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Shine International
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Shine builds digital sales unit with Kerry Ball hire
Shine Group’s sales wing has hired Kerry Ball to lead its digital business development efforts….
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MIPTV 2014: Ashley Banjo shimmies to Cannes with Shine
Popular British street dancer Ashley Banjo will be in Cannes with Shine International to promote…
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SVT enters The Tunnel
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired the Anglo-French remake of one of its own dramas, The…
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Cineflix’s Dave Clarke joins Shine’s formats team
Cineflix’s format acquisitions chief Dave Clarke has joined rival UK producer-distributor Shine Group in a…
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News brief: Discovery takes Shine’s package
Discovery Latin America has acquired a 290-hour package of new and returning programming from UK-based…
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News brief: Shine cuts first-look deal with 44 Blue
Shine International has inked a significant first-look development and distribution deal with LA prodco 44…
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Shine sells Clash of the Choirs into Ukraine
Shine International has shopped its Clash of the Choirs (pictured) format into Ukraine. The deal took…
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News brief: PBS buys Shine’s Vicious
US broadcaster PBS has acquired British comedy series Vicious. The 6x30mins show, which stars Ian…
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Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs
As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: The Tunnel
Shine International will hope three is the magic number as it takes this new incarnation…
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Naomi Campbell to show Face in Cannes
Supermodel Naomi Campbell will be in Cannes with Shine International to promote her debuting reality…
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Naomi Campbell takes her Face to Foxtel
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is to executive produce an Australian version of her modelling competition format…
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Anything Goes in Europe, Brazil
French comedy entertainment format Anything Goes has landed commissions in four new territories. Spain’s Antena…
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Shine scores Barcroft first-look deal
Shine International has secured a first-look deal with UK indie Barcroft Productions, the company behind…
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Six international deals for Broadchurch
Shine International has cut six new international deals for hit UK drama Broadchurch. Channel One…
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Fox to adapt ITV hit Broadchurch
US broadcast network Fox is planning a remake of ITV drama hit Broadchurch (pictured) to add…
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Kudos strikes deal with Broadchurch producer
Shine-backed drama producer Kudos has inked a first-look deal with Imaginary Friends, the UK production…
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Shine International confirms permanent CEO
Shine International’s interim CEO Nadine Nohr has been confirmed in the post on a permanent…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…
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Shine hires ITVSGE sales rep to bolster EMEA team
Shine International has added an ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales executive to its EMEA team….
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New role for Lisa Higginson at Shine
Shine is looking for a new UK-based sales director following the news that Lisa Higginson…
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BBC America buys ITV drama Broadchurch
US cable network BBC America has acquired Broadchurch, the upcoming British drama series starring David…
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Sex, Drugs and Restaurant wars
“Chefs are the new rock stars,” says Mike Beale, head of formats at ITV Studios,…
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Shine names Katrina Neylon as Ruth Clarke’s replacement
The distribution arm of Shine has promoted Katrina Neylon to senior VP, head of EMEA,…
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Netflix snags Warner Bros content as Scandi roll out continues
Netflix has launched in Denmark today and will roll out in Norway and Finland later…
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Exclusive: Shine poaches BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown
Shine International has poached BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown to become its new director of acquisitions,…