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Shine
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Shine execs form new factual indie, ink BBCWW deal
Sanjay Singhal (pictured) and Steve Nam have created a new factual production company, Voltage TV,…
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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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Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway
Fox International Channels is replacing its Fox Crime channel with the core Fox service in…
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International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
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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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All3Media, Shine and Starz cut Viewster OTT deals
OTT operator Viewster has cut programming deals with a raft of distributors, picking up drama…
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News brief: Banijay poaches Shine acquisitions exec Jimmy Humphrey
Banijay International has hired Jimmy Humphrey as sales and acquisitions manager. Humphrey joins from Shine…
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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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Dragonfly taps Channel 4 commissioner as creative director
Shine Group-backed Dragonfly Film and Television has hired Mark Raphael as its creative director. He…
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Gary Carter joining Shine Group
FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter is joining Shine Group where he will take the new role…
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Viewster inks indie films deal
Over-the-top video provider Viewster has struck deals with three independent film aggregators to bring over…
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BBC Three orders Horsemeat Banquet
BBC Three has ordered The Horsemeat Banquet, a one-off show in which a group of…
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Fox’s Latino channel orders more Minute To Win It
Fox’s recently-launched US Hispanic cable network MundoFox has ordered another season of its version of…
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GSN orders cable version of Minute to Win It
US cable net GSN has ordered a new version of Shine’s gameshow format Minute to…
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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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Jack Black making web series Ghost Ghirls for Yahoo
Actor Jack Black and the US division of Shine are teaming to make web comedy…
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Shine making drama about rock band INXS
Shine has been commissioned to make Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS,…
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Shine America ups two executives
The US division of Shine has promoted Dave Schulz and Chris Campbell. Schulz becomes vice…
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BBC orders Hurricane Sandy Superstorm documentary
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a fast turnaround documentary about the hurricane that…
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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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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…