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RTL’s De Posch confirmed for MIPTV
RTL boss Guillaume de Posch will give a keynote address at MIPTV about how the…
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Mumbai Railway journeys to global nets
British documentary series Mumbai Railway has been acquired by broadcasters around the world. Distributor DCD…
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ITV brings Darnell-Burnett gameshow to UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned a local version of Mike Darnell and Mark Burnett’s…
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Formats remain in focus as DRG drops label
DRG has discontinued its DRG Formats label, but the Nice Entertainment Group distributor remains a…
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American Idol hits Fremantle profits
Profit was down across the first nine months of the year at FremantleMedia, with the…
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ProSiebenSat.1 nabs ‘important’ Disney content deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and The Walt Disney Company have agreed a significant multi-year agreement that gives the…
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Wanted: procedural series
Demand remains high for procedural drama, but the supply from the US is slowing. Stewart…
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German free-TV deal for Talpa’s Puppet talent show
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has ordered a local version of The Puppet Show, the new…
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RTL takes Hostages
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has acquired scripted series Hostages. RTL will put the show on…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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RTL buys Canal+ series The Bureau
RTL has picked up French drama series The Bureau for its RTL Crime channel in…
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Getty Images appoints Airey as CEO
Former Yahoo EMEA chief and Channel 5 boss Dawn Airey has been appointed as CEO…
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RTL, Beta plot big-bugdet Wild West drama
Germany’s RTL and Beta Film are coproducing a big-budget Wild West drama, with shooting beginning…
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Euro nets like Real Men
Germany’s VOX is among three buyers of Red Arrow Entertainment Group format Real Men. The…
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RTL MCN plots BMG music artists push
Multi-channel network BroadbandTV is partnering with Bertelsmann stablemate and music publisher BMG on an initiative…
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ITV Studios on song as int’l business grows
ITV channels lost viewing share but reported a strong financial performance in the in the…
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RTL Hungary appoints CEO and deputy
Pan-European broadcast group RTL has appointed a permanent CEO and vice-CEO at RTL Hungary following…
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RTL Group creates central Digital Hub
RTL Group has created a digital hub that will manage RTL Group’s portfolio of digital acquisitions and…
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CEE formats deals for All3’s Filmpool
All3Media International has struck two new deals for formats from German prodco Filmpool. Long-running Sat.1…
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StyleHaul strikes content deal with Channel 4
RTL-owned multichannel network StyleHaul has struck a deal with Channel 4 to produce a series of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 issues drama copro call
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has issued an open call to the international market as it launches…
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Expandables to French-Canada, Australia
TVA in French-Canada and Foxtel in Australia have acquired Tricon Films & Television’s home renovation…
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TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
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RTL stays stable as FremantleMedia dips
A stronger advertising market in Germany and digital growth helped keep RTL Group’s top line…
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Exec pair replacing Beers at FremantleMedia
Craig Cegielski and Jennifer Mullin have been named co-CEOs of FremantleMedia North America to replace…
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RTL MCN buys kids and family channels group
RTL’s multichannel operator BroadbandTV has acquired YoBoHo, a YouTube networks curator and content producer. The…
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Canal+ acquires buzzy German drama
Cold War-inspired German drama Deutschland 83 will broadcast in France. The show’s distributor, FremantleMedia International,…
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Hulu goes to Wonderland with Beta
US streaming service Hulu is among buyers of the Beta Film-sold drama Wonderland. Beta has…
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Broomfield’s Sleeper awakens channels
Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, has sold to broadcasters in Australia,…
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RTL Hungary CEO exiting post
RTL Group’s long-serving Hungarian chief executive Dirk Gerkens is leaving his post, with Andreas Rudas…