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NewsPeacock hires UK development chief
MipTV: NBC News’ Peacock Productions has appointed Dean Palmer as director of development of its UK division.
NewsVice chief: big business backing vital
MipTV: Vice Media chief executive Shane Smith has claimed it is “almost impossible” to build an international media brand without investment from a large media conglomerate.
NewsWatershed hires first creative director
Watershed TV has poached Emma Morgan from Mentorn Media as its first creative director.
NewsCineflix closes Canadian content deal
MipTV: UK distributor Cineflix Rights has agreed a partnership deal with Canada’s CMJ Productions.
NewsMy Family heads to Russia
MipTV: Distributor DLT Raydar has inked its first scripted format deal in Russia for a local version of BBC1 sitcom My Family.
NewsFremantle signs Deal or No Deal creator
MipTV: Fremantle Media has signed an exclusive multi-year co-development deal with Dutch gameshow creator, Dick De Rijk, whose hits include Deal or No Deal.
NewseOne strikes AMC deals
MipTV: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured several international deals for three dramas via its exclusive multi-year output deal with AMC Networks.
NewsITVS GE picks up scripted shows
MipTV: ITV Studios Global Entertainment is to distribute four new scripted series: Texas Rising, Aquarius, The Good Witch and Schitt’s Creek.
NewsStudio Lambert sells Salon Wars to TF1
MipTV: French broadcaster TF1 Group has picked up the rights to a Studio Lambert format exploring the beauty salon business.
NewsChannel 4 ties with Xbox for Swedish sci-fi drama
MipTV: Channel 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios have agreed a co-production deal for Humans, a scripted series based on Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans, to be produced by Kudos Film & Television.
NewsDoreen Lawrence praises broadcasters
Baroness Doreen Lawrence has given her blessing to the way in which broadcasters have handled their coverage of her son Stephen’s murder over the last 20 years.
NewsDCD Rights snaps up 45 hours from UKTV
Distributor DCD Rights has acquired rights to a 45-hour package of factual series from UKTV.
NewsBreaking Bad rejected Dreamworks bumper offer
Mipcom: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan rejected a $75m offer from Dreamworks to produce three additional online episodes of the cult series to release online.
NewsITVS sells 200 hours to Australia
Mipcom: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has closed a deal with UKTV in Australia for 227 hours of drama and entertainment programming.
NewsThe Returned continues global march
French supernatural drama The Returned, which aired on Channel 4 in the UK, has been sold to broadcasters in Germany and Latin America by Zodiak Rights.
NewsHit scores Fireman Sam and Thomas & Friends sales
Mipcom: Pre-school specialist Hit Entertainment has announced sales of more than 120 hours of shows including Fireman Sam and Thomas & Friends.
NewsTurner hires corporate strategy chief
Turner Broadcasting has appointed Jamie Friend to the newly created role of vice president of corporate strategy and insights.