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Pulse Hires New Head of Development

March 22, 2012

LONDON: Pulse has expanded its TV department with the addition of former ITV Studios exec Danny Carvalho as the head of development. Carvalho will report to Jilly Pearce, the head of TV. He will be responsible for spearheading Pulse’s move into developing innovative formats, as well as creating shows with …

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Heineken Named MIPTV 2012 Brand of the Year

March 23, 2012

PARIS: Heineken will receive the second annual MIPTV Brand of the Year Award, presented as part of the Branded Entertainment Programme. Europe’s largest brewer has been selected based on its commitment and innovation in the field of branded entertainment. Cyril Charzat, the senior director of the global Heineken brand, at …

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Content Picks Up New Screenworks Thriller

March 23, 2012

LONDON: Content Television has secured the distribution rights for Screenworks’ new crime thriller Amber, which will debut at MIPTV. The four-part, one-hour drama focuses on the disappearance of 14-year-old Amber Bailey and the ensuing two-year search for her. The series stars Eva Birthistle (Waking the Dead) and David Murray (Zonad) …

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Panini to Distribute YouTube Sensation Simon’s Cat

March 26, 2012

LONDON: Panini Media has been made the worldwide distributor—excluding Japan, Russia and New Zealand—for the animated Internet hit Simon’s Cat, picking up all TV rights from Simon’s Cat Studio. First appearing online in 2007, the animated series Simon’s Cat, created by Simon Tofield, has received 234 million views on YouTube …

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Power to Launch Vision Films Titles at MIPTV

March 26, 2012

LONDON: Power has secured the distribution rights for the new supernatural thriller 7 Below and the action film Blood Money from Vision Films for select territories. Power will highlight both films at MIPTV. Power now holds the distribution rights in CEE, Latin America and Africa for the two films, with …

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Paramount Channel to Debut in Spain

March 27, 2012

MADRID: Viacom International Media Networks is launching the new Paramount Channel on DTT in Spain on March 30, featuring films from the studio’s library.  The first transmission will be The Godfather. The channel will continue to deliver Spanish audiences of all ages movies from the 100-year-old film library of Paramount …

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Spanish Content Sells Internationally

March 27, 2012

MADRID: A number of the companies included under the Audiovisual from Spain banner have already confirmed sales for their properties ahead of the MIPTV market. 7yAcción is teaming up with Endemol to develop Plan B as a stand-alone show for the international market. Edebé officially launched Four and a Half …

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New SVP of Acquisitions at Viasat Broadcasting

March 27, 2012

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has upped Jakob Mejlhede to the role of senior VP of acquisitions and programming, responsible for free- and pay-TV channels across 35 countries. Mejlhede has been with the company for five years and takes on the new post with immediate effect. He is based in London and is …

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Endemol Names Dutch Managing Director

March 27, 2012

LONDON: Laurens Drillich will be the new managing director at the Endemol Netherlands Media Group starting this summer. Drillich is currently the creative director at Endemol, and will take over the new position when Peter Adrichem steps down July 31, 2012. Drillich will oversee all of Endemol Netherlands Media Group’s …

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Licenses Awarded for Six New French DTT Channels

March 28, 2012

PARIS: The French audiovisual regulator Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has selected the six new channels for its DTT platform, including TF1 Group’s HD1. The new channel will be “devoted to creativity and to all forms of French and foreign narrative drama,” according to a statement from TF1. It will …