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Red Arrow takes control of Kinetic 2 Sep 2010
Red Arrow Entertainment, part of Germany's ProSiebenSat.1, has bought 51% of Kinetic Content, the indie prodco launched earlier this year by former RDF Media USA CEO Chris Coelen.
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Syfy, Parallel in Peter Pan prequel 2 Sep 2010
US cablenet Syfy has ordered a new miniseries based on JM Barrie's classic novel Peter Pan, starring Bob Hoskins, Anna Friel and Rhys Ifans.
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Apple TV relaunches with TV rentals 2 Sep 2010
 Apple has revamped its Apple TV product, unveiling a simpler device which only streams content, and signing rental agreements with Fox, ABC and BBC America.
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Hostage stand-off rocks Discovery 2 Sep 2010
 A gunman who took a hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in the US was shot dead by police marksmen yesterday.
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Van Waveren has his Cake 2 Sep 2010
 Tom van Waveren has taken control of UK kids firm Cake Entertainment, buying out co-director Genevieve Dexter's majority shareholding, in a move that ends the duo's three-year partnership.
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Skywriter, Mixer team for Vivi 2 Sep 2010
Toronto-based Skywriter and Brazilian producer Mixer are partnering on a new kids' cartoon series for Canada.
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ITV to distribute Pineapple spin-off 2 Sep 2010
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has picked up Pineapple Dance Studios producer Pulse Films' spin-off series for Sky1.
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Nanny state in South Africa 2 Sep 2010
South African broadcaster ETV has signed its first deal with Outright Distribution, licensing the first three series of Supernanny US.
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Asian women get some TLC 2 Sep 2010
Discovery Networks International has launched female-skewing channel TLC across the Asia Pacific region.
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Incendo gets Exposed 2 Sep 2010
Canadian producer-distributor Incendo is lining up a new telemovie for local channels The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Écran.
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Living takes Sky to HD milestone 2 Sep 2010
NEWS BRIEF: UK satcaster BSkyB has clocked up 50 high definition TV channels, with its recently acquired Living network helping it achieve the goal.
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Lacqua gets Bloomberg morning show 2 Sep 2010
NEWS BRIEF: Bloomberg Television, the global business and finance network of the news organisation, has handed anchor Francine Lacqua her own morning show.
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Hallmark UK to become Universal 2 Sep 2010
Universal Networks International is continuing its global rebranding exercise, with the UK's Hallmark Channel becoming Universal Channel.
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Warner Bros UK nabs Talpa formats 1 Sep 2010
 Warner Bros has signed an exclusive deal with John de Mol's Talpa Media to produce local versions of the Dutch format house's shows in the UK.
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Endemol names new Mid East MD 1 Sep 2010
Formats giant Endemol has appointed a new MD for the Middle East, replacing Ziad Kebbi, who stepped down last month.
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Food Network cooks up Euro expansion 1 Sep 2010
Scripps Networks Interactive and Chello Zone's European joint venture Food Network is expanding in Europe, after inking carriage deals in Holland, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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Trinny and Susannah go Dutch 1 Sep 2010 
Dutch broadcaster RTL has acquired rights to Trinny & Susannah's Makeover Mission, a format created by the Zodiak Entertainment's Belgian subsidiary Kanakna.
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AT&T drops Hallmark channels 1 Sep 2010
US telco AT&T has pulled two Hallmark channels from its U-Verse IPTV service after failing to reach a new deal with the networks' owner Crown Media.
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FIC steps up Asian focus 1 Sep 2010
Fox International Channels has appointed new territory heads for mainland China and Thailand, as the company looks to "aggressively expand" its Asian business.
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ITV Studios to cradle Babyfoot 1 Sep 2010
ITV Studios has secured a first-look deal with Babyfoot, the Danish prodco behind programmes such as I Survived a Japanese Gameshow, Gay Army and Bingo Banko.
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Comedy Central Poland laughs with Warner 1 Sep 2010
Comedy Central in Poland will air $#*! My Dad Says and The New Adventures of Old Christine following a deal between MTV Networks and Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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TVF inks int'l deals, promotes exec 1 Sep 2010
UK doc distributor TVF International has struck package deals with networks in Sweden, Thailand and the Middle East, and has also promoted its head of acquisitions.
