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ITV shops Meet the Parents format
Finnish broadcaster MTV has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ Meet the Parents format….
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Sky doc World’s Most Evil Killers head to RTL
German free TV giant RTL has prebought Sky UK’s World’s Most Evil Killers. The true…
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Benelux nets look fowards to This Time Next Year
Deals for hot UK format This Time Next Year don’t appear to be slowing as…
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M6 groups broadcasting assets after RTL deal
M6 Group is to acquire the French radio assets of RTL Group as part of…
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Youfone launching TV service in the Netherlands
Dutch SIM-only mobile operator Youfone is planning to launch a new IP-delivered TV service in…
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CEE/Asia shake-up at RTL
Luxembourg-based broadcast group RTL has named Andreas Fischer (left) senior VP business development and regional…
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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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Viacom launching new Spike channels
Viacom will launch Spike channels in the Netherlands and Hungary next month. The male-skewing cable…
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Married at First Sight heads to France
French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of edgy marriage format Married at…
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RTL secures new NBCU output deal
Mediagruppe RTL Deutschland has secured a new output deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution. This hands…
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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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Armoza brings German Curvy Supermodel to MIPCOM
Israel’s Armoza Formats will launch German beauty format Curvy Supermodel at MIPCOM. The original 5x120mins…
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Pre-market format sales for Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has got local versions of its Big Music Quiz format away ahead…
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RTL to Meet the Parents with ITVS Germany
ITV Studios Germany is producing a six-episode version of British format Meet the Parents for…
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RTL buys Endemol Shine’s Big Music Quiz
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local version of Endemol Shine format The Big Music…
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Corden’s Late Late Show notches another sale
French net MCM has become the latest buyer of The Late Late Show with James…
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Media giants dominate Euro TV, US impact grows
A group of 15 media giants dominate pay TV within the European Union, accounting for…
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RTL rebrands in the Netherlands
RTL’s Dutch channels business is rebranding to “communicate one clear brand to all audiences”. As…
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RTL’s Nitro buys new Top Gear
RTL has acquired the Top Gear reboot for its digital channel RTL Nitro. The deal…
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UK-licensed channels weigh Brexit impact
UK-licensed European channels face a period of uncertainty after last night’s Brexit vote, according to…
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RTL sees Benefits in Endemol Shine format
Germany’s RTL has become the first network to order a local version of Endemol Shine…
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RTL sets up German Power Couple
German free TV powerhouse RTL has ordered a local version of the Israeli-originated format Power…
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Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy head to new RTL net
RTL has ordered two 60-episode runs of classic gameshows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy for…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Broadcast, Fremantle drive strong RTL results
RTL Group reported a 9.5% revenue increase and an 18% growth in underlying earnings in…
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RTL, TV2 remaking Twofour format
Germany’s RTL and Denmark’s TV2 are to remake Twofour primetime ‘time-travel’ format This Time Next…
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RTL launching youth-focused online service
RTL is due to roll out RTL II You at the end of May, a…
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RTL looks to digital to compete with US rivals
RTL must continue to grow its digital business and look to global scale as it…
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MIPTV: Dance, Dance, Dance dances onto RTL
Celebrity dance format Dance, Dance, Dance has been picked up by German free-to-air broadcaster RTL….
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RTL: ‘owning content is key to growth’
RTL has reported a full-year uptick in profit and revenue as the company’s German operation…