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Beyond Rights
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News round-up: Blue Ant takes ‘Spirit To Soar’ rights; OSN & Discovery in Beyond MENA deals; DocuBay takes factual shows
Blue Ant takes ‘Spirit To Soar’ rights Toronto-based Blue Ant International has acquired global distribution…
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News round-up: ITV axes ‘The X Factor’; ‘Ultimate Rides’ revs up S2; Hybrid MIA returns October
ITV axes ‘The X Factor’ UK comcaster ITV has confirmed that it currently has no…
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News round-up: UniMás acquires Globo’s ‘Orphans’ for US debut; Viasat & Beyond strike factual deal; ‘Angela Black’ lands pre-sale partners
UniMás acquires Globo’s ‘Orphans’ for US debut Univision-owned Spanish-language free-TV channel UniMás has picked up…
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Formats round-up: RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’; Oz’s Seven commissions ‘The Voice’ spin-off; ‘Love It Or List It’ expands in Europe
RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’ RTL in Germany has picked up A+E’s canine competition format…
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Factual round-up: A+E seeks lost gold; Discovery+ acquires Herzog space doc; C5 digs into Pearl Harbour
A+E seeks lost Amazon gold A+E Networks UK has acquired the documentary series Curse Of…
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Show of the week: The World According To Grandpa
Based on the book series by Chris Heath, this 25 x 11-minute hybrid children’s series…
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TBI Weekly: How the future of markets is shaping up
As Digital MIPTV draws to a close, TBI talks to a variety of distributors to…
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MIPTV round-up: Something Special takes KBS formats global; Beyond preps Flack doc; Media Ranch goes fishing
Something Special strikes KBS deal Something Special, the Seoul-based format agency founded by Jin Woo…
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News round-up: Sky UK snags ‘Wellington Paranormal’; Armoza unveils five formats; Beyond’s spring slate
UK’s Sky adds Wellington Paranormal UK pay operator Sky has picked up mockumentary comedy Wellington Paranormal….
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Round up: Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original; Eccho to shop Turkey’s ‘Chrysalis’; Beyond takes ‘Nina & Olga’ distribution rights
Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original Netflix has picked up The Lost Pirate Kingdom, a…
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Kids round-up: Beyond shops ‘The World According To Grandpa’; Cyber launches animation studio; Rai welcomes ‘Pablo’
Beyond Rights shops ‘The World According To Grandpa’ Beyond Rights has acquired worldwide distribution rights…
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Deals round-up: Cineflix chalks up Discovery+ pre-sale; Sony finds ‘Hide & Seek’; Beyond sales
Cineflix claims Discovery+ pre-sale Discovery+ has struck a multi-territory pre-sale deal with Cineflix Rights for…
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Show of the week: Pooch Perfect
Combining canines, curling tongs and competition, Pooch Perfect aims to capitalise on the world’s love…
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Beyond’s ‘Pooch Perfect’ format & Aussie original travels across Europe, Canada
Competitive dog grooming format Pooch Perfect has been picked up in Germany and the Benelux,…
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Sales round-up: ‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland; ‘Halifax: Retribution’ heads to PBS Masterpiece and more
‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland TV4 in Sweden and Finland and SBS Viceland…
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Factual round-up: BriteSpark & Beyond link to fund ‘MEM’; Scorpion strikes in Spain; CuriosityStream expands in India
BriteSpark embraces Massive Engineering Mistakes Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films has linked up with Beyond Rights to…
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Beyond Rights hires Fox Networks alum Connie Hodson as “second-in-command”
UK-and-Australia-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed former Fox Networks exec Connie Hodson to the newly…
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Exclusive: Beyond Rights acquisitions chief Jimmy Humphrey steps down
Beyond Rights head of acquisitions & co-productions Jimmy Humphrey is leaving the Australia- and UK-based distributor,…
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Fred Media hires Beyond alum Zoe Allen to Melbourne sales team
Australia-based distributor Fred Media has appointed Beyond Rights exec Zoe Allen to its Melbourne team…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: Sky acquires Yusuf Hawkins doc; Beyond sells 300+ hours to US; Great Pacific asks ‘What If’
Sky acquires HBO’s Yusuf Hawkins doc Sky in the UK has acquired feature documentary Yusuf…
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Beyond Rights launches first post-merger programme slate
Australia-and-UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has revealed its first full new programming slate since it was…
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News round-up: Beyond to sell Barcroft’s sex docuseries; UK’s ITV orders Dunblane tragedy special
Beyond takes Barcroft’s Sex Unlimited global Beyond Rights has struck a deal to distribute a…
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Beyond Rights names acquisitions & sales chiefs, as TCB’s originals strategy pulled
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed sales and acquisitions chiefs for its restructured…
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Beyond Rights expands slate with UK, Italian & Mexican producer deals
UK- and Australia-based distributor Beyond Rights has added more than 35 hours of factual content…
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Beyond hires former TCB exec Kate Llewellyn-Jones to oversee merged distributor
Australia’s Beyond International has appointed the former MD of TCB Media Rights Kate Llewellyn-Jones to…