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Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in Faye Ward’s production company Fable Pictures. The deal will see SPT distributing high-end drama series with an eye for (…)

Hat Trick International has pre-sold miniseries Doctor Thorne. Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) adapted the period drama from Anthony Trollope’s novels. The costume drama, which has been licensed for (…)

FremantleMedia has picked up Armoza Formats’ factual entertainment format Marry Me Now in France. In addition, an undisclosed Australian company has taken the show for development. These deals follow (…)

Docu-series Douglas Family Gold is set to premiere in Oxygen, Wednesday, May 25 at 10 pm ET. The show follows Gabby Douglas, who became the first black woman in (…)

Studio71, the multichannel network of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, has inked a deal to increase its online presence with comedy producer Just For Laughs Group.  Studio71 and Just For Laughs Group (…)

Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into an overall first-look deal with veteran reality television producer Chris Deaux and his new company, Two Fifteen West Entertainment. As part of the (…)

21st Century Fox and U.K. satellite TV operator Sky have invested in web-based soccer subscription-video service FuboTV. The growing startup has raised $15 million in Series B funding, with (…)

Oznoz Video, a subscription-based video on-demand platform for bilingual kids, has extended its agreement with Sesame Workshop, creator of Sesame Street. Oznoz features series such as Elmo’s Potty Time, The (…)

A+E Networks U.K. has named Luke Duffy vp, Ad Sales (pictured). Duffy will manage A+E’s portfolio of channel brands (HISTORY, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation and H2) in the U.K. and international markets. In his new (…)

International distributor Portfolio Entertainment has appointed Jonathan Abraham as director of International Sales and Acquisitions, effective immediately. In addition to international sales, Abraham will also (…)