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NewsC4 strikes development deal with US producer
Channel 4 has inked a development deal with US producer Scott Eckert at the New York Television Festival.
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NewsNetflix orders thriller from Damages creator
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from a major Hollywood studio, a Sony-produced psychological thriller from the team behind legal drama Damages.
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NewsDanny Boyle to produce WWII serial for FX
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle’s latest move into TV is a ten-part miniseries for US network FX called Telemark
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NewsPact: China boon for UK content
China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.
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NewsTCB grows with 40 indie deals
TCB Media Rights, the international distributor formed by former Cineflix Rights boss Paul Heaney, is expanding its programming pipeline and is heading to Mipcom with new shows from a client base of 40 UK indies.
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NewsTV3 issues call for soap proposals
Irish broadcaster TV3 has released a detailed brief containing more information about what it is looking for from its first ever soap opera.
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NewsDCD hit by Bridezillas cancellation
DCD Media’s flagship Bridezillas series has been dropped by US cable channel WE TV after ten series.
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NewsA&E to remake The Returned
US network A&E is to remake French drama The Returned after striking a deal with FremantleMedia.
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NewsABC lines up C4 No Angels revival
No Angels, World Productions’ C4 nurses drama, is being adapted by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television for ABC.
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NewsABC Family boss Michael Riley eyes London move
Michael Riley, who has lead ABC Family for the last three years, is leaving the US cable network and is looking for a London-based role in the international television business.
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NewsSony steps up Scandinavian acquisition plans
Sony Pictures Television is aggressively stepping up plans to acquire production companies in Scandinavia – despite apparently losing out in its bid for pan-regional group Nice Entertainment.
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NewsFilms to series trend hots up
US network executives are mining the feature film world for ideas to take to the small screen
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NewsTrue Blood to end next year
Vampire drama True Blood, which airs on Fox in the UK, is to end after its seventh season.
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NewsFremantle eyes digital future
Fremantle Media is focusing on a digital future and searching for long-term replacements for its bigticket entertainment formats as it moves on from the departure of international boss David Ellender.
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NewsDavie retunes focus of BBCW
France, India and the US will become core production hubs as BBCW reviews global alliances
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NewsComedy Central strikes LA deals
Comedy Central UK is set to acquire US comedies The Millers and We Are Men after entering exclusive negotiations with CBS Studios International.
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NewsCore hires FremantleMedia exec in UK push
US producer Core Media is continuing its aggressive expansion into the UK with the hire of former FremantleMedia exec Maureen Kerr.
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NewsKudos secures Hunted spin-off from Cinemax
HBO-owned US pay-TV broadcaster Cinemax is developing a four-part spinoff of Hunted from Kudos Film and Television.
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NewsNetflix heads back to Hemlock Grove
Netflix has ordered a second series of Eli Roth’s horror series Hemlock Grove.