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Darlow Smithson bids farewell to Ware, promotes Bowie
PEOPLE NEWS / TVDarlow Smithson Productions’ co-creative director Julian Ware (pictured) is retiring from the TV industry after 40 years, prompting a series of exec changes at the Endemol-owned UK indie.
“Killer Karaoke” travels to the Netherlands, Czech Republic
TVZodiak Media has licensed extreme singing competition format Killer Karaoke (pictured) into the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
Daisybeck rebrands, lands “I Want That Car” order
TVUK indie Daisybeck Productions has rebranded as Daisybeck Studios and scored its first order under its new name, with ITV4 commissioning I Want That Car. (Pictured: presenter Rebecca Jackson)
Cottage Life greenlights seven series
TVBlue Ant Media-owned specialty channel Cottage Life has greenlit seven new series, including My Retreat and Selling Big, which will launch as the channel begins transmitting in Canada this fall.
Mundo Fox orders heaping helping of Jamie Oliver
TVFremantleMedia has sold six of the celebrity chef’s series to the American Spanish-language broadcast net, and has lined up other sales to Globosat and Fox Life for Jamie’s Food Fight.
TLC launching “Bakery Boss” pilot on Memorial Day
TVThe latest High Noon-produced vehicle for Buddy Valastro (pictured) will air immediately following the season six premiere of Cake Boss.
Upfronts ’13: Ovation lines up “Kuhnert Chronicles,” “Culture Pop”
TVU.S. arts network Ovation is boosting its original programming with The Kuhnert Chronicles, a series on boundary-pushing artists, and Culture Pop, focusing on creative events and personalities.
Autentic takes over Tangram International
FILM / TVMunich-based producer-distributor Autentic has acquired a majority stake in German documentary prodco Tangram International, for an undisclosed sum.
Upfronts ’13: Seacrest making music series for Telemundo
TVIn addition to Ryan Seacrest’s music competition series Duelo Musical: Super Estrella, U.S. cable net Telemundo has greenlit gossip program Suelta La Sopa and game show Entre Grandes Y Chicos.
HBO acquires Toback doc on Cannes film fest
FILM / TVHBO has picked up Tyson director James Toback’s latest documentary, a “cinematic exploration” of the Cannes Film Festival called Seduced and Abandoned (pictured).
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