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Endemol International Debuts New Formats at MIPCOM

September 27, 2007

HILVERSUM, September 27: Endemol International has announced a slew of new formats from its divisions around the globe that will make their market debut at MIPCOM. Endemol U.K. will be contributing three new formats to the group’s MIPCOM offerings. The …

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Bazalgette Exits Endemol

September 27, 2007

HILVERSUM, September 27: Peter Bazalgette is stepping down as the chief creative officer at Endemol and chairman of Endemol U.K. as part of a slate of management changes announced today, including the appointment of Marco Bassetti as COO. Bassetti joined …

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Distraction to Roll Out Trade Up at MIPCOM

September 27, 2007

LONDON, September 27: Distraction has added Trade Up, originally known as Paquet Voleur, the prime-time game show from Bubbles Television, to its slate of offerings for MIPCOM. Trade Up watches eight contestants face off against each other to win a …

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Warner Bros. in Middle Eastern Entertainment Deal

September 27, 2007

NEW YORK, September 27: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer Aldar and the newly established Abu Dhabi Media Company have formed a long-term alliance that calls for the creation of a theme park and hotel, as well as …

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HBO Bolsters Team for International Sales Initiative

September 27, 2007

NEW YORK, September 27: HBO has appointed four new VPs of international distribution and has upped Jennifer Bowen to senior VP of international distribution, reporting to Charles Schreger, the president of programming sales. Carol Eymery, Rose Marie Vega and Roberta …

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NBC to Launch New Reality Competition Series

September 27, 2007

BURBANK, September 27: NBC is set to launch My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, a new reality competition series from Mark Burnett Productions (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?) and Reveille (The Biggest Loser). The eight-episode series is …

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Al Jazeera English Appoints New Global Distribution Chief

September 27, 2007

DOHA, September 27: Al Jazeera English has appointed former Turner Broadcasting System executive Phil Lawrie as the director of global distribution, with responsibility for obtaining broad distribution in the U.S. market, as well as deeper penetration in India and other …

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Chellomedia, HIT Entertainment to Launch New Preschool Channel

September 27, 2007

LONDON, September 27: Liberty Global’s Chellomedia has formed a joint venture with HIT Entertainment to launch and distribute the Italian preschool channel JimJam internationally. This follows a separate deal in which Chellomedia had acquired JimJam, which is currently available on …

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Revenues Soar at 2waytraffic

September 27, 2007

HILVERSUM, September 27: Half-year turnover at 2waytraffic was up 341 percent to 39.5 million euros, driven in part by the company’s acquisition of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? format last year. In the television division, revenues were up …

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ACI, Germany’s Zeitsprung in Multipicture Deal

September 26, 2007

LOS ANGELES, September 26: American Cinema International has entered into a multipicture deal with Germany’s Zeitsprung Entertainment, with many of the films set to debut during this year’s American Film Market. Topping the list of titles under the new agreement …