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Three new series are joining Family CHRGD network in Canada this month. A mix of CGI-animation and live-action model sets, Thunderbirds Are Go follows five brothers as they battle the (…)

Maria Rørbye Rønn, CEO and director general of Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), which pioneered and drove the success of Nordic Noir drama around the world, will receive the Directorate Award at the (…)

Filming has started in Budapest on BBC Two’s drama The Last Kingdom, from Carnival Films. The second season, adapted by writer Stephen Butchard from Bernard Cornwell’s series of novels, (…)

CBS Studios International and RTL II have inked a licensing agreement in Germany for The Late Late Show With James Corden. The series will air on RTL II’s new internet-only (…)

Singapore-based production and distribution agency, Bomanbridge Media has made several sales of children’s show Odd Squad. Taiwanese public broadcaster, Public Television Service Foundation (PTS); Thai Public Broadcasting; Television Broadcasting (…)

Chinese production company Legend Media has picked up Armoza Formats’ new factual entertainment show, Marry Me Now. The two parties have previously partnered on The Green Project, the sketch (…)

Stage and screen actor Harvey Fierstein and LBGT news outlet The Advocate will be honored during Logo’s the third annual “Trailblazer Honors,” a television special that celebrates pioneers at the (…)

Studio 100 Media has acquiredthe DVD and VoD rights to two new series from Cyber Group Studios for German-speaking territories. The acquisition includes Mirette Investigates (pictured), a detective comedy for (…)

STUDIOCANAL, has closed major drama deals in Australia and New Zealand. A drama package including Harlan Coben’s The Five, a 10-part drama thriller, Section Zéro, a political sci-fi (…)

Asia TV Forum (ATF) and all3media have released the panel of judges who will take on the first round of eliminations during the market’s inaugural Formats Pitch competition. Greg (…)