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NewsHeroes and Homeland creators partner for Dig
Heroes creator Tim Kring and Homeland creator Gideon Raff have teamed up for a new murder mystery set that has been ordered USA Network.
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NewsJackson exits C4 for Sundance
Channel 4 arts commissioner Tabitha Jackson is to leave the broadcaster to head up Sundance’s documentary programme in the US.
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NewsWarner renews VIP first-look deal
Warner Bros has renewed its first-look deal with The Hit-producer, Irish indie Vision Independent Productions.
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NewsOptomen explores castles for Travel Channel
Optomen is to explore castles located around the world after winning a series from US cable network the Travel Channel.
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NewsCinemax boards Fox horror drama
HBO sister channel Cinemax has come on board Outcast, a horror drama from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman set to air on Fox in the UK.
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NewsNerd TV opens LA base
Factual indie Nerd TV is opening a US production base after securing a range of development pilots and commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsBad Education gets US pilot
Jack Whitehall comedy Bad Education is to be piloted by US network ABC.
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NewsCBS passes $1bn in international revenues
Hollywood studio CBS expects to bring in international distribution revenues of $1.25 billion (£777m) this year, growth of over three times in the last five years.
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NewsHBO developing Nesbø’s Headhunters
Cable network HBO is developing a series based on Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters with Zodiak Media-owned producer Yellow Bird Entertainment.
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NewsAmerican Horror Story to return
Horror franchise American Horror Story, which airs on UK pay-TV net Fox, is to return for a fourth instalment.
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NewsRTL locks up Wentworth deal
Prisoner Cell Block H remake Wentworth Prison is heading to Germany after broadcaster RTL commissioned a local version of the Fremantle Media-distributed Australian drama.
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NewsIsraeli TV builds momentum
UK broadcasters and super-indies including Channel 4 and Shine are scouring Israel for the next Homeland or The X Factor as the country’s TV business gathers pace.
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NewsC4 hunts Israeli entertainment formats
Channel 4 is searching for entertainment formats from Israel and has kicked off negotiations with a number of local producers.
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NewsNBC to boost international remakes
NBC is ramping up the number of international remakes that it develops as it searches for the next wave of scripted content, programming boss Bob Greenblatt told delegates at Israeli TV conference IN TV.
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NewsFX signs up Sacha Baron Cohen
US cable network FX is to bring back Ali G after striking a first-look deal with Sacha Baron Cohen’s indie Four By Two.
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NewsSteve McQueen preps HBO drama
British film director Steve McQueen, who recently directed 12 Years A Slave, is developing a Shame-style TV project with HBO.
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NewsDynamo heads to Asia
Dynamo Magician Impossible is heading to Asia after Passion Distribution sold his UKTV magic series to RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network.
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NewsUS to remake Norway thriller
Norwegian conspiracy thriller Mammon is to be remade in the US after UK distributor DRG sold the format rights to 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment.
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NewsThe Killing set for Russia, Turkey & India remakes
BBC4 drama The Killing is being lined up for local remakes in Russia, Turkey and India following interest at Mipcom.
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NewsVoD sales increase sharply
Sales to VoD services have surged to account for 10-15% of major distributors’ revenues – although uncertainty remains about whether the rapid growth rate can be maintained.