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SINGAPORE: Shine International is targeting North and Southeast Asia with its formats at ATF, including the comedy improv series Slide Show and the modeling competition The Face. Another format highlight is Minute to Win It. “Broadcasters continue to use our talent, game and variety formats as tentpole events to hang …

AMSTERDAM/PRAGUE: Starting January 1, 2014, Frans-Willem de Kloet, currently the managing director of Liberty Global Business Services, will take over day-to-day operating responsibilities for UPC Czech Republic in the role of managing director. In this capacity, de Kloet replaces Vaclav Barton, who is retiring. Succeeding de Kloet as managing director …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Alexander Coridass, the president and CEO of ZDF Enterprises, discusses each of the company's genre divisions and the overall growth of the catalogue.   It has been almost one year since ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) decided to restructure the organization of its business into four …

MUNICH: The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has inked a deal with Constantin Film for a raft of features from DreamWorks Studios, including current titles such as The Fifth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The agreement covers all films that DreamWorks will begin shooting by the end of 2016 and for which Constantin Film …

LONDON: Members of Amazon's LOVEFiLM can now access thousands of films and TV shows for instant streaming on Microsoft's new Xbox One console. The LOVEFiLM Instant app features HD streaming, a Watchlist and Whispersync technology, allowing users to pause and resume viewing on another device. The app also supports a …

LONDON: The presenting duo Ant and Dec have extended their exclusive contract with ITV for an additional three years. Ant and Dec joined ITV in 1998; the extension of their contract takes them through to December 2016. The deal will include the pair presenting further seasons of I'm a Celebrity…Get …

SINGAPORE: The drama Breathless is being presented at ATF by ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) along with Tricked, a hidden-camera magic show, and Big Star’s Little Star, which sees celebrities taking part in fun-filled games with their young children in a bid to win money for charity. Set in …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is expected to launch a formal competition inquiry into the sale of pay-TV rights for exclusive content such as films and sporting events. According to the Financial Times, the antitrust probe could break open the country-by-country licensing that has been the case with the sales of …

LONDON: Advertising spending in measured media in the U.K. is forecast for a 7-percent increase this year, which is double what GroupM predicted just six months ago. In GroupM's This Year, Next Year UK report, measured ad spending is predicted to reach a total of £13.9 billion ($22.5 billion) this …

ROME: FOX Sports has expanded its offering in Italy with the launch of a second network, FOX Sports 2. FOX Sports 2 will be available exclusively to Sky Italy's subscribers of the Sports Package starting December 20. The programming lineup is anchored by American sports, including the NFL and Super …