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History to update iconic ABC slavery mini Roots
US cable channel History is to remake the iconic ABC American slavery miniseries Roots. The…
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Australia and NZ take a seat at the drama table
Producers in Australia and New Zealand are creating a new wave of international-friendly scripted series…
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News brief: Peg & Cat finds global homes
Kids series Peg & Cat is heading to four new broadcasters. The show, which comes…
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Oz nets bag RTÉ lifestyle, factual series
Australia’s leading pay operator Foxtel and pubcasters ABC and SBS are among others of factual,…
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Reality round the clock
NBC’s large scale live event gameshow Million Second Quiz has ended after nearly 12 days…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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FIC Asia cuts major programming deal with Disney
Fox International Channels has acquired a package of new Disney-distributed TV series for its channels…
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Danish kids undergoes localised Operation
DR’s children’s channel DR Ultra has ordered a local version of CBBC medical entertainment series…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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Formats in focus: Zodiak Rights
Zodiak’s two big new formats stretch from the wacky Japanese-originated end of the market to…
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Doctor Who special to simulcast globally
The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…
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ABC orders Cannes-bound Bryan Singer drama
US broadcaster ABC has given a straight-to-series order to The Black Box, an upcoming drama…
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Broadcasters buy new David Attenborough series
Atlantic Productions has sold its two-part documentary David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the…
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Alfred Haber takes Golden Globes
Alfred Haber Distribution has once again taken international TV rights to coverage of the Golden…
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Chris Lilley character returns in ABC, HBO, BBC comedy
Comic Chris Lilley has scored a new series for his schoolgirl bully character Ja’mie King…
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International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
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Discovery developing another scripted series, North and South
Discovery has continued its move into the drama space and is developing a new version…
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The ABC taps BBC Worldwide’s Brennan to run kids
The ABC has poached Deidre Brennan from BBC Worldwide and she will be controller of…
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Dish Network reaches retrans agreement
US cable platform Dish Network has restored channels from American satellite broadcaster Raycom Media after…
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Gaumont hires three for TV division
Gaumont has hired a trio of executives for its international TV division. Carol Trussel has…
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Alki David’s FilmOn inks deal with Spain’s RTVE
Over the top service FilmOn has inked a deal with RTVE and will stream the…
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Charlize Theron launches reality JV with Banijay
Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has taken her move into reality TV production a step further…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…
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News brief: ABC, Global renew Rookie
US network ABC and Canada’s Global Television has renewed cop drama Rookie Blue for the…
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Filmax’s cancer drama being remade in Italy
Spanish producer and distributor Filmax has inked a deal with Rai for a local version…
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New cable channel buys international comedy drama
An Australian comedy drama will anchor the launch evening of Participant Media’s new US cable…
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NBC pins hopes on Wall of Fame
US broadcast network NBC has ordered an eight-episode series of Endemol USA’s new gameshow series…
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Eisner: Hulu buyer will lose next-day rights
Former Disney chairman Michael Eisner has predicted the victor in the battle to buy US…
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Aereo sued in Boston
US channels retransmission service Aereo is being sued in Boston, following its launch in the…