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Tinopolis buys Top Chef producer

The Tinopolis Group has paid an undisclosed multi-million dollar sum for Magical Elves, the US-based producer behind Top Chef and Braxton Family Values. No exact figure was put on the deal, which is the latest example of international production companies buying into the US’s bank of unscripted prodcos. Magical Elves now sits in a stable […]

Multi-studio deal brings back Blinkbox programme trial

Blinkbox has signed deals with nine distributors as it brings back its ‘Try TV on Us’ trial programme. The UK VOD service last year launched the free sample by offering single episodes of programmes for free in a bid to hook in new customers. It has now scored deals with All3Media, BBC Worldwide, Entertainment One, […]

Best of British SVOD service Cirkus launches

Cirkus, the subscription VOD service for pay TV platforms, has launched on Swedish cable platform Com Hem. The service went live as part of Com Hem’s new TiVo offer. Cirkus packages British content and has deals with ITV Studios, BBC Worldwide and All3Media among others, giving it shows including Sherlock, Midsomer Murders and Poirot. Drama […]

Discovery Intn’l orders second season of Breaking Magic

Discovery Networks International has ordered a second season of Breaking Magic. The magic show is produced by All3Media-backed UK producer Objective and follows a group of new-school conjurers and street magic specialists as they reveal the science behind their tricks. The first season aired across Discovery’s international network of channels. The new show will be […]

Studio Lambert UK format Gogglebox gets US remake

US network Bravo has commissioned a local version of the Studio Lambert’s British unscripted format Gogglebox (pictured). The show, known locally as The People’s Couch, will launch as a half-hour thre-episode series on the NBCUniversal-owned cable channel at 11.30pm ET/PT on Sunday, October 6. Each episode will follow real people as they watch the week’s […]

All3 acquires stake in Matt Lucas prodco

All3Media has acquired a minority stake in John Stanley Productions, better known as Little Britain star Matt Lucas’ production company. The deal sees All3 becoming a shareholder in Lucas’ firm, and includes an international distribution agreement via All3Media International and a coproduction development pact with Stephen Lambert’s All3Media America. Farah Ramzan Golant, All3’s CEO said: […]

MTG Studios makes its move

MTG rebranded Modern Studios and created MTG Studios two years ago with little fanfare. However, subsequent deals for Paprika Latino and Novemberfilm have helped put it on the map. TBI speaks to its CEO, Patrick Svensk, about creating a Scandinavian-owned Studio and to the people running its latest and most notable acquisition, UK-based distributor DRG. […]

Easel TV VOD service in the picture for All3Media

All3Media is set to get its own version of multi-screen software specialist Easel TV’s over-the-top video service. All3Media shows available include Skins, Shameless, The Only Way is Essex (pictured), Midsomer Murders and Peep Show, with further series to be added over time. The move represents the latest example of producers going direct to consumers with […]

DCD targets Scottish drive with Objective exec hire

UK indie DCD Media has hired Location, Location, Location creator Paul Murray from Objective Scotland. Murray will become creative director, new markets of DCD-owned Matchlight Productions as part of a drive that described as “a major investment in the company’s Glasgow-based team”. Starting his newly created role on September 2, he will work closely with […]

All3Media America launches German prodco in LA

The latest step in All3Media’s push into the US has seen it hire TwoFour America executive Danny Villa to launch an LA base for German formats prodco MME/Filmpool, TBI has learned. Villa has been named executive VP, MME/Filmpool USA, and will helm a new LA office, reporting into MME/Filmpool Germany CEO Christian Franckenstein. He will […]