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Exclusive: Fox’s Masked Singer optioned in the UK
Argonon Group-backed producer Bandicoot Television has optioned Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer for the…
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Beta Film & O3 Productions team for Arab-European copros
Beta Film and O3 Productions, the production arm of Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC, are partnering…
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Korean networks launch US on-demand service
South Korean three largest networks – KBS, MBC and SBS – have jointly launched a…
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Ampere: Saudi web users consume most TV & video
Saudi Arabian internet users watched more TV and video online than people in any other…
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Eccho Rights recruits in Seoul
Eccho Rights has added to its Asian team with the recruitment of Deborah Youn, who will…
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UK, Korea team for artificial intelligence format
UK indie Zig Zag and South Korean free TV broadcaster MBC are teaming to take…
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Jim Jam, TVN among Cloudbabies buyers
Jim Jam and TVN in Poland and ETV in South Africa have bought Cloudbabies from…
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Danger Mouse spied in Oz, France
FremantleMedia’s new version of spy toon Danger Mouse has made its way to broadcasters in…
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Turner buys Korean drama
Turner has acquired Korean drama Saimdang (WT) for its channels in southeast Asia. The high-end…
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Rai orders UK entertainment format
Italian public broadcaster Rai has commissioned Don’t Ask Me, a live and interactive entertainment format…
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Banijay in Mid East formats pact
Banijay International has signed an exclusive production pact with Middle Eastern prodco Periscoop, TBI has…
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Turner’s K-culture channel launches on Astro
Turner Broadcasting has launched its Korean entertainment channel Oh!K on Malaysian pay TV platform Astro….
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Turner, FTV try on Dimensionpants
Turner Broadcasting System and France Télévisions are among new buyers of DHX Media-sold toon Dr….
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MBC, France Télévisions buy GRB shows
MBC in the Middle East and France Télévisions are among buyers of factual programming from…
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K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
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Turner feels Oh!K about Asian channel launch
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific’s upcoming channel, Oh!K, has scored a volume deal with Korean…
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Talpa recruits Kebbi for Middle East launch
John de Mol’s Talpa has launched a Middle East production unit, which will be run…
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Sony’s El Mariachi hits the Middle East
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired Sony Pictures Televison’s El Mariachi, the Latin drama based…
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News brief: MBC to tell Celebrity Style Story
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired Celebrity Style Story, a format from Global Agency-owned World…
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Sony scales back Middle East production, Kebbi exiting
Sony Pictures Television Arabia’s president Ziad Kebbi is exiting the business as part of a…
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News brief: Turkey, Mid East nets kick on with Foot Pop
Programming services in Turkey and the Middle East have acquired football-themed funny clips show Foot…
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Broadcasters probe United States of Secrets
Eleven broadcasters have acquired new Frontline series United States of Secrets from PBS International. ZDF…
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News brief: Rai Gulp backs Sendokai Champions
Italian kids channel Rai Gulp has acquired animated action series Sendokai Champions from Spanish distributor…
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News brief: CEE deals for DHX kids shows
Chellomedia Central Europe is among buyers of DHX Media’s kids series. The channels operator has…
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Endemol sells talent format to Middle East’s MBC
Pan-regional Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has ordered a local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar,…
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News brief: Mid East net winds up for Tickety Toc
Dubai-based MBC3 has acquired preschool show Tickety Toc from distributor Zodiak Kids. The MBC Group…
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News brief: Java’s Mobile Revolution will be televised
France’s Java Films has presold a documentary about the mobile phone’s impact on history to…
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Lagardère sells JFK doc across Europe
Lagardère Entertainment Rights has sold its one-off doc Inside JFK’s Assassination to a host of…
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Eyeworks makes a Splash in South Korea
Eyeworks’ diving format Celebrity Splash is to launch in another territory, this time South Korea…
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Middle East nets ready Millionaire spin off, new formats
Middle Eastern and North African broadcasters have partnered with Sony Pictures Television on the latest…