worldwide Television has formed a coproduction joint venture with Germany’s Redseven Entertainment. The partnership…
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Red Arrow teams with new Ringbakk prodco
Red Arrow Entertainment Group has signed a commercial and creative partnership with a new LA-based…
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Global Agency goes format hunting with French firm
Turkish distributor Global Agency and formats development company La Fabrique des Formats have partnered to…
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Fremantle’s Lamb lands major BBC post
FremantleMedia’s Suzy Lamb has landed the entertainment and music genre director post at BBC Studios….
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Fremantle invests in factual indie Label1
FremantleMedia is set to invest in ‘fast-growing’ UK indie Label1. Fremantle will take a 25%…
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Japan to make over CBS’s Good Wife
CBS Studios International has closed format agreements for a range of shows, with one noteable…
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Comedy Central new home to Takeshi’s Castle
Comedy Central is the new international home for Takeshi’s Castle, having acquired the rights to…
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BBC’s Doctor Foster gets a Russian makeover
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW)’s Doctor Foster is set for a Russian remake following the sale of…
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Tinopolis invests in ex-ITV exec’s new indie
Producer and distributor Tinopolis has invested in former ITV exec Claire Zolkwer’s, UK-based production company…
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Grand Tour beats rivals in Europe – again
Jeremy Clarkson petrol-head series The Grand Tour remains the most in-demand digitally produced original programme…
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Twofour & ITV cousin to coproduce in US
Twofour Group’s US programming will have cousin ITV America (ITVA) attached as a coproducer from…
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Men & Motors net relaunches as lifestyle format
UK channel brand Men & Motors has been retooled for the international market as a…
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Story Lab expands in CEE
UK-based distributor The Story Lab has launched a Ukrainian office. The Story Lab Ukraine is…
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Boat Rocker buys Proper Television
There’s more consolidation in the Canadian TV sector, this time with Boat Rocker Media buying…
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Banijay hires Fremantle UK exec as content head
Banijay Group has appointed Fremantle UK’s head of development Lucas Green as head of content….
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Propagate teams with Wachter to launch prodco
Propagate Content is teaming with executive producer and showrunner Charles Wachter to launch a new…
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Objective picks up Princess pair’s Hitchhiker TV
UK-based Objective Media Group has created new talent-focused production company, Hitchhiker Television. Princess Productions pair…
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UK indie alleges BBC copied tribute act format
UK indie Free@Last has claimed British pubcaster the BBC copied one of its formats in…
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Ex-Viacom, Small World exec joins Twofour
Former Viacom and Small World IFT sales exec Marta Csizmadia has joined ITV-owned distributor Twofour…
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Holloway exiting Thames after 20 years
Richard Holloway is leaving FremantleMedia UK producer Thames after 20 years with the business. During…
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NBCU plans Nordic expansion for Hayu
NCBUniversal (NBCU) International is set to expand its reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, into the…
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Viacom buys Italian net, half of DeA’s Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired an Italian digital free-to-air frequency in order to…
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GSN exec exits for E! development role
GSN exec Amy Introcaso-Davis has joined NBCUniversal (NBCU)-owned cable channel E! Entertainment. She is leaving…
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Heritage hunter
Lisa Perrin oversees the global rollout of the world’s largest formats collection. The CEO of…
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Sky launches €2m Irish entertainment fund
European satcaster Sky has created a €2.2 million (US$2.6 million) fund to find Irish entertainment…
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NBCU hires ex-Endemol Shine exec for formats
NBCUniversal International Studios has brought in former Endemol Shine Group formats sales chief Ana Langenberg…
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Talpa exec joins Federation prodco WeMake
Talpa Media executive Moe Bennani is joining Federation Entertainment start-up prodco WeMake as creative director….
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C4’s £75m Bake Off gamble pays off
UK broadcaster Channel 4’s gamble to pay £75 million (US$97 million) to grab The Great…
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Ex-Talpa exec launches Medialaan sales arm
Former head of sales at Talpa Global Gepke Nedelof and Flemish broadcaster Medialaan are launching…