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Passion Distribution
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Sales round-up: Sky Vision sells Arabia, SBS Food’s Gusto deal, Passion’s CEE deals
Discovery Asia-Pac acquires Arabia Discovery Networks in Asia Pacific has picked up rights to a…
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Sales round-up: Fremantle seals Balkans deals; Passion lands ‘Moon’ sales
Fremantle sells ‘Jamie Oliver’ and ‘Got Talent’ into Balkans Fremantle has struck two deals across…
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Passion’s Rees appointed COO of Tinopolis Factual
Nick Rees has been promoted to chief operating officer of factual and distribution at Welsh-based…
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TBI Weekly: Formats thrive in purple patch post-MIPTV
The formats market has struck a purple patch a month on from MIPTV, with the…
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UK Screenings: Diversity is key for Passion projects
An eclectic slate of thought-provoking and entertaining content will lead the way for the Passion…
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Passion hires Fremantle exec as head of acquisitions
Passion Distribution has hired FremantleMedia International’s (FMI) Sean Wheatley as head of acquisitions. Wheatley will…
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BBC ends Robot Wars for the second time
UK broadcaster BBC Two has killed off its mech-on-mech battle format Robot Wars for the…
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Passion acquisitions chief moves to TCB
Passion Distribution’s head of acquisitions, Jimmy Humphreys, is moving to rival UK distributor TCB Media…
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MIPCOM slates – Passion, D360 & Flame
Passion Distribution UK-based Passion is taking some 300 new hours to Cannes next week. Toplining…
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Doctor Christian Will See You in Cannes
Passion Distribution’s MIPTV slate is headed by Dr Christian Will See You Now, the latest…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: Spies
Espionage has perhaps never been more relevant than it is in 2017, with fake news…
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Passion sales chief resurfaces at DRG
Elin Thomas has joined UK-based distributor DRG just days after her exit from Passion Distribution…
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Tanner upped as Thomas exits Passion
Nick Tanner has been named head of sales at UK-based distributor Passion, replacing the outgoing…
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Passion releasing The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump
Passion Distribution has snagged The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump, the doc special about…
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Ex-NBCU unscripted chief resurfaces at Tinopolis
NBCUniversal International Studios’ former unscripted chief, David Mortimer, has joined transatlantic production group Tinopolis. Mortimer…
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BBCWW takes Pests and Rich Kids into Africa
Passion Distribution has shopped a raft of content to BBC Worldwide in the wake of…
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Broadcasters join Robot Wars
UK battling robots series Robot Wars has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters….
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Passion to reveal The Next Great Magician
UK-based Passion Distribution to hoping to conjure up deals for its new Crook Productions format…
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Banijay UK chief to exit
Rod Henwood is stepping down from his post as CEO of Banijay UK, Belgium and…
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DCD Rights adds Passion exec in drama plan
DCD Rights has hired Philippa Chuter, who was working at rival UK-based distributor Passion, as…
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Humphrey to reunite with Namiech at Passion
Jimmy Humphrey will reunite with his former Banijay International boss Emmanuelle Namiech by joining UK-based…
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ProSieben to start Robot Wars
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has bought the reboot of Robot Wars. The new UK series, in…
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Foxtel, Sky Italia get factual from Passion
Pay TV providers in Australia and Italy are among those that have bought factual programming…
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Buyers commit to true crime with Passion
Passion Distribution has notched a raft of post-MIPTV sales with a several deals for its…
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BattleBots to challenge Robot Wars in Cannes
A five-foot humanoid combat robot named ‘The Obwalden Overlord’ will touch down in Cannes next…
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Ex-Banijay sales boss to lead Passion
Former Banijay Group sales boss Emmanuelle Namiech has been named CEO of Passion Distribution. Multiple…
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Passion ups Elin Thomas
Passion Distribution has promoted Elin Thomas to director of global sales. Thomas (pictured) joined Passion…
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Tinopolis poaches Wall to Wall boss
Wales-based Tinopolis Group has poached Wall to Wall veteran Jonathan Hewes to become CEO of…
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UK’s truTV lands America’s Got Talent
The British version of truTV has landed the latest season of US reality competition series…
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Seven will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Australia’s Seven Network has acquired Passion Distribution-sold comedy entertainment series Make You Laugh Out Loud….