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eOne signs Silver first-look deal 1 Sep 2010
The senior VP of factual programming at Entertainment One has left to form his own prodco and has signed a first-look deal with his former employer.
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CTV to add Discovery Science 1 Sep 2010
CTV will add a new channel to its ranks with Discovery Science, a digital service that the Canadian broadcasting conglomerate will debut on September 27.
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Lithuania to enter The Bubble 1 Sep 2010
A Lithuanian network has become latest to remake Armoza Format's globe-trotting gameshow The Bubble.
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Chile hot for BBCWW VoD 1 Sep 2010
NEWS BRIEF: BBC Worldwide has struck its first VoD deal in Latin America, after a Chilean broadcaster acquired rights to a variety of lifestyle and factual series.
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Parents finds Polish home 1 Sep 2010
French-Canadian family comedy format The Parents has found a new home in Poland.
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Rivers to open Sheffield Doc/Fest 1 Sep 2010
Sheffield Doc/Fest has named Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work as the opening film for its forthcoming November event, with the comedian set to appear at the festival.
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Icahn ups bid for Lionsgate 31 Aug 2010
The battle for control of Lionsgate Entertainment has escalated, with activist shareholder Carl Icahn upping his bid for control of the mini-studio.
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BBCWW names new strategy head 31 Aug 2010
BBC Worldwide has appointed a McKinsey & Company consultant as its new head of strategy.
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TF1 to wed Eyeworks format this fall 31 Aug 2010
French broadcaster TF1 is heading up its autumn slate with a local version of Eyeworks format Who Wants To Marry My Son, from Sony-owned prodco Starling.
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Shed reports profit hike 31 Aug 2010
Shed Media, the UK indie that Time Warner has recently taken over, has posted a sharp rise in revenue and profit in the first six months of the year, despite "turbulent" market conditions.
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Disney names new ABC Family president 31 Aug 2010
Disney-ABC Television Group has appointed radio exec Michael Riley as the new president of ABC Family, replacing Paul Lee.
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Hunt favourite for C4 creative role 31 Aug 2010
Jay Hunt, the controller of UK pubcaster BBC1, has emerged as the frontrunner to head Channel 4's new combined television and new media department.
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CTV reshapes digital team 31 Aug 2010
Canadian terrestrial network CTV has continued a reshuffle of executives, with Jon Taylor and Rob Adams returning to the digital division.
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Bigot leaves Endemol France 31 Aug 2010
Endemol France MD of programming Yves Bigot has quit the production group to join French radio station RTL as programming director.
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Lagardere ups Leyzin 31 Aug 2010
France's Lagardere Active has officially promoted the programming director of its Gulli kids' network to deputy director across its kids and women's channels.
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NRJ triples profit 31 Aug 2010
French broadcaster NRJ, which owns DTT channel NRJ12, has tripled its net profit in the first half of the year.
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Eyeworks Belgium poaches Zodiak creative 31 Aug 2010
Eyeworks Belgium has poached the creative chief from rival Zodiak Entertainment's local prodco to fill a gap left in its ranks by the exit of Steven Vlassenroot.
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MTV Japan appoints MD 31 Aug 2010
MTV Networks International has hired Shiego Numakura as senior VP and MD for MTV Networks Japan.
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ITV unveils factual focus 31 Aug 2010
UK commercial network ITV1 is getting a new factual strand, with a series of docs on issues ranging from street crime to the history pre-Raphaelite art commissioned.
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BBC answers call of Birdsong 31 Aug 2010
UK pubcasters BBC1 and BBC2 have unveiled new commissions including an RTE-coproduced comedy and a Sebastian Faulks adaptation.
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XIII heads to series 31 Aug 2010
Prodigy Pictures in Canada and France's Cipango are making more XIII - the drama based on the enduring Belgian comic book - and have cast Stuart Townsend in the lead.
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Hasbro hires WME's Eisner 31 Aug 2010
NEWS BRIEF: Hasbro Studios, the toy giant's year-old TV production arm, has hired a William Morris Endeavor literary agent as senior VP for legal and business affairs.
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