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ABC poaches SBS exec for top TV role
Australia’s ABC has appointed the COO of the country’s other pubcaster, SBS, to become its…
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MIPTV News: ABC finds Zodiak record breakers series Officially Amazing
Australian pubcaster ABC has acquired Zodiak Kids’ new series Officially Amazing. The show, which explores…
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Super RTL and Canal+ head for Camp Lakebottom
9 Story Entertainment has shopped its animated series Camp Lakebottom to a raft of broadcasters….
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News brief: Broadcasters tune in to Figaro Pho
A raft of broadcasters have acquired animated kids series Figaro Pho. Canal+ in France, HBO…
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Nick buys Korean short-form comedy
Nickelodeon’s channels in Portugal, Spain and South Africa have tapped distributor Imira Entertainment for a…
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Wizards Vs. Aliens sells to Oz and NZ
Wizards Vs. Aliens, the kids and family show from the Doctor Who writing team, has…
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Poirot star heads to MIPTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing David Suchet, the star of long-running crime drama Poirot,…
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AB Group names date for SVOD launch
French channel provider AB Group is to launch subscription video-on-demand offering Jook Video, on March…
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David Haslingden buys NHNZ and starts building factual super indie
David Haslingden, the former boss of Fox’s Networks division, has bought Kiwi natural history producer…
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Disney and Univision name joint venture network Fusion
The upcoming joint venture cable network from ABC and US Hispanic broadcaster Univision will be…
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Wizards vs Aliens sells around the world
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has shopped Wizards vs Aliens, the action adventure show from…
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HBO Europe appoints production execs
HBO Europe has made three programming appointments. Wayne Henry has been appointed VP, production, based…
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Kids producer SLR hires ABC commissioner Helen Thwaites
Helen Thwaites, a longstanding commissioner and buyer at Australian public broadcaster the ABC, has joined…
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Latin Media Leaders: Televisa USA
BEST SCRIPTED FORMAT TERMINALES, TELEVISA USA Terminales is the most talked about scripted format…
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ABC orders Ben Silverman’s Bet On Your Baby
US network ABC has ordered Bet on Your Baby, a new gameshow from Ben Silverman’s…
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Latin Media Leaders: Cesar Conde, Univision
MOST SUCCESSFUL US HISPANIC EXECUTIVE CESAR CONDE, PRESIDENT, UNIVISION NETWORKS, UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS 2012 was an…
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Banijay and Eyeworks announce new deals for diving shows
Banijay and Eyeworks have both sealed new deals for their respective diving formats Stars in…
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CTV buys ABC version of The Taste
CTV has acquired The Taste, the cooking competition format fronted by Nigella Lawson and Anthony…
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Netflix inks ’unprecedented’ Warner Bros. TV deal
Netflix has bagged rights to eight series distributed by Warner Bros. The deal between the…
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Hulu CEO Kilar to leave this quarter
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and chief technologyofficer Rich Tom are to leave the US online…
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Screen Australia backs raft of TV drama
Screen Australia is investing A$11.4 million in a raft of new TV series and features….
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ITV Studios poaches Shaftel from Pawn Stars producer Leftfield
ITV Studios America has recruited Rob Shaftel as senior VP, development. He joins from Leftfield…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…
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Australia’s ABC acquires Annoying Orange
Australian public broadcaster ABC has acquired Annoying Orange, the television series based on the viral…
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Girls want toons!
Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers…
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Banijay sells Stars in Danger diving format into China
Banijay has shopped Stars in Danger: High Diving into China. The format, part of a…
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ABC, CBS cancel freshmen series
US networks ABC and CBS have cancelled a raft of freshmen series including Last Resort,…
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ABC orders full season of Nashville
Country music drama Nashville is the latest US series to receive an order for a…
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Canada’s turn to shine
Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…
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Asian Animation Summit launches in December
The first Asian Animation Summit is set to launch in December and will present 36…