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Dragon’s Den
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Dragons’ Den exec joins Pulse for unscripted
Vice-backed Pulse Films has hired Ceri Aston (right) as head of non scripted. Aston is…
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First Southeast Asia deal for Shark Tank
Business format Shark Tank is heading into Southeast Asia for the first time after VTV…
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Pre-market Shark Tank deals for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has struck several pre-MIPCOM deals for one of its evergreen formats, Shark…
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BBC Studios names Taylor replacement
BBC Studios has appointed the BBC’s controller of rights, legal and business affairs to become…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Tegelaar joins Sony
Jason Tegelaar, formerly of FremantleMedia-owned prodco Blue Circle, has joined Sony Pictures Television in the…
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New German deal for Dragons Den
German channel Vox has ordered a second season of the local version of Dragon’s Den,…
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New Dragons’ Den remakes in Europe, Africa
Broadcasters in Sweden, Portugal and South Africa are launching their own versions of the Sony-distributed…
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Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
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Israeli digital format concept welcomes Irish partner
Armoza Format’s innovative digitally sourced format creation concept TV By the People has welcomed another…
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Lord Sugar steps down from YouView
IT magnate and The Apprentice star Lord Sugar has stepped down from his role as…
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UK entrepreneur Peter Jones gets US cable show
UK businessman and Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones is making business makeover show for US…
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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…