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Zig Zag Productions
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Blue Ant cuts Zig Zag deal, brings 4K to Cannes
Blue Ant International has inked a development and distribution deal with UK indie Zig Zag…
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Zig Zag staffing up, poaches ITV exec
Zig Zag Productions has hired Andy Scott (pictured) for a new head of entertainment role,…
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Barcroft poaches Zig Zag’s Wyles
Barcroft Productions has hired Zig Zag Productions’ Peter Wyles as director of programmes. Wyles is…
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PactUS makes first hire
The New US arm of UK indies body Pact has hired Matt Gould has its…
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Relativity lines up home reno UK remake
US producer Relativity Television has sold live event home renovation format Built By America Live…
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Syfy magnifies Close Up Kings
US cable channel Syfy has bought UK-Canadian magic series Close Up Kings. The deal with…
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US indie Eastern hires McKeown from Nutopia
US factual producer Eastern has recruited Simon McKeown as its senior VP, development. He joins…
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Regal ambitions
Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…
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News brief: Paul rejoins Zig Zag as US SVP
Ben Paul is rejoining the UK’s Zig Zag Productions three years after exiting to run…
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UK, Brazilian prodcos agree copro deal
UK indie Zig Zag Productions has closed a non-exclusive coproduction agreement with Brazil’s Viva Filmes,…
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Two more broadcasters wanna marry Prince Harry
ITV in the UK and M-Net in South Africa have both acquired reality series I…
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YouTube gets original
With YouTube channels and their content providers toasted as the talk of MIPTV last week,…
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A&E finds Herberts
A&E Network has ordered an unscripted series about five advertising agency brothers. The Herbert Brothers…
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Viewpoint: Rio’s grand
Zig Zag Productions’ CEO Danny Fenton reports back from this month’s Rio Content Market in…
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UK broadcaster ‘sniffing Japanese gameshow’
UK indie Zig Zag Productions has acquired local rights to a Japanese gameshow and is…
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Channel 5 orders Too Fat to Fly as part of Supersize season
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a one-off doc, Too Fat to Fly. The…
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Discovery acquires sex therapy doc
Discovery Fit and Health in the US is among the buyers of Real 40 Year…
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Denmark’s Mastiff buys Japanese gameshow format
Danish producer Mastiff has acquired rights to Japanese gameshow Exit from vendor Eccho Rights. The…