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New roles for Hansen, Spodsberg at Banijay Zodiak
Peter Hansen and Karoline Spodsberg have landed new roles at Banijay Zodiak Nordic, the new…
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Under the bonnet of the new Top Gear
Top Gear is the biggest factual TV show in the world, and one of the…
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Houlind takes Banijay Zodiak Nordic top job
Jacob Houlind has been named group CEO of a merged Nordic division at fledgling super-indie…
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Showcase: LeBlanc ‘gives Top Gear global boost’
New Top Gear frontman Chris Evans has told TBI that bringing Friends star Matt LeBlanc…
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Seven fires Talpa’s Cannonball with ITV Studios
Australian commercial net Seven Network has commissioned ITV Studios Australia to create a local version…
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Nine’s Hotplate ‘shelved after format row’
Australian commercial network Nine has reportedly agreed to stop broadcasting its cooking competition series The…
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Spanish net learns How to Be
Israeli format How to Be is heading into Spain. Commercial broadcaster Cuatro has commissioned a…
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Nine stocks up on international series
Australian free-to-air net Nine has ordered a local version of Travel Guides, the travel series…
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BBC Worldwide creates Nordic base
BBC Worldwide is setting up a Nordic-specific production operation based in Denmark and has brought…
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Busoli’s Formata to sell ITV formats
Formata has inked a deal with ITV Studios and will shop its formats in the…
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Donald Trump, Univision settle $500m legal case
The US$500 million legal case between US Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications and American presidential hopeful…
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Betty hires Optomen development chief
Discovery Communications-owned indie Betty has hired Optomen Television’s head of development. Damian Pitman will take…
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BBC assembles team for Top Gear reboot
The BBC has announced the full team for its much-anticipated new Top Gear series. Describing…
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Ex-Endemol Shine UK pair launch indie
Former Endemol Shine UK bosses David Flynn and Lucas Church have created a new independent…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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NBCU preps SVOD reality service in UK, Eire, Oz
NBCUniversal is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu featuring over 3,000 episodes of…
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Long Lost Family turns up on TLC
TLC has ordered a local version of the Long Lost Family format. The US cable…
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Turner, Canal Digital ink channels, on-demand deal
Nordic pay TV platform Canal Digital has agreed a new carriage deal for Turner’s channels….
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LeBlanc confirmed as new Top Gear revs up
US star Matt LeBlanc has been named the co-presenter on iconic motoring series Top Gear….
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Rossellini confirmed for Sky Arts talent show
Actress Isabella Rossellini will host Master of Photography, a new talent show that will run…
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Electus, Bear Grylls exec create Jackknife indie
Electus and Bear Grylls Ventures exec Delbert Shoopman have joined forces to create a new…
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Orphan Black studio restructures as Boat Rocker
Canada’s Temple Street Productions has created a parent unit that will house an expanded group of…
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AMC channels boss Tuchman exiting
Bruce Tuchman is leaving US cable group AMC after five years running its international channels…
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Reality veteran creates prodco with Vidiots
US reality TV veteran producer Brian Flanagan has partnered with a pair of branded entertainment…
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Loud, Frantic form strategic pact
Leftfield Entertainment’s Loud TV and Canadian prodco Frantic Films have struck a strategic programming partnership…
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Zig Zag, Yoshimoto prep prank show
UK independent producer Zig Zag Productions and Japan’s Yoshimoto Kogyo are coproducing PrankStars, a new…
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Endemol Shine prodcos make dev team changes
Endemol Shine North America-owned True Entertainment and Original Media have added senior VPs to theirs…
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Ex-History, MTV execs form indie
Sky Vision and transatlantic indie October Films are backing a new production company from former…
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Ex-Endemol Shine execs pact with Fremantle
Former Endemol Shine Group producers Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin have created an unscripted prodco…