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NewsDiscovery and Lionsgate swoop for duck stamp doc
Discovery’s Animal Planet and Mad Men producer Lionsgate have partnered to pick up hotly-tipped stamp documentary Million Dollar Duck.
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NewsBBC dramas lead Berlin TV line-up
BBC dramas The Night Manager and Love, Nina are leading the TV line-up of the forthcoming Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsFox buys Hulu's Stephen King adaptation
Pay-TV channel Fox has acquired 11/22/63, the TV adaptation of Stephen King’s novel produced by Lost creator JJ Abrams.
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NewsSky strikes pan-European Showtime partnership
Showtime programming including New York drama Billions and the re-make of Twin Peaks will air on Sky Atlantic after a pan-European deal was agreed with CBS Corporation.
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NewsBerlin Film Festival unveils first TV projects
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first tranche of high-end TV series to launch at the German market in February.
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NewsNatpe: deals round-up
British firms have been busy at international sales market Natpe with a raft of deals including a Colombian version of Tuesday’s Child’s You’re Back In The Room and a Brazilian version of The Garden’s The Audience. Click for more.
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NewsFamily shows to help Netflix hit 600 original hours
Netflix is to feature 600 hours of original programming this year and has issued a call for producers to bring it scripted family comedies and dramas.
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NewsInterview: Telemundo president Luis Silberwasser
Spanish-language US broadcaster Telemundo is stepping up its strategy to remake major international formats for a Hispanic audience.
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NewsPBS lines up Victoria to replace Downton Abbey
PBS has picked up Mammoth Screen’s Queen Victoria biopic to air in the Downton Abbey slot next year.
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NewsUK shows on rise in Latin America
Latin American broadcasters have become increasingly Anglophile in their outlook in recent years, with growing demand for UK formats in weekday slots.
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NewsLineker indie gains Crystal Palace access
Gary Lineker’s production company Goalhanger Films has secured exclusive access to Crystal Palace for a fast-turnaround series for NBC Sports.
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NewsTVF strikes Discovery deals
British distributor TVF International has sold a number of UK shows including Domino’s Pizza: A Slice of Life and Classic Car Rescue to Discovery across Asia-Pacific.
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NewsC4 orders Israeli drama remake
Channel 4 is eyeing up an adaptation of a drama dubbed the Israeli Entourage as a potential successor to comedy-drama Fresh Meat.
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NewsDigital platform TRX makes senior hires
TRX, the online international distribution service set up by David and Matthew Frank, has made a number of hires ahead of international TV market Natpe.
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News5* acquires Shannara Chronicles
Channel 5 has acquired US epic fantasy drama The Shannara Chronicles for youth-skewing 5*.
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NewsBBCW strikes first-look deal with Wrigley indie
BBC Worldwide has struck a first-look distribution deal with Raconteur Associates, the fledgling indie established by former Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley and ex-BBCW talent chief William Miller.
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NewsFox shakes up international division
US broadcaster Fox is disbanding its Fox International Channels division with chief executive Hernan Lopez leaving the company.
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NewsBBC America adapts Dirk Gently
US cable network BBC America is adapting Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently in association with The Walking Dead producer Circle of Confusion.
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NewsLightbox scores US trafficking doc series
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox is producing an investigative documentary series about international illegal trafficking networks for US network Fusion.
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NewsNetflix expands into 130 countries
Netflix has launched in 130 new countries including India, Turkey and Russia, rounding out its global expansion.