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NewsShowtime renews Shameless & House of Lies
US cable network Showtime has renewed a raft of series including the US remake of Shameless and House of Lies.
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NewsITVS GE and Cineflix hire key staff
Cineflix Rights has hired Kate Laffey as its director of acquisitions as ITV Studios Global Entertainment appoints a new vice president of sales.
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NewsJamie Oliver sold by FremantleMedia across Lat Am
A raft of Jamie Oliver shows are set to travel across Latin America after FremantleMedia Enterprises closed deals for several cooking series at Natpe.
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NewsNetflix plans global launch for Hemlock Grove
Netflix UK is to launch Eli Roth’s horror series Hemlock Grove in its entirety on the same day as its US division this April.
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NewsTwofour Rights hires Hat Trick exec
Twofour Rights, the nascent distribution arm of the UK indie, has poached former Hat Trick International exec Eniela Bella ahead of a big sales push at Natpe.
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NewsFox makes move into miniseries with M. Night Shyamalan
US broadcaster Fox is developing two major miniseries, one from The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan, as part of its drive to move into the format.
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NewsSky scores NBA deal, updates iPad app
Sky Sports has struck a deal with the NBA to cover a raft of basketball games this season.
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NewsOff The Fence to rep 24Kitchen content
Fox International Channels has struck deal which will see international distributor Off The Fence represent its library of original shows for food channel 24Kitchen.
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NewsAl Jazeera acquires Current TV
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV - but cable network Time Warner will not carry the new channel planned for launch.
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NewsUKTV lands split personality drama in scripted deal with NBC
UKTV has extended a scripted content deal with NBC Universal that will result in it picking up three dramas including Do No Harm, about a neurosurgeon with a split personality.
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NewsPassion pushes Beeny globally
Passion Distribution has sold Reef Television’s property format Sarah Beeny’s Selling Housesto Australia, New Zealand, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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NewsMilitary Channel calls up Ultimate Warfare from Arrow
Discovery’s Military Channel has ordered a series tracking the greatest battles fought from World War II to today’s Middle East skirmishes from Arrow Media.
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NewsHBO lining up partners for Nordic streaming service
HBO is in talks with leading Scandinavian producers about potentially co-producing bespoke non-English-language dramas for its new Scandinavian streaming service.
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NewsHow TV has transformed Afghanistan
There are a lot of opportunities for media concerns willing to take risks in emerging markets.
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NewsLi Ruigang talks about Dreamworks' China deal
The film market is one of the biggest sectors of growth in the Chinese media landscape, China Media Capital chairman Li Ruigang told the Abu Dhabi Media Summit today.
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NewsWME's Emanuel says now is 'greatest time' for content creators
Ari Emanuel says range of distribution options opens up more money for content creators. He says Silicon Valley is now taking steps to work more closely with Hollywood, and Madison Avenue also needs to come into the mix.
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NewsTCB Media Rights signs first client
TCB Media Rights, the distributor established by ex-Cineflix Rights managing director Paul Heaney, has signed Argonon as its first client.
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NewsBBCW calls on indies to help fill 100 hours
BBC Worldwide is targeting UK indies with a view to commissioning 100 hours of original content for its global channel portfolio by the end of 2014.
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Zodiak secures Macqueen's Aung San Suu Kyi film
Zodiak Rights has acquired forthcoming BBC2 documentary Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice for sale around the world.
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NewsCumberbatch 'cynical' about US Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch has hit out at a new Sherlock Holmes drama in the US and suggested that star Jonny Lee Miller took the job for the “pay cheque”.