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  • Nashville
    News

    Sky acquires E4's Nashville

    2016-03-15T12:16:00Z

    Sky Living has poached country music soap Nashville, which previously aired on E4.

  • Dating Naked
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    Znak & Jones develops Dating Naked

    2016-02-17T12:58:00Z

    Sky-backed indie Znak & Jones is developing a British version of controversial social experiment Dating Naked after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus.

  • Oculus Rift
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    Syfy launches VR cop drama

    2016-02-12T10:25:00Z

    NBC-owned broadcaster Syfy has ordered a virtual reality drama to air on its linear channel as well as VR platforms including Oculus Rift.

  • war-and-peace
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    Lookout Point hires BBCW drama chief

    2015-11-23T12:55:00Z

    War and Peace producer Lookout Point has hired BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Damian Keogh as its first commercial director.

  • Robot
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    Amazon hacks into Mr Robot

    2015-09-25T10:40:00Z

    Amazon has continued its aggressive acquisition of first-run TV shows with the purchase of US hacker drama Mr Robot.

  • Masterchef
    News

    The UK's top distributors

    2015-09-24T12:39:00Z

    Data showing the top distributors, biggest risers and market growth by country.

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden
    News

    The Late Late Show with James Corden set for Asia

    2015-07-07T12:36:00Z

    The Late Late Show with James Corden is to air across Asia after CBS Studios International struck a deal with pan-regional broadcaster RTL CBS Entertainment HD.

  • Doc Martin
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    Friends creator adapts Doc Martin for the US

    2015-06-02T09:48:00Z

    Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is remaking long-running British drama Doc Martin in the US.

  • Blindspot
    News

    LA Screenings: The complete guide

    2015-05-13T11:37:00Z

    Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the dramas and comedies picked up ahead of the LA Screenings.

  • Bob the Builder
    News

    Bob The Builder leaps to YouTube

    2015-04-09T12:57:00Z

    Bob The Builder is set for a move onto YouTube after Hit Entertainment kicked off production on a raft of shorts for the VoD platform, along with a second series of the CGI reboot.

  • Welcome to Myrtle Manor
    News

    Sky buys stake in US producer

    2015-03-30T16:19:00Z

    Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.

  • Waking The Dead
    News

    Trevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF

    2015-03-30T12:19:00Z

    Projector Pictures, the indie set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, has inked a first-look deal with ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster.

  • A To Z
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    Analysis: US acquisitions

    2014-08-21T07:04:00Z

    A raft of big-budget US acquisitions are set to be unveiled over the next few weeks as British broadcasters conclude their efforts to land this year’s offerings from the LA Screenings.

  • The Legacy
    News

    Sky lands Danish drama The Legacy

    2014-02-03T09:27:00Z

    Sky Arts has snapped up The Legacy (Arvingerne), the latest Danish drama from the makers of The Killing and Borgen.

  • Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
    News

    CNN searches for factual series

    2014-01-28T12:52:00Z

    CNN is ramping up the number of factual series it commissions and is keen to order more “knowledge based” reality shows. 

  • Release the Hounds
    News

    ProSieben remakes Release the Hounds

    2014-01-28T12:29:00Z

    Release the Hounds, the horror gameshow created by Gogglebox Entertainment for ITV2, is to be remade in Germany.

  • Freewheeling
    News

    TNT & TBS hunt UK formats

    2014-01-28T11:40:00Z

    Time Warner networks TNT and TBS are eyeing UK formats as part of the broadcasting giant’s drive to order more international shows.

  • Close Up Kings
    News

    Zig Zag's Close Up Kings travels globe

    2014-01-28T09:53:00Z

    Discovery’s magic series Close Up Kings is to travel the world after producer Zig Zag closed a deal with distributor Entertainment One. 

  • The Real Housewives of Orange County
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    Tinopolis to launch US indie

    2014-01-27T17:25:00Z

    The Real Housewives of Orange County-producer Kevin Lee has agreed a partnership with Tinopolis Group to launch production company Tollbooth Group.

  • Top Gear
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    BBC Brit unveiled by Worldwide

    2014-01-27T16:48:00Z

    Male-skewing factual entertainment programmes including Top Gear are to feature on a new BBC Worldwide international channel, BBC Brit.