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<title>Viacom's Paramount Pictures channel roll out starting in Spain - 03/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2604</link>
<pubDate>03/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[Viacom is preparing to launch a raft of Paramount movie channels internationally and the first launch will be in Spain.
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In the wake of its quarterly results, Viacom CEO, Philippe Dauman, told analysts that the company is preparing to launch channels programmed with content from Paramount Pictures globally.
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"I think very rapidly in the next two to three years, you will see in many, many, many countries Paramount channels," he said. "The first will be in Spain."
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He added: "We have several others lined up. There's a lot of demand for the library movie channels and of course, Paramount is an exceptional library and brand. So I see a lot of opportunity in emerging markets with opening them up and opportunities in existing markets to launch more of our brands."
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Viacom announced last April that Michael Armstrong had been upped to senior VP and general manager BET International and Paramount Pictures Channels with a remit to expand BET's presence in global markets and to launch Paramount Pictures.
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Spain is the first confirmed Paramount Pictures launch although Dauman did not specify timing.
Paramount Pictures will be an international brand given that in its domestic US market, its content is screened on the Epix cable channel.
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Paramount's current slate includes Hugo and The Adventures of Tintin although a lot of new titles will be taken by free and pay TV channels that have output deals with the studio.
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Library fare includes the Star Trek movies as well as Friday the 13th, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Beverly Hills Cop.
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The news of the Spanish Paramount Pictures launch came as parent company Viacom reported first-quarter results.
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Year on year net earnings in the quarter dropped 65%, taking the total to US$212 million. The company blamed the effects of a lawsuit relating to the Rock Band video game and soft ratings at its kids network Nickelodeon for the slump. Overall revenue in the quarter was US$3.9 billion compared with US$3.8 billion a year earlier.]]></description>
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<title>ABC Family orders raft of original programming - 03/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2605</link>
<pubDate>03/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[ABC Family has ordered a raft of original shows including comedy series Baby Daddy and reality show Beverly Hills Nannies.
The Disney-owned US cable network is pushing more heavily into original programming and unveiled its original slate yesterday.
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Baby Daddy is a half-hour series exec produced by The Nine Lives of Chloe King's Dan Berendsen, and reality series Beverly Hills Nannies, which is produced by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' producer Evolution Media.  It also has an original TV movie starring Tori Spelling, The Mistle Tones, which will air next Christmas.
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ABC Family has also renewed The Secret Life of the American Teenager for a fifth season, meaning the series will break the 100-episode mark.
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ABC Family president Michael Riley said: "We're very proud of our deep bench of original content successfully built out over eight years of exceptional growth."
ABC Family's current crop of original series includes Pretty Little Liars and Switched at Birth, which have rated well for the channel.]]></description>
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<title>Turner launching Cartoon Network, Adult Swim in Canada - 03/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2606</link>
<pubDate>03/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[Turner is launching Cartoon Network in Canada for the first time after striking a joint venture deal with Canadian broadcaster Teletoon.
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The move will see the two companies launch a digital specialty channel that will also include a late-night Adult Swim programming block.
Cartoon Network will air series including The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show between 6am and 9pm and Adult Swim will launch a number of its edgy adult animated series in an evening block.
