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M6
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Germany to visit The Island
German broadcaster ProSieben has ordered its own version of survivalist format The Island. Endemol Shine…
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Breton’s Federation poaches Uzan from M6
Pascal Breton’s fast-growing Federation Entertainment Group has hired Lionel Uzan as managing director. He will start in…
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Broadcasters move for Naked Among Wolves
TV movie Naked Among Wolves has been acquired by French commercial broadcaster M6, following a…
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M6 takes UK’s Undateables to France
French network M6 has ordered a local version of UK documentary format The Undateables. Pernel…
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Pernel taking UK formats to France
French indie Pernel Media has optioned a pair of UK-originated formats and will launch them…
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Chipmunks sell out in Europe
The new Alvin and the Chipmunks animated series, Alvinnn!! and the Chipmunks, has been acquired…
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AB International hires digital boss
France-based sales house AB International Distribution has recruited Jeremy Charron as its first digital sales…
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Polish sale for Global’s Shopping Monsters
Global Agency format Shopping Monsters is getting a Polish remake. Polsat Café, which is part…
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NCIS: New Orleans ‘will make $5m per ep’
New CBS procedural NCIS: New Orleans is set to make the company “north of probably…
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CSA says channels must stay on pay-DTT
French media regulator the CSA has rejected moves to take TF1-owned news channel LCI, M6-owned…
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Orange to pre-empt Netflix with Orangecast launch
Orange is preparing to take on the imminent threat of Netflix’s arrival in France by…
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M6 extends CBS output deal
French broadcaster M6 has extended its multi-year output deal with CBS Studios International. This comes…
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Ad market upturn keeps RTL stable
Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…
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France’s M6 launching suite of online channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
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BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee
BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…
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Nickelodeon signs up for Alvinnn! and The Chipmunks
Nickelodeon has taken international rights to the new Alvin and the Chipmunks series. The new…
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News brief: Shopping Monsters hit the high street in Latvia
Viasat’s Latvian channel TV3 has launched a local version of Global Agency format Shopping Monsters….
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Canal+ makes competition complaint against TF1
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…
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ITV closes in on Rising Star
ITV is expected to land UK rights to Rising Star, marking another key international deal…
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French channel commissions girls toon
French broadcaster M6 has commissioned family entertainment company Studio 100 to produce a 52x13mins series…
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Keshet’s Rising Star sparkles in new territories
Keshet has inked deals for its super buzzy Rising Star format in Germany and the…
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Keshet notches another Rising Star deal
Keshet International has inked another deal for its buzzy talent format Rising Star. The company,…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…
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Under the Dome breaks out with 200 int’l deals
Under the Dome, the CBS miniseries based on the Stephen King novel of the same…
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Beyonce concert to broadcast in 150 territories
A concert in aid of female empowerment starring singer Beyoncé Knowles will broadcast in 150…
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RTL and VTM get The Taste for Nigella cooking show
RTL4 in the Netherlands and VTM in Belgium have acquired format rights to The Taste…
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French net to crown Shopping Queens
French broadcaster M6 has commissioned a local version of Turkish daily makeover show. The channel…
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Profit and revenues down at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has reported a year-on-year declines in revenue and profit. The producer and distributor blamed…
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France’s new wave
With shortform content, event TV and international copros, a new wave of French producers are…
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Shine sells baking format
Shine Group has cut the first international deals for its Best Bakery format. French commercial…