http://www.c21media.netC21 Latest Newshttp://www.c21media.net/uploads/jpeg/asset_145_hl.jpghttp://www.c21media.net/Copyright © C21 Media 2006http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54551&area=1Cameras 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54551&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54550&area=100The 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54550&area=100http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54542&area=5Racing-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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54542&area=5http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54532&area=74First 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54532&area=74http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54549&area=74Stephane 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54549&area=74http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54547&area=1Sports 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54547&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54545&area=1Cable 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 disagreementsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54545&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54544&area=100A major UK terrestrial channel has picked up No Distance Left To Run, UK indie Pulse Films' feature-length documentary about iconic British band Blur.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54544&area=100http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54543&area=5Sony Pictures Television has completed a deal to sell US cable network Lifetime's comedy-drama series Drop Dead Diva (13x60') into the UK.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54543&area=5http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54541&area=100The 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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54541&area=100http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54540&area=89French-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.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54540&area=89http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54539&area=79Nickelodeon has picked up two comedy pilots: the single-camera Supah Ninja and multicamera Everyday Kid, with writers from The Simpsons and Samantha Who? attached.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54539&area=79http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54538&area=89NBC Universal is lining up a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on sci-fi drama series Battlestar Galactica - the first fruit of its investment in German games firm Bigpoint.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54538&area=89http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54536&area=1Spanish television channel La Sexta and Warner Bros International Television Distribution have signed a volume deal to include movies such as The Hangover as well as new TV series.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54536&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54534&area=73Five had a rough ride in 2009, but had some success with Hotel Inspector and FlashForward. New controller Richard Woolfe's challenge is now to give the net a new direction. Jules Grant reports.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54534&area=73http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54533&area=1Cameras are rolling on Sacrificio de Mujer (aka A Woman's Sacrifice), the latest telenovela from Miami-based Venevision Productions and distributor Venevision International.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54533&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54548&area=89Software giant Microsoft will tomorrow launch MSN Video Player, the video-on-demand player that it has been testing since last summer, across the UK.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54548&area=89http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54546&area=79NEWS BRIEF: North American indie E1 Entertainment has completed a production and development deal with the glam rock band Kiss to produce a half-hour children's television series.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54546&area=79http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54537&area=74NEWS BRIEF: US network CBS has ordered a second helping of Undercover Boss, the Studio Lambert-produced reality show that sees chief executives assume rank-and-file roles in their organisations.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54537&area=74http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54535&area=1NEWS BRIEF: Filming on the seventh season of CBS sitcom Two & a Half Men is set to resume, with star Charlie Sheen ready to return to the set after his stint in rehab.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54535&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54524&area=100Scripps Networks' acquisition of a controlling stake in India's NDTV Lifestyle is nearing completion, the firm's president has told C21, while also revealing he is eyeing Latin America for his next joint venture.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54524&area=100http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54520&area=133HOTSLOTS: Dutch network RTL5 hopes to build on a successful fall season fuelled by local factual entertainment and reality productions by scheduling more of the same.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54520&area=133http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54519&area=1The IPO of German cable TV operator Kabel Deutschland is underway, with a sales prospectus revealing its owners are looking to raise about €700m (US$951.5m) on an equity valuation of €2.5bn.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54519&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54530&area=1Spanish media group Promotora de Informaciones (Prisa) said its plans to sell 50% of its shares to a US investor group will see it reduce debts and allow its net profit to recover this year and next.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54530&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54528&area=89US time-shifted TV specialist TiVo has reported a lower-than-anticipated fourth quarter loss, but still almost three times higher than for the same period last year.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54528&area=89http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54527&area=1Debt-laden MGM Studios has set a deadline of March 19 for all bidders to submit their second-round offers for the company.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54527&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54522&area=89Internet search giant Google is teaming up with Dish Network, America's second-biggest satellite TV platform, to secretly test a television programming search service.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54522&area=89http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54521&area=1US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has promoted Luis Fernandez to the newly created position of president of entertainment as part of a management restructure.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54521&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54517&area=100Discovery Communications is to premiere the first episode of blue-chip natural history series Life across seven of its channels, in a bid to draw as much attention to the programme as it can.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54517&area=100http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54516&area=1US cablenet Syfy is re-imagining another classic fairy tale with the commission of a telefilm that has Felicia Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) playing a werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54516&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54514&area=1Cameras are rolling in Winnipeg, Canada on a new production for pay-TV, titled Todd & The Book of Pure Evil (13x30') and described by its producers as "a supernatural comedy".Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54514&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54513&area=79NEWS BRIEF: MTV Networks International has closed several toons deals in Europe, selling Catdog to TV3 Catalunya in Spain; Ni Hao Kai-Lan to TSR for Switzerland; and Ren & Stimpy to SBS in Holland.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54513&area=79http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54531&area=89News Corp chief digital officer Jonathan Miller is to deliver the Mip Digital keynote at MipTV in Cannes on April 13.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54531&area=89http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54529&area=79NEWS BRIEF: UK-based distributor Parthenon Entertainment is taking a telemovie version of its series coproduction Dex Hamilton to the international market in Cannes in April.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54529&area=79http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54526&area=1US network NBC will produce and air the Miss Universe contest for another three years, starting from 2011, after extending its deal with the event's owner Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organisation.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54526&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54525&area=89NEWS BRIEF: Online video service Dailymotion has struck a deal with Warner Music Group, giving its users access to thousands of music videos, concerts and interviews.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54525&area=89http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54523&area=100US cablenet A&E Network ha set the air date for a drama documentary series telling real-life criminal escape stories through reconstructions, archive footage and taped interviews.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54523&area=100http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54515&area=1NEWS BRIEF: The Blind Side, the feature film starring Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock, will have its US network television premiere on ABC Family, after a deal with Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54515&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54512&area=1Abu Dhabi's government-backed media initiative Twofour54 has signed up a major News Corp division, including channel operations and a documentary production arm, to set up shop in the Gulf state.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54512&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54511&area=1Spartacus: Blood & Sand (13x30'), the epic swords 'n' sandals drama series from US cable channel Starz Entertainment, is heading into the UK pay-TV market, following a sale by distributor Starz Media.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54511&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54510&area=100The international distribution arm of French cultural channel Arte has opened a new department dedicated to presales, in order to help French producers to complete financial set-ups.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54510&area=100http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54505&area=1BBC Vision Productions, the Beeb's inhouse production arm, has appointed Katie Taylor as its head of entertainment and events, replacing Jon Beazley who quit last month.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54505&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54502&area=89Viacom has promoted internally to fill the post of senior VP of digital media for MTV Networks International, following the departure of Gideon Bierer.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54502&area=89http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54499&area=100US lifestyle channel Fine Living Network is to launch in more than 60 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa from next month.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54499&area=100http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54495&area=74MipFormats has announced its agenda, in which major studios, leading format creators and veteran sales execs come together to define the value, trends and future direction of the global formats business.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54495&area=74http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54509&area=100Rude Tube, the internet clip show format that UK indie October Films makes for Channel 4, has been picked up by networks across Europe, its distributor RDF Rights (RDFR) has announced.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54509&area=100http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54508&area=73UK terrestrial BBC2 is making progress in comedy, its primetime Achilles Heel, but continues to rely heavily on ratings-winning factual entertainment series Top Gear. BBC2 head of planning and scheduling Kate Mordaunt talks to Adam Benzine.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54508&area=73http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54507&area=133HOTSLOTS: Factual-skewing Dutch pubcaster Nederland 2 needs documentaries to fill new late primetime weekday slots.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54507&area=133http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54506&area=1FremantleMedia Enterprises has appointed a former senior executive at Singapore's Media Development Authority to fill the newly created post of director of sales, Asia.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54506&area=1http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54504&area=100The Cove, Louie Psihoyos's acclaimed documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in a rural Japanese village, has won the Academy Award for best documentary feature.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54504&area=100http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54501&area=79Indian children's animation producer-distributor DQ Entertainment has set the price band for its flotation on the Bombay Stock Exchange, raising an initial £3.3m (US$5m) in its first stage.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54501&area=79http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54500&area=79An Indian children's channel has acquired over 700 episodes of animation from Paris-based kids entertainment firm Moonscoop, including new toons Geronimo Stilton, Gasp, Dive Olly Dive and Ava Riko Teo.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54500&area=79http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54497&area=79UK-based kids IP company Galleon Holdings has struck a deal with Disney and News Corp's ESPN-Star joint venture to launch multi-platform series Super Soccer Star in India.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54497&area=79http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54503&area=1NEWS BRIEF: US network NBC has renewed three more of its Thursday night comedies for the 2010/11 season, Angela Bromstad, president of primetime and Universal Media Studios has confirmed.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54503&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54498&area=1Sweden's Modern Times Group has made a pair of promotions for its free- and pay-TV operations in its Nordic and emerging markets divisions.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54498&area=1http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54496&area=1UK cable company Virgin Media has secured an exclusive carriage deal for Channel 4's high definition movie channel Film4 HD.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54496&area=1