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NewsSpike returns to drama with Raw TV
US cable network Spike TV is aggressively moving back into scripted programming and is developing a mini-series about technological innovation with Raw TV.
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NewsITVS GE poaches NBCU scripted exec
Scripted director of NBC Universal International channels, Fraser Robinson, is joining ITV Studios Global Entertainment to focus on scripted acquisitions and co-productions.
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NewsABC orders Endemol talent format
US network ABC has ordered talent competition Sing Your Face Off, a remake of Endemol format Your Face Sounds Familiar.
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NewsChancellor calls on producers to sell tax credits internationally
Chancellor George Osborne has called on producers to bang the drum internationally for UK creative industries tax credits, at the official launch event today.
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NewsEndemol confirms Kuperman acquisition
Endemol is to launch an Israeli division after acquiring a majority stake in Kuperman Productions, as first reported by Broadcast last week.
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NewsBanijay hires former Endemol boss Marco Bassetti as CEO
International producer and distributor Banijay has appointed former Endemol president Marco Bassetti as chief executive.
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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsPassion signs first scripted deals with Derek sale
Passion Distribution has struck its first deals for scripted comedy and drama after selling Ricky Gervais comedy Derek around the world.
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NewsFox order opens doors in US for LoveLive
Multiplatform indie LoveLive is to set up in the US after securing a documentary commission from Fox.
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NewsMichele Buck joins The Saint US
Parade’s End producer Michele Buck has come on board the US remake of The Saint as its producers look to secure a UK broadcast partner.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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NewsNetflix eyes new Euro launch after subs boost
Netflix added more than 1m international subscribers in the last three months, including its operation in the UK and Ireland, and will launch in another European territory in the second half of the year.
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NewsShaps makes first Core Media hire
ITV Studios’ former head of entertainment development Clare Thompson is joining Simon Shaps’ Core Media Group as it continues its aggressive UK push.
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NewsA+E promotes Nancy Dubuc to CEO
Nancy Dubuc has been promoted to president and chief executive of international pay TV broadcaster A+E Networks.
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NewsNickelodeon picks up more Tickety Toc
Nickelodeon has picked up another batch of Zodiak Kids’ series Tickety Toc which it will air internationally including via Nick Jr. in the US and UK.
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NewsTwofour strikes Australian sales
Twofour Rights, the fledgling international division of the UK indie, has sold over 100 hours of programming to Australian broadcasters.
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NewsHBO extends Vice series ahead of Sky Atlantic broadcast
US premium broadcaster HBO has expanded the series order for Vice, the news magazine show from the edgy eponymous media company.
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NewsNetflix buys US rights to The Fall
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Gillian Anderson-fronted crime drama The Fall in the US after striking a deal with Content Television and Digital
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NewsDirecTV orders Full Circle from Momentum
US pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV has ordered edgy adult drama Full Circle from Nick Hamm’s UK indie Momentum Television.
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NewsDigital approach appeals to sci-fi maestro
The creator of Heroes talks to Peter White about teaming up with Pure Grass for latest show.