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NewsDiscovery & Liberty Global to take stakes in Lionsgate
Discovery and Liberty Global plan to pay $195m (£128m) for separate stakes in the indie studio.
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NewsJimmy Carr to record Netflix special
Jimmy Carr will become the first UK comedian to record an original stand-up show for Netflix.
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NewsZig Zag explores African business for Bloomberg
Zig Zag Productions is to make a 12-part series about African business for Bloomberg shortly after partnering with South African indie Urban Brew Studios.
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NewsJobs at risk as NBCU merges international channels operations
NBC Universal International Networks is merging its UK and emerging markets businesses, meaning a number of jobs in the regions will come under threat.
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NewsVice to launch US TV channel
Vice is to launch its first linear TV channel in the US after striking a deal with A+E Networks.
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NewsITV faces federal US trial
ITV may be forced to pay out £65,000 in healthcare liability to writer / producers after being summoned to a federal trial in the US.
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NewsNBC to remake ITV 'event' drama
ITV drama Collision, which aired in 2009, is being developed for NBC in the States by Eleventh Hour Films.
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NewsGogglebox travels to South Africa
Gogglebox is to head to South Africa after All3Media International struck a slew of deals ahead of the Discop Africa market.
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NewsChina hungry for UK content
Chinese broadcasters and online giants have given their clearest indication yet that they are hungry for UK content following the historic state visit of president Xi Jinping.
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NewsWGAE hopes ITV US hire will resolve dispute
The Writers Guild of America (WGAE) is hopeful that ITV Studios’ appointment of Brent Montgomery will help end its dispute with the broadcaster.
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NewsSTV sends prison doc to Australia
Australian broadcaster Nine Network is remaking Sky 1 prison documentary Prison: First & Last 24 Hours.
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NewsITV formats travel to Australia
Australian broadcaster Nine Network is remaking Tuesday’s Child’s hypnotist format You’re Back In The Room and Twofour’s This Time Next Year.
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NewsLeftfield founder to run ITV Studios US
Brent Montgomery, chief executive of Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment, is set to become head of ITV’s US division.
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NewsPossessed develops Korean gameshow
Possessed, the ITV Studios label set up by Deal Or No Deal banker Glenn Hugill, is developing a UK version of a Korean gameshow.
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NewsC4 & AMC developing sci-fi mystery drama
Channel 4 and Breaking Bad broadcaster AMC are developing a sci-fi mystery drama from emerging British writer Tom Moran.
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NewsDavid Beckham scores BBC1 football doc
David Beckham will play seven football games in seven continents for his latest BBC1 documentary.
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NewsAmazon picks up Lucifer and Into The Badlands
Amazon has picked up dark comic book drama Lucifer and martial arts thriller Into The Badlands as it continues to grab first-run acquisitions of US shows.
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NewsSTV takes Celebrity Antiques Road Trip to China
A Celebrity Antiques Road Trip-inspired format is set to air in China after STV Productions and Chinese producer / distributor IPCN struck a co-production deal.
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NewsZig Zag & Lion to co-produce US dating format
US network WEtv has ordered a cab-based dating format from Zig Zag Productions, Lion Television and Israeli firm Matar Formats.
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NewsDancing on Ice to be remade in China
Dancing on Ice is set to be the latest British reality format to be remade in China after local producer Huace struck a deal with ITV Studios.