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FremantleMedia
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Dutch format set for RecordTV, ProSieben
FremantleMedia’s provocatively titled Dutch format Get the F*ck Out of My House will be remade…
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Fremantle hires ex-Chernin TV chief for drama
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has named ex-Chernin Entertainment TV chief Dante Di Loreto as its…
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Fremantle buys a portion of Duck Soup
FremantleMedia has taken a 25% stake in Duck Soup Films, the UK film and TV…
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Segal exiting CEO post at Fremantle prodco
Philip Segal is to leave FremantleMedia North America-owned Original Productions this spring. Segal will exit…
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Lionsgate launches Canada unit, Fremantle ups Di Mondo
Lionsgate has set up a Canadian distribution operation, with Susan Hummel (below left) joining from…
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Fremantle buys into Bend It TV
FremantleMedia has bought a 25% stake in scripted prodco Bend It Television. This is the…
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Fremantle and Banijay settle format row
FremantleMedia prodco Abot Hameiri and Banijay Group have settled their legal dispute over alleged similarities…
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The New Statesman plotting return to power
Iconic British satire The New Statesman is set to return to screens under a new…
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FremantleMedia lines up The Next TV Chef, gets Lost in Space
FremantleMedia’s MIPTV formats slate includes a Dutch cooking format, a ‘flashback’ show and a primetime…
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Fremantle ups investment in MCN Divimove
FremantleMedia has upped its investment in European multichannel network Divimove. Thought RTL Group-owned Fremantle’s stake…
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Revenues down, profit up at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has posted a full-year EBIDTA profit increase, but a slight decrease in revenues. The…
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Fremantle taking Germany RTL shows global
FremantleMedia International is taking hundreds of hours of programming from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, a stablemate…
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Fremantle moves into kids formats
FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family unit has moved into formats, striking a deal for a Swedish…
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European deals for Curvy Supermodel format
Armoza’s Curvy Supermodel format has been picked up in Spain and optioned in France. The…
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People Just Do Nothing set for the US
People Just do Nothing has been picked up by Vice’s TV channel in the US,…
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Sky Deutschland locks up prison drama deal
Sky’s German operation has acquired five seasons of Wentworth, the modern-day reboot of cult classic…
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Fremantle and MTG digital firms launch music format
FremantleMedia’s Tiny Riot! and MTG-owned Zoomin.TV have teamed to launch Continuum, a new music format…
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Production hub for show at centre of IP battle
The producers of The Best of All gameshow are setting up a European production hub…
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BBC Studios adds ex-Fremantle exec for Science
BBC Studios Science has added Sundog Pictures and former FremantleMedia factual producer Claudia Lewis to…
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Done deals in the week Trump won
Its been a seismic week for global politics with the election of Donald Trump as president-elect…
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Revenue and profit fall at Fremantle
Turnover and profit decreased at FremantleMedia through the first nine months of the year, with…
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All3Media’s Geater to chair Pact Council
Sarah Geater has been elected chair of the Pact Council and will replace Laura Mansfield…
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Banijay to counter claim in formats dispute
Banijay has issued a strongly-worded rebuttal to Abot Hameiri’s copyright infringement claim, and said it…
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Fremantle prodco details claim against Banijay
FremantleMedia-backed Israeli prodco Abot Hameiri is claiming an initial £42,528 (US$52,700) from Banijay Group in…
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Fremantle takes Banijay formats row legal
FremantleMedia is taking Banijay Group to court after the pair failed to resolve a formats…
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New deals for controversial Banijay format
All Against 1, the Banijay format at the centre of an IP dispute with FremantleMedia,…
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Young adults shunning drama for reality – study
Young adults overwhelmingly favour the entertainment and reality genres when watching linear TV, according to…
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Amazon beats RTL to Deutschland83 sequel
A sequel to German spy drama Deutschland83 has been greenlit and Amazon has scooped the…
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Gary Carter joins K7
Former FremantleMedia and Shine creative boss Gary Carter has joined the board of UK-based research…