"We are honored that Cartoon Network has entrusted Teletoon to manage these two great brands in Canada," said Len Cochrane, president, Teletoon Canada. "This marriage between Teletoon and Cartoon Network will grant us the opportunity to offer more cartoons, more stories and more excitement to everyone, everywhere."]]></description>
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<title>Saban ramping up Asian investments  - 02/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2602</link>
<pubDate>02/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[Saban Capital Group, the media investment firm operated by Haim Saban, is eyeing a raft of new investments in Asia after setting up an office in Hong Kong. The company already owns stakes in Celestial Tiger Entertainment, the joint venture pay TV broadcaster and producer with Lionsgate and Astro, Chinese kids online entertainment firm Taomee and Indonesian media company Media Nusantara Citra.However, it is relocating Sumeet Jaisinghani to Hong Kong from Los Angeles to expand its activities in the region. Saban owns stakes in brands including successful kids franchise Power Rangers and retail brand Paul Frank Industries and Saban Brands president Elie Dekel has said that it is looking to acquire more brands with its US$500 investment fund. Haim Saban, chairman and chief executive officer of Saban Capital Group, said: "Asia is home to some of the world's most innovative and creative entrepreneurs in media and communications.andnbsp; We are excited about expanding our investment franchise into Asia and the opening of Saban Capital Group Asia's office in Hong Kong is a strong sign of our commitment to the region."]]></description>
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<title>History orders death series from ITV Studios - 02/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2603</link>
<pubDate>02/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[UK pay TV broadcaster History has ordered a six part documentary series from ITV Studios following a funeral business. The broadcaster, which is a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has ordered Grave Trade, which will feature long running funeral business T Cribbs andamp; Sons.The show will aim to explore the culture of burial and death in British history and will also follow archaeologists as they work on Roman, Saxon, medieval and post-medieval burial sites. Grave Trade is currently in production and will air in autumn 2012. The series is the latest commission from the British version of History following Mud Men, which launched its second season last month. Rachel Job, head of acquisitions and commissioning, History, said: "We're very excited about this commission as ITV Studios have found a really original way to tackle this sensitive subject matter, one that is rarely seen on television.andnbsp; Death is a hugely important and ritualistic part of any society and the archaeologists' discoveries, contrasting with the busy contemporary funeral trade, will capture a revealing insight into how our perceptions of death have changed throughout history."]]></description>
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<title>Warner Bros. inks German output deal with Sky - 01/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2599</link>
<pubDate>01/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a long-term multi-platform deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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The two companies have renewed an agreement that will see Warner Bros titles on the News Corp-backed service until 2015.
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The three-year agreement includes the subscription video-on-demand rights exclusively for all new releases during the licence period of the first pay window as well as the exclusive pay TV rights for all Warner Bros films across satellite, cable, IPTV, internet and mobile during the license period.
Movies that will be available will include J. Edgar, Extremely Loud andamp; Incredibly Close, the new Tim Burton and Johnny Depp collaboration Dark Shadows, which will be presented on Sky in 3D, The Dark Knight Rises as well as local German productions including Kokowandauml;andauml;h and Mandauml;nnerherzen und die ganz ganz groandszlig;e Liebe.
Gary Davey, executive VP, programming at Sky Deutschland, said: "This is a great way to kick off the New Year and another milestone for Sky, with the announcement of one of our most important movie deals ever. Having completed similar deals last year with further important film studios, the addition of our new arrangement with Warner ensures Sky is the undisputed home of film in Germany and Austria. Warner has always been an important partner for Sky and we are delighted to extend our partnership insuch a strategic manner. Not only does this deal secure one of Hollywoodandacute;s most important suppliers for pay TV, it also guarantees quality films for our innovative services Sky Anytime and Sky Go."]]></description>
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<title>Zodiak inks development deal with Asylum - 01/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2600</link>
<pubDate>01/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[Zodiak Rights, the distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has inked a new development deal with US indie producer Asylum.
Zodiak and Asylum had an earlier first-look deal, inked in 2008, but that expired a couple of years ago and the new deal runs to two years.
Under the terms of the agreement Zodiak will sell content from the LA-based production company in international markets. The deal covers Asylum's unscripted formats and finished shows and Zodiak said that the first launch under the terms of the new deal will be Travel Unraveled, the 10x30mins series for US cable net Travel Channel. It will launch at MIP TV.
Zodiak has also distributed some of Asylum's scripted content in the past including French cop drama Braquo.
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Jane Millichip managing director, Zodiak Rights, said: "We're delighted to become Asylum's official international partner. Steve Michaels and Jonathan Koch have created a rich seam of high quality, popular programming with strong international appeal."
