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NewsBlinkbox buys James Bond catalogue
Online video service Blinkbox has acquired the James Bond catalogue of films after striking a deal with MGM.
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NewsNetflix’s next content steps
Netflix has ordered a dark drugs drama based on the life of Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar as it looks to continue its pipeline of original content following the debut of its first original series, House Of Cards.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsSeeking out creative ideas on a world stage
Vuguru’s chief executive tells Peter White about developing projects outside the US
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NewsFoyle’s War gets new lease of international life
All3Media International has sealed a raft of international deals for ITV period drama Foyle’s War after an uncertain few years for the series.
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NewsSky Atlantic acquires Cinemax's Banshee
Sky Atlantic has acquired US action drama Banshee, which is exec produced by True Blood and Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball.
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NewsNetflix orders first original kids series
Netflix has commissioned its first ever original kids series, ordering a reboot of Dreamworks Animation’s film Turbo: F.A.S.T (Fast Action Stunt Team).
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NewsThe CW renews Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
US network The CW has renewed a raft of dramas including Sky 1’s Arrow and ITV2’s The Vampire Diaries.
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Sky Arts and Sky 3D order doc based on da Vinci's journals
Sky Arts and Sky 3D have ordered a one-off documentary from IWC Media that will see The Thick of It star Peter Capaldi narrate Leonardo da Vinci’s private journals.
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NewsAETN loses High Court battle with Discovery
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has lost a High Court battle to stop rival broadcaster Discovery using the channel brand Discovery History in the UK.
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NewsRobert Downey Jr picks up Black Mirror movie rights
The film rights to Jesse Armstrong’s Black Mirror episode, The Entire History of You, have been picked up by Robert Downey Jr.
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NewsSyfy orders Ridley Scott miniseries
US cable network Syfy is developing an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, produced by Ridley Scott and written by The X-Files Frank Spotnitz - but the BBC is no longer involved in the project.
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NewsUK indies a hit at Realscreen
UK indies were in demand at last week’s Realscreen in Washington DC.
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NewsIn search of a new Audience for ‘TV’s Twitter’
Broadcast Award-winning format’s distributor reveals new deals to Peter White
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NewsFox acquires David E. Kelly's Monday Mornings
UK pay TV broadcaster Fox has acquired David E. Kelley’s US medical drama Monday Mornings after striking a deal with Time Warner-owned TNT.
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NewsDragons and Supernanny fly to China for pilot
Anglo-Chinese firm IPCN will pilot Secret Millionaire, Supernanny and Dragons’ Den with Chinese national satellite channels in 2013.
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NewsLiberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $16bn
Liberty Global has indicated it will continue to use the Virgin Media brand after agreeing a deal worth $16bn (£10.2bn) to buy the UK cable and broadband firm.
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NewsTurner chief Michael Carrington heads to Hit
Turner’s European chief creative officer Michael Carrington is leaving the Time Warner-owned broadcaster to join kids producer and distributor Hit Entertainment.
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NewsLiberty Global launches takeover bid for Virgin Media
International pay TV operator Liberty Global is working on a bid to acquire cable operator Virgin Media.
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NewsTurner hires Disney exec to run Europe
Turner has appointed Disney exec Giorgio Stock to run its European operations.