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Exclusive: Fremantle settles ‘Masked Singer’ format dispute in Ukraine
The Masked Singer distributor Fremantle and national broadcaster Ukraine have settled their format dispute with domestic rival…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 to continue with ‘Masquerade’ as ‘Masked Singer’ dispute heats up
Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 has said it is not planning to make any changes to its…
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Fremantle & TRK Ukraine ‘explore sanctions’ against 1+1 in ‘Masked Singer’ dispute
The Format Recognition and Protection Association (FRAPA) has said there are “striking similarities” between a…
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‘Masked Singer’ format dispute erupts in Ukraine
National TV channel Ukraine has accused its domestic rival 1+1 of ripping off its local…
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News brief: Hackers target Ukraine Today
Hackers have taken down the website of the Ukraine Today news channel. The channel said…
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Netflix-style CEE service, 1+1 take Hostages
A new Netflix-style SVOD service in central and eastern Europe and Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 are…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 calls on channels to bypass Russian content
Alexander Tkachenko, the general director of Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1, has called for TV stations…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 clamping down on Russian series
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcast group 1+1 Media has issued new guidelines on Russian-originated programming as the…
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Separatists ‘demand Ukrainian channels go dark’
Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has reported pro-Russian separatists entered its premises and demanded that…
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Keshet hires former DCD exec as COO
The UK division of Keshet has recruited Sammy Nourmand as its chief operating officer. Nourmand,…
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Ukrainian channels forced off cable in Crimea
Crimean cable operators have switched off Ukrainian channels following armed intervention by pro-Russian separatist forces…
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1+1 claims Ukrainian special forces tried to shut it down
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 says that the country’s special forces planned to close it down…
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BBC’s Musketeers swashbuckles into new territories
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired BBC drama swashbuckler Musketeers. The show launched this…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 launches Turkish cooking format
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 has acquired the Turkish cooking format Rivals in Law and will…
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News brief: Ukraine’s 1+1 preps new female-skewing channel
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 is preparing to launch a new female-skewed entertainment channel. The new…
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Shine sells Clash of the Choirs into Ukraine
Shine International has shopped its Clash of the Choirs (pictured) format into Ukraine. The deal took…
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Anything Goes in Europe, Brazil
French comedy entertainment format Anything Goes has landed commissions in four new territories. Spain’s Antena…
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Turkish drama 1001 Nights sells in CEE
A pair of broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe and one in Iran has acquired…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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RTL and VTM get The Taste for Nigella cooking show
RTL4 in the Netherlands and VTM in Belgium have acquired format rights to The Taste…
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Ukrainian net serves up family cook off show
Ukrainian channel 1+1 has acquired Global Agency’s cookery format Rivals-in-Law. Furthermore, producer iMagic has optioned…
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International broadcasters buy Ben Silverman’s Bet on Your Baby
The sales arm of US producer and distributor Electus has shopped gameshow Bet on Your…
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Armoza hatches Gran Plan in Europe
European broadcasters have ordered local versions of Armoza Formats’ comedy entertainment primetime series The Gran…
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Rovio unveils Angry Birds TV, VOD launch plan
The long awaited Angry Birds Toons series has secured carriage on 14 broadcasters and a…