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Foxtel buys hundreds of hours of lifestyle from Endemol
Foxtel has acquired a 282-hour package of lifestyle programming from Endemol. The Australian pay TV…
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News brief: Oz b’casters buy Indigo factual series
UK distributor Indigo Film and Television has inked factual deals with free and pay TV…
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3D takes a hit as Foxtel closes dedicated channel
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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NBCU in South Africa Real Housewives format row
NBCUniversal’s formats team has told TBI it is in no way connected with a South…
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News brief: GRB shops crime dramas to broadcasters
Distributor GRB Entertainment has concluded a raft of sales for its crime and investigation programming….
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News brief: CABLEready secures 220 hours of sales
US-based distributor CABLEready has secured deals with global broadcasters totaling more than 220 hours. Included…
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Second season of Prisoner: Cell Block H reboot locked in
Wentworth, the series based on cult Australian prison drama series Prisoner Cell Block H, has…
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Oz, Euro broadcasters tap Cineflix third-party series
Broadcasters in Australia, the UK and Italy have acquired a total of more than 120…
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Wentworth locks down Oz’s best-ever pay TV ratings
The inaugural episode of Prisoner Cell Block H reboot Wentworth has become the most-watched show…
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News brief: Australia checks out Embarrassing Bodies
Shine Australia will produce the local series, titled Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, for Foxtel-owned channel…
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Killer Karaoke hits right note for Euro broadcasters
Zodiak Media’s extreme singing competition format Killer Karaoke has sold to broadcasters in the Netherlands…
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Factual sales for Tricon
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has sold more than 100 hours of factual and documentary…
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News brief: Channel 5 buys Prisoner Cell Block H reboot
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Wentworth, the upcoming reboot of Prisoner Cell Block…
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BBC Worldwide channels under threat
BBC Worldwide’s linear channels portfolio is under scrutiny as new CEO Tim Davie looks to…
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Twofour sells 100 hours into Australia
Twofour Rights has sold more than 100 hours of programming to various Australian broadcasters. SBS,…
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Foxtel-BBC channel deal ‘disappoints ABC’
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…
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Quickflix to offer HBO series soon after US broadcast
Australian on demand platform Quickflix has scored a significant agreement with HBO that will allow…
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ABC buys BBCWW, DHX kids’ content
Australian public broadcaster ABC has acquired more than 50 hours of children’s programming from BBC…
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MIPTV News: Crime pays for Cineflix Rights
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has sold titles from its crime programming catalogue to international broadcasters….
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MIPTV News: FremantleMedia takes Cell Block remake to Cannes
The new international arm of FremantleMedia is launching drama series including the Prisoner Cell Block…
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MIPTV News: DCD scores Aussie sales, unveils MIPTV line-up
UK-based DCD Rights has sold a pair of shows to Australian pay TV platform Foxtel….
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Shaftesbury’s Good God heads to Foxtel
Canada’s Shaftesbury has sold its comedy series Good God to Foxtel. The Australian pay TV…
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Rive Gauche secures crime sales
Broadcasters in Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific have acquired more than 300 hours of crime series…
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Crime, seen investigation
As factual crime shows go from strength to strength, TBI takes witness statements from channel…
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Twofour Rights shops Storage Hoarders around the world
UK-based distributor Twofour Rights has sold fact-ent series Storage Hoarders to a host of international…
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Screen Australia backs raft of TV drama
Screen Australia is investing A$11.4 million in a raft of new TV series and features….
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BBC Worldwide sells MasterChef package to Foxtel
BBC Worldwide has shopped a package of MasterChef programming to Australian pay TV operator Foxtel….
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Foxtel launching The Real Housewives of Australia
Australian pay TV broadcaster Foxtel is to produce a local version of The Real Housewives…
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Foxtel launches iPad app
Australian pay TV broadcaster Foxtel is launching a new app that will allow subscribers to…
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Twofour Rights strikes post-MIPCOM deals
Nascent distributor Twofour Rights has closed a number of volume deals with international broadcasters following…