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NewsVice eyes TV network purchase
Vice Media is eyeing the acquisition of an international cable network and considering plans to float an initial public offering as it enters its latest stage of growth.
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NewsDisney buys Maker Studios for £300m
Multichannel network Maker Studios has been snapped up by Hollywood studio Disney for $500m (£303m).
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NewsCorona teams with Fremantle on Birds of Prey
Corona Pictures, the UK indie set up by Richard Johns and Rupert Jermyn, has teamed up with Fremantle Media International to produce a TV adaptation of novel Birds of Prey.
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NewsDRG launches standalone formats arm
Distributor DRG has launched a standalone formats division and hired a number of senior executives including former ITV Studios executive Jennifer Harrington.
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NewsNat Geo buys wildlife docs
National Geographic Channels International has acquired a slew of wildlife documentaries from distributor Earth Touch.
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NewsSky's Pick acquires Farscape
Sky’s free-to-air network Pick TV has acquired four series of cult sci-fi show Farscape.
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NewsSky takes international rights in Roughcut deal
Sky has struck a deal with Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV that combines development for its channels with international rights.
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NewsSky strikes deal with US network FX
Sky has struck a co-development deal with US cable network FX as it looks to create comedies to sit alongside the likes of Louie and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
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NewsKeshet hires Nourmand to boost UK business
Israeli producer Keshet is beefing up its UK business with the hire of former DCD Media boss Sammy Nourmand.
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NewsUK indies eye Chinese deals
More than 20% of UK indies are looking to break into Asia, with the majority targeting China for growth, according to Broadcast’s 2014 Indie Survey.
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NewsChalkboard scores backing
A trio of international production companies have invested in fledgling UK indie Chalkboard TV.
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NewsContent acquires Chinese producer
Content Media has acquired Chinese production company Alive Group as part of a deal in which its owner, Bruno Wu, has invested in the UK distributor.
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NewsOvation buys BBC arts docs
US cable network Ovation has acquired a slew of UK arts series including four-part doc series The Aristocrats.
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NewsBBCW beefs up Central European team
BBC Worldwide has promoted Jay Tallon to lead its sales strategy across Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA).
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NewsAll3Media umbrellas new US indie
All3Media has backed a new US indie set up by former Ryan Seacrest Productions exec Heather Schuster.
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NewsHorror Channel to air early Doctor Who episodes
The Daleks, Cybermen, Sea Devils and Ice Warriors are to descend on the Horror Channel after it agreed a deal with BBC Worldwide to air 30 stories from the classic Doctor Who series.
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News3 Rivers targets UK mergers and acquisitions
Dutch media consultant 3 Rivers, one of the firms behind Warner Bros’ acquisition of Shed Media, is expanding into the UK to take advantage of the increasing M&A trend.
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NewsBBC3 in fight for Family Guy
BBC3 is battling with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television to bring prized US acquisition Family Guy to its new online home and is preparing to change the role acquisitions will play on the channel.
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NewsThree more exit on back of major BBCW restructure
The fallout from BBC Worldwide’s major restructure is continuing with the departure of three more senior executives from its content and production team.
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NewsJimmy McGovern's Banished debut BBC First order
Banished, Jimmy McGovern’s RSJ Films drama about the 18th century colonisation of Australia has emerged as the debut commission from BBC Worldwide channel BBC First.