All articles by Will Hurrell – Page 4
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New C4 acquisition axed
Privileged, the US teen drama acquired by Channel 4 last week, has been axed after just one season - and before it has had a chance to air in the UK.
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Zodiak promotes Jorg Roth
Jorg Roth, the founder and former managing director of Bullseye Television, has been promoted to chief operating officer of Zodiak Group’s entertainment division.
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FME hires Americas CEO
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has appointed Keith Hindle to the newly-created role of regional chief executive officer for the Americas.
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CBS finds Undercover Boss
US network CBS is believed to have picked up Stephen Lambert’s reality format Undercover Boss for its schedule next season.
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Sky 1 Cilla dating format goes global
Target Entertainment has sold dating format Loveland, which is fronted by Cilla Black in the UK, to Nine Network in Australia and a host of producers around the world.
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ABC forgets Samantha Who
US network ABC has cancelled its Christina Applegate-fronted sitcom Samantha Who, which aired in the UK on E4.
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HBO orders Ricky Gervais animation series
Ricky Gervais is creating an animated show for US cable channel HBO based on his hit series of podcasts.
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Spike Jonze to star in C4 comedy
Details have emerged of the cast list for Channel 4’s up-coming comedy pilot The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which includes cult film director Spike Jonze.
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Primeval movie deal confirmed
Warner Bros. has confirmed it has signed a “high six-figure” deal for the screen rights to ITV1 sci-fi series Primeval and revealed some of the key people involved with the project.
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Fox passes on Ab Fab
The US remake of hit BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous has fallen at the first hurdle.
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C4 buys in US teen drama Privileged for slot on E4
Channel 4 has picked up the UK premiere rights to US drama Privileged, which airs in the US on the CW network.
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Passion acquires global rights to CGI disaster doc
Passion Distribution has picked up the global rights to C4/Discovery co-production Catastrophe.
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Nat Geo snaps up BBC Photography series
Outright Distribution has sold BBC2 documentary series Genius of Photography to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) as part of a raft of other post-MipTV sales.
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Fremantle ups Rob Clark to global role
Fremantle Media exec Rob Clark has been promoted to president of Worldwide Entertainment.
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Former RDF exec joins Shine Reveille
Former RDF Media exec Martin Rakusen has joined Shine Reveille International (SRI) as its senior vice president for business and operations.
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Momedia clinches German VoD deal
Digital producer and distributor Momedia International has secured a deal to supply a significant volume of music programming to German VoD service, Maxdome.
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Fremantle and Magnum ink first-look deal
C4's Chris Moyles' Quiz Night could be adapted for broadcasters around the world after Fremantle Media signed a first-look deal with the new indie behind the format.
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Welsh indie Calon to list on AIM
Calon TV, the Welsh indie behind Five’s Hana’s Helpline, is poised to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).