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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
C21 Media is an international publishing company specialising in worldwide television, media, and associated business information.
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| Dori vampire tale sinks teeth into Asia |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
One of the biggest broadcasters in the Philippines has acquired teen vampire drama Split from Israel's Dori Media Group, marking the show's debut in Asia.
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| US genealogy show spreads roots |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Australia's Nine Network and New Zealand's Prime are among eight broadcasters that have acquired the US version of Shed Media genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?
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| Picture Box scores new sales |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Canada's Picture Box Distribution has sold a number of shows into Asia and Australasia.
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| German, US nets look to the Future |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Cameras are rolling on The Lost Future, a US$7m telefilm starring Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Troy) and Sam Claflin (The Pillars of the Earth) and uniting networks in Germany and the US.
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| Discovery names new global content chief |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
The senior VP of content for Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic is to fill the new role of international head of content for Discovery Networks International and its new TLC channel.
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| CableReady Speeds into original production |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Racing-themed US cable channel Speed has commissioned a 13-part series from CableReady, allowing the Connecticut-based distributor to move into original production for the first time in its 18-year history.
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| Talpa adds Portugal to the list of JVs |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
First it was the US, France and Spain; now John de Mol's Talpa Media has inked a joint-venture production deal in Portugal, holding all the company's format rights in that market and Angola.
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| Banijay sets sights on US, distribution |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Stephane Courbit's international production outfit Banijay Entertainment is looking at acquisition opportunities in the US, following the firm's expansion into 10 countries since its launch in 2008.
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Sports media company IMG has hired one of the former ITV executives who helped the company set up in France and Spain to oversee its production activities.
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| Time Warner calls for FCC review |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Cable giant Time Warner is petitioning US regulators to introduce a new framework to deal with carriage fee negotiations, in a bid to prevent viewers from being "caught in the middle" during disagreements
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| Blur doc gets UK broadcast |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
A major UK terrestrial channel has picked up No Distance Left To Run, UK indie Pulse Films' feature-length documentary about iconic British band Blur.
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| Drop Dead Diva finds UK home |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
Sony Pictures Television has completed a deal to sell US cable network Lifetime's comedy-drama series Drop Dead Diva (13x60') into the UK.
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| Darlow doc examines Underwear Bomber |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
The UK's Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned to produce a one-hour documentary for a US cable network investigating the alleged Christmas Day plot to blow up a US plane.
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| TV5Monde launches New Orleans VoD net |
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Posted at 7:00pm Dec 31, 1969
French-language international TV network TV5Monde has entered its first video-on-demand market and launched a locally themed channel on the Cox cable operator in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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