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"This is a milestone partnership for Asylum," says Steve Michaels, Asylum Entertainment president and CEO. "Zodiak knows our product, knows our market, and will be essential as we scale the reach of our programming beyond the US."]]></description>
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<title>A+E preps raft of Titanic programming including two 3D specials - 01/02/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2601</link>
<pubDate>01/02/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[A+E Networks is preparing to launch several Titanic-themed shows on its own channels and for distribution including a pair of 3D specials. The shows will be launched across A+E's channels worldwide to coincide with the centenary of the sinking of the iconic cruise liner this April.
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Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved is a 1x2hrs 3D series produced by Lone Wolf Documentary Group and will air on A+E's History. The show examines how the ship sank and fell apart with exclusive underwater 3D footage.
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"It's an exclusive two-hour special and gives a different point of view on how the ship broke up," says A+E Networks' senior VP, international programming and marketing, Christian Murphy. "There's new footage that has helped build a different theory as to why the ship sank and for us this will be a worldwide programming event."
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Also from Lone Wolf is Titanic: 100 Years in 3D. It has 3D footage of the wreck and wreck site combined with stories of the passengers and crew. Each individual's story is linked directly to an artifact recovered from the stricken liner.
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As well as the 3D shows, there is Nazi Titanic, which was produced by Blink Productions. The 1x2hrs show, which will air on free-to-air channel Channel 4 in the UK as well as History, tells the story of Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels' attempt to make a movie based on a fictional account of what happened to the Titanic. The movie's director was subsequently arrested by the Gestapo and killed before extracts were used in the 1950s movie about the Titanic, A Night to Remember.
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The Titanic shows will be complemented with other content as they are launched internationally. Murpy said: "We want to build a platform for our tent-pole programming and there will also be new long and shortform content as we set out to do that."]]></description>
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<title>Nat Geo promotes Sweet following NGTI clear out   - 31/01/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2596</link>
<pubDate>31/01/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has promoted Germaine Deagan Sweet to SVP, global content sales following numerous redundancies. Sweet, who was previously VP, content sales, will relocate from Washington to London to oversee the company's international programming sales teams. She was in London to help implement the changes at the end of last year following the departure National Geographic Television International (NGTI) president Maurice van Sabben and long-serving VP of acquisitions and coproduction, Edwina Thring.As first reported in TBI earlier this month, van Sabben and Thring were part of a group of around ten senior London-based staff that were either made redundant or did not have their contracts renewed. This also comes after the announcement in September by Hernan Lopez, president and chief executive of Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channels International, that saw NGCI acquire NGTI, the sales and distribution unit of NGT. Sweet will report to James Bond, chief financial officer for National Geographic Channels Worldwide.]]></description>
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<title>Disney launches The River on iTunes ahead of UK bow - 31/01/12</title>

<link>http://www.tbivision.com//article.php?category=&amp; article=2597</link>
<pubDate>31/01/12</pubDate> 

<description><![CDATA[US horror series The River is to launch via iTunes in the UK 24 hours after its launch on ABC after Disney struck a deal with Apple. This is first time the Hollywood studio has debuted a TV series on the download-to-own service ahead of a traditional launch. Meanwhile, The River's creator Oren Peli, the man behind hit supernatural feature film Paranormal Activity, tells TBI why he believes the show will have universal appeal and what it's like to work with Steven Spielberg. The River, which is produced by ABC Studios and Spielberg's Amblin Films, launches on ABC on February 7th as part of the network's midseason slate. The show tells the story of a famous wildlife expert who goes missing in the Amazon and his family and friends must deal with the supernatural to find him. Peli told TBI: "One interesting thing is that the cast is very international and features British, German and Mexican actors. The location is not in an American hospital or police station so we think it has universal appeal."The Israeli-born director added that after DreamWorks picked up the homemade Paranormal Activity, he had a meeting with Spielberg. "He said 'we should do a TV show together," said Peli. "There's nothing scary on television so it's great if we can do something raw and authentic."]]></description>
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