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Sky Vision
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Sky swoops for Warner Bros.’ The Flash and Forever
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has acquired two drama series launched at this year’s LA…
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Sky Vision cuts first-look deals with UK indies
BSkyB’s distribution arm Sky Vision has signed first-look deals with two UK indie producers. It…
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Networks combine to construct Berlin Wall
Networks in the US, UK and Australia are coproducing a documentary about the construction of…
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Sky buys Bake Off producer Love Productions
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has taken a 70% stake in Love Productions, the UK…
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The factual landscape: ducks, docs and digital
The business of selling factual programming is changing – with free-to-air slots for classic factual…
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News brief: Sky 1 returns to Yonderland
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a second season of Yonderland, its surreal…
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CEE nets bag Sky Vision series
Broadcasters from central and eastern Europe have acquired 45 hours of programming from UK-based distributor…
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Sky Vision poaches Zodiak Rights’ Shingleton
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has hired Barnaby Shingleton from rival Zodiak Rights. Shingleton will become…
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Sky Vision branches out in Iberia, Italy and Lat-Am
Sky Vision, the content sales arm of UK pay TV operator BSkyB, has brought on…
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Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?
Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Roughcut cuts Sky channels development deal
UK indie producer Roughcut TV has agreed a programming deal with Sky whereby it will…
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Sky Vision signs back2back development deal
BSkyB-owned Sky Vision has scored an exclusive co-development partnership with UK indie back2back Productions. The…
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Sky Vision grabs Reelz-bound Asylum series
Sky Vision, the international distribution arm of BSkyB, has picked up international distribution rights to…
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Sky Vision forms bond with Ugly Brother
UK-based Sky Vision has signed a development deal with LA production house Ugly Brother Studios….
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Sky1, PBS chase Typhoon Haiyan answers
UK satellite channel Sky1 HD and US pubcaster PBS are to get a documentary charting…
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Page, Neillis in FremantleMedia, Sky Vision job swap
The former head of acquisitions at Sky Vision, Angela Neillis, is joining FremantleMedia to become…
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Buyers circled CableReady before closure
DRG and Content Media Corp. were among those that came close to acquiring the assets…
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Carl Hall to exit Sky Vision
Carl Hall is exiting his position as managing director of BSkyB-owned distributor Sky Vision, with…
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Mandela doc resonantes with presales
A doc celebrating the life and achievements of former South African president Nelson Mandela has…
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Sky Vision to show Fortitude
Sky Vision is set to land international rights to upcoming big-budget drama Fortitude, TBI understands….
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Sky Vision to launch US, UK Duck Quacks in Cannes
UK distributor Sky Vision is to launch the upcoming UK and US versions of a…
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HBO acquires Sky Living comedy Doll & Em
US premium cable net HBO has bought Doll & Em, a new comedy from Emily…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Sky Vision’s Moonfleet
There’s no shortage of pirate-themed projects hitting the market this year, but perhaps only one…
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TV2, 365 reveal It’s Love, Actually
Broadcasters in Denmark and Iceland have acquired straight-to-series format remakes of Sky Vision-distributed factual entertainment…
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Sky Vision making Bannockburn docudrama for History UK
History UK has ordered Bannockburn (WT) a one-off event docudrama from Sky Vision. The factual…
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Sky programming costs hit £2.5bn
BSkyB’s yearly programming costs have hit £2.5 billion (US$3.9 billion), as the UK satcaster’s British…
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Prisoners firm Keshet poaches BBC Worldwide executive
Keshet International has appointed a BBC Worldwide distribution exec to become a sales director. Cynthia…
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DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
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Sky Vision sells 100 hours into CEE
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has sealed a raft of sales with broadcasters across Europe as…
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MTG completes DRG acquisition, buys Novemberfilm
Modern Times Group Studios has finalised its acquisition of UK-based distributor DRG, and bought Norwegian…