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NewsXbox orders first unscripted series
Microsoft has commissioned a football-themed series, Every Street United, as the first unscripted series to stream via its Xbox games console.
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NewsSony launches UK anime SVOD service
Sony is launching a subscription video-on-demand service for its anime channel Animax and has struck a deal with Viz Media to provide content.
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NewsAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D wins full series
Channel 4’s US superhero drama Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D has been renewed by US network ABC for a full series.
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NewsWeinstein Company joins BBC's War and Peace
US film studio The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed a deal with Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide, to partner on BBC Cymru Wales Drama’s War and Peace.
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NewsDesperate Housewives heads to Lagos
Mipcom: Desperate Housewives is set to move from Wisteria Lane to downtown Lagos following a deal between Disney and Nigeria’s EbonyLife TV.
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NewsCookie Monster heads to CBeebies
Mipcom: Elmo and the Cookie Monster are to open the doors to The Furchester hotel – the result of a unique tie-up between Sesame Workshop and CBeebies.
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NewsFox's 24 to film in London
The latest version of 24 is set to film in the UK later this year after US network Fox ordered 12 episodes of the action series.
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NewsAll3M strikes deals for Million Second Quiz
The Million Second Quiz is set to be remade around the world after All3Media International struck a raft of format deals with major producers.
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NewsOvation airs Young Doctor’s Notebook
US network Ovation TV will air A Young Doctor’s Notebook this week as its strategy to acquire more high-profile international arts programming gathers pace.
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NewsNat Geo preps female-skewing channel
National Geographic is launching a new channel Nat Geo People internationally but has no plans to roll it out in the UK.
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NewsAbi Morgan wins Emmy for The Hour
The Hour creator Abi Morgan won an Emmy at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, while Netflix’s House of Cards – the first digital series to be nominated for a major award – saw David Fincher pick up the best drama director award.
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NewsTandem snaps up C4 exec Stoll
German producer and distributor Tandem Communications has hired Channel 4 executive Ben Stoll as it moves into producing English-language drama series.
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NewsOutline signs Hat Trick distribution deal
Outline Productions has signed a distribution deal with Hat Trick International to cover sales of new programming outside of the US.
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NewsHulu orders comedy from Lionsgate
US VoD service Hulu has commissioned Deadbeat, a comedy series from Lionsgate and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.
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NewsSyfy pilots 12 Monkeys remake
US cable network Syfy has ordered a TV remake of Terry Gilliam’s 1995 feature film 12 Monkeys.
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NewsRambo heads to TV after eOne deal
Rambo is being remade for television after Entertainment One struck a deal with producer Avi Lerner.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.
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NewsKeo launches Australian division
Keo Films is to expand its business into Australia after securing a recommission of River Cottage Australia.
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NewsCBS greenlights Steven Spielberg space series
US network CBS has ordered sci-fi series Extant from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television to air next summer.
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NewsCineflix steps back from drama
Cineflix is gearing up for a new phase in which it eschews highcost drama programming for a focus on unscripted content.