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UKTV’s Watch becomes Almost Human
UKTV’s flagship pay channel Watch has acquired Fox sci-fi drama Almost Human. The deal with…
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Fox says Twitter can drive viewing and ad revenues
US broadcast network Fox has commissioned research that has found that Twitter is driving users…
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Netflix extends UK deal with Fox
Netflix in the UK and Ireland has acquired Homeland and American Horror Story from Fox,…
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Talpa format is Utopia for Turkish channel
Talpa Media’s reality format Utopia will be produced in Turkey for media tycoon Acun Ilıcalı’s network…
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Germany, France to remake Turkish drama, Netflix buys tape
German network Sat.1 is developing a local version of Turkish conspiracy drama The End, while…
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Fox set to Release the Hounds with US format deal
US broadcaster Fox is set to air a local version of horror gameshow format Release…
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Sky, HBO target coproduction as content deal renews
The UK’s BSkyB and pay TV counterpart HBO are to up their partnership by co-developing…
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Gail Berman exits BermanBraun
Gail Berman is departing LA-based multiplatform producer BermanBraun, the company she co-founded with Lloyd Braun…
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News brief: Braquo gets new homes, third season pick-ups
All three seasons of French drama Braquo have sold to broadcasters K+ in Vietnam, Croatia’s…
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Fox prepares for Utopia
Big Brother creator John de Mol’s hot new reality format Utopia has been bought by…
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Who gets grounded by Fox’s pilots dismissal?
Will Kevin Reilly’s decision to pull broadcast network Fox out of the pilots development business…
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Reilly: Fox will bypass pilot season
US network Fox has declared itself out of the pilots game. Appearing at the net’s…
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UK’s Sky clocks on for new 24
UK satcaster BSkyB has acquired Fox’s upcoming miniseries thriller, 24: Live Another Day. Sky has…
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Hell’s Kitchen opens in Germany, Italy
Hell’s Kitchen, the cooking format chef Gordon Ramsay made famous in the US, is being…
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Hulu unveils 2014 originals, acquisitions
US streaming site Hulu has unveiled a deep slate of original programmes and new acquisitions…
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Fox adapts Swedish crime novels
US broadcaster Fox has again tapped the Scandinavian market to bolster its drama slate with…
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Cineflix’s Levenson joins Andreae’s Fox team
Cineflix Productions’ executive VP for development Lisa Levenson is one of two hires for Simon…
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Funding round scores broadcaster threat Aereo $34m
Over-the-air US retransmission service Aereo has secured US$34 million in its latest funding round to…
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Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
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News brief: Broadcasters discover Victoria’s Secret
Broadcasters around the world have acquired the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The 2013 fashion…
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WE tv hires scripted veteran in drama push
US cable channel WE tv has hired its first scripted television executive following the summer…
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Spain’s drama producers look to go global
Spain’s crisis has forced TV producers to seek international business. Local fiction continues to dominate…
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Sky’s NOW TV adds premium channel brands
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service NOW TV by adding…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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US networks latest: full seasons for Brooklyn, CBS laffers
New pick-ups Stateside include Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and CBS sitcoms The Crazy Ones, The…
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Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs
As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus…
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Norwegian drama set for US remake, Fox, Chernin attached
A scripted format from Norwegian pubcaster NRK is heading in to the States, with Peter…
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News brief: Fox orders Israeli road trip format
US broadcaster Fox has bought an adaptation of Israeli comedy road trip format Magic Malabi…
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Steve Carrell to remake TF1 show for Fox
US network Fox has ordered eight episodes of French unscripted comedy format Slide Show that…
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Doctor Who special to simulcast globally
The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…