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NewsZig Zag dons wolves clothing for Viacom doc
A secretive community of people who believe they are non-humans feature in a co-production deal between Zig Zag Productions and Viacom-owned US network Logo.
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NewsTarget's Ali Hill joins DRG
DRG senior vice president of acquisitions Diane Rankin is leaving the company as Ali Hill joins from Target Entertainment.
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NewsWatch acquires supernatural drama from CBS
Watch has bought CBS’s Beauty and the Beast as its latest high concept US drama.
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NewsEndemol to manage Rolling Stones digital rights
Endemol is managing the digital rights of the final stage of the Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” reunion tour.
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NewsShine sells Minute To Win It to China
Mipcom: Shine Group has signed a double deal with Chinese commercial broadcaster Shanghai Media Group.
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NewsITV buys producer of Finland’s Dragon’s Den
Mipcom: ITV has taken the next step in its plan to create a Scandinavian creative hub by buying Finnish fact ent and reality specialist Tarinatalo.
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NewsHistory orders South African special
History has ordered flagship documentary about the end of apartheid in South Africa which is to air internationally in 2013.
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NewsBrydon to write and star in HBO comedy pilot
Rob Brydon has secured a pilot for a fish-out-of-water comedy series from US cable network HBO.
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NewsEpisodes to return for third series
Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes has been recommissioned for a third run on Showtime and the BBC.
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NewsTurner signs up Fraggle Rock’s Doozers to air on Cartoonito
Turner Broadcasting has bought Doozers, a new Jim Henson Company spin-off from classic kids’ show Fraggle Rock, to air across Cartoonito EMEA.
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NewseOne buys Alliance for £174m
Entertainment One, co-owner of Peppa Pig and distributor of The Walking Dead, has acquired indie Alliance Films in a deal worth a potential C$272m (£174m).
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NewsNutopia exec to join Australia's ABC
Nutopia executive producer Phil Craig is leaving the indie to take up a commissioning post as head of factual at ABC TV in Australia.
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NewsIndia plans TOWIE remake
The Only Way is Essex could be remade in Mumbai, India as the producers continue to explore international options for the format.
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NewsITV2 acquires three US sitcoms and supernatural drama
ITV2 has snapped up a trio of US comedies and the spooky new drama from the producer behind the Vampire Diaries.
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NewsDNI chief comes to UK to bolster indies
Discovery Networks International chief content officer Luis Silberwasser has relocated to the UK to bolster output from indies and help them forge closer ties with the broadcaster’s US channels.
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NewsTwofour sets up distribution arm to market UK content
Twofour Group has launched a distribution arm that will be led by commercial director Anthony Hughes.
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NewsE4 snaps up Glee writer’s new sitcom in deal with Fox TV
E4 has picked up the latest sitcom from Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy.
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NewsBBCW partners with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films.
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NewsDreamWorks acquires Classic Media for £100m
DreamWorks Animation is acquiring Classic Media giving it access to a host of kids characters including Noddy, Postman Pat, Rupert the Bear and Basil Brush in a deal worth $155m (£99.86m).
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NewsMalone to front The Choir US
Choirmaster Gareth Malone is heading to the US for a remake of Twenty Twenty’s BBC2 series The Choir.