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News brief: Chinese VOD net add Turtles
Chinese on-demand video site Tencent has acquired seasons one and two of Viacom’s Tenage Mutant…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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Nordic pubcasters urges UK gov’t to back BBC
Director generals from the Nordic region’s pubcasters have warned the British government not to weaken…
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French, Scandi nets buy CBeebies series
Gulli and Tiji in France are among the latest buyers of DHX Media-sold CBeebies kids…
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Disney buys Amazon kids series
Disney has picked up Amazon’s original kids series Annedroids. Canada-based distributor Picture Box sells the…
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Smithsonian buys Irish music special
Smithsonian Channel has acquired the latest special of Irish music series Other Voices. The one-hour…
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Korean toon trio at Cartoon Forum
European animation coproduction event Cartoon Forum will this year feature a trio of toons from…
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BBC Follows the Money with Danish drama deal
Follow the Money (Bedraget) has become the latest foreign-language drama acquired by UK public broadcaster…
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Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC
UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar…
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Ken Burns cancer series finds buyers
Four channels have taken on a PBS documentary series from filmmaker Ken Burns about cancer….