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MIPCOM round-up: SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format; Earth Touch sales; Mediaset buys Bambú drama
SVT & Banijay unveil deaf dating format SVT1 in Sweden has partnered with Banijay Factory…
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Round-up: Vietnam’s Galaxy imports from Harbour; Showmax takes ‘Big Brother Naija’ to UK; Insight & Xiaomi prep FAST launch
Vietnam’s Galaxy Play & more take factual shows Vietnamese streaming platform Galaxy Play, Da Ai…
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BBC Studios’ Chinese execs and buyers to miss Showcase amidst Coronavirus fears
BBC Studios (BBCS) has said that its Beijing-based execs and Chinese buyers will miss the…
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Kids round-up: HBO Max revives ‘Adventure Time’; Disney Channel visits ‘Sulphur Springs’; CCTV rings ‘Hana’s Helpline’
HBO Max revives Adventure Time HBO Max has revived Cartoon Network show Adventure Time by…
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Kids bulletin: Shaftesbury grows kids team; CCTV scoops UYoung slate
Shaftesbury grows kids and family portfolio with McCann appointment Canada’s Shaftesbury has hired veteran producer…
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From imitation to innovation: East Asian formats are on the rise
K7 Media’s APAC manager Michelle Lin breaks down the shifting life cycles for formats out…
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Thunderbirds go to China for first time
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired ITV kids series Thunderbirds Are Go, bringing the iconic…
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NHNZ preps more kids TV, teams with CCTV
NHNZ and China’s CCTV will coproduce several new projects including two animated kids series. Kiwi…
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CCTV has Eureka Moment with Fremantle format
China’s CCTV-1 has commissioned an 11x90mins version of Dutch format The Eureka Moment, which FremantleMedia…
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Dead Rising, Halo 4 find Asian homes
Broadcasters in Asia have acquired scripted programming such as Dead Rising: Watchtower and Halo 4:…
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Chinese drama format deal for Sony
Sony-backed Chinese prodco Huaso has sealed a deal for a local version of comedy series…
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BBCWW wants China production base
BBC Worldwide wants an on-the-ground production base in China, the company’s country manager Kelvin Yau…
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Chinese SVOD platforms buy DHX toons
Chinese subscription on-demand platforms have acquired animated programming from Canada’s DHX Media in two separate…
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The Crown producer targets China drama
UK drama production company Left Bank Pictures is to begin targeting the Chinese market after…
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News brief: Globo debuts Oz net, sells to China
Brazil’s Globo has secured a deal with Australian TV provider Luso Vision to bring its…
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Chinese statecaster sprinkles Peppa on slate
The Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, has acquired broadcast rights to big-grossing preschool series Peppa Pig….
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US studios making Hollywood series for China’s CCTV
Several US studios have teamed to create Talking to Hollywood with Betty Zhou, a new Hollywood-skewed news…
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Beta seals CCTV drama deal
Beta Film has sealed a raft of Asian sales including shopping a pair of drama…
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TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
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CCTV identifies CBeebies’ Waybuloo
Chinese children’s channel CCTV-14 has acquired CBeebies live-action/puppet hybrid Waybuloo. The deal hands the state-owned…
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TV Formats: Made in China
A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…
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DHX cuts Chinese streaming deal with CCTV
Canada-listed kids producer and distributor DHX has struck a streaming deal with China National Television,…
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Rising Star set for China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has bought Keshet International’s quick-selling singing format Rising Star. CCTV has…
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Globo has a Super Star Ding Dong
Brazil’s Globo TV has acquired local rights to Banijay International format Super Star Ding Dong….
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Canal+ secures new electric motorsport coverage
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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News brief: CCTV buys German comedy format Schiller Street
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired Schiller Street, the German-originated improvised comedy format. The local…
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News brief: China’s CCTV renews Globo soccer deal
CCTV has renewed a soccer rights deal with Brazilian media giant Globo. The three-year deal…
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Cheetah Diaries Powers factual sales
Power’s The Cheetah Diaries has been picked up by a raft of international broadcasters. Three…
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Nordic World seals indie first-look deals
Nordic World has agreed first-look deals with four indie producers in Denmark and Sweden. The…
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China’s CCTV orders three Israeli formats
CCTV has licensed a trio of projects from Israeli formats house Armoza. Chinese state broadcaster…
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