All Broadcast articles in 7 October 2011 – Page 7
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NewsWide-Eyed to reveal monster snake
The producers behind March of the Dinosaurs are to make a new film about a prehistoric snake that slithered in at 48 feet in length.
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Electric Sky opens in Hong Kong
Factual distributor Electric Sky has launched a new Hong Kong brand to boost its presence in Asia and has appointed an ex-Endemol exec to run it.
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NewsZodiak to rep Guinness World Records
MIPCOM: Zodiak Rights has signed an international distribution and production deal with Guinness World Records TV.
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NewsJackass star to host US Sing if You Can
MIPCOM: Sing If You Can, the ITV1 entertainment show hosted by Keith Lemon, is to be remade in the US – where it will be hosted by Jackass star Steve-O.
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NewsRussia conjures Magicians remake
MIPCOM: Shine format The Magicians, which will return to BBC1 as a live show next year, is to be remade for audiences in Russia and the Ukraine.
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NewsBBCW secures first Parade’s End sale
MIPCOM: Parade’s End, the forthcoming BBC drama adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard, has been picked up for broadcast in Australia.
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FME unveils first Animation Collective project
MIPCOM: A new teen action drama is to be the first project to emerge from a new partnership between FremantleMedia Enterprises and Animation Collective.
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FeaturesMipcom 2011
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CommentPremier League rights ruling
The EU has ruled that it is not illegal to buy set top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters, which could have a major impact on the way Sky and others buy sport, films and foreign TV rights. Mark Owen considers the consequences.
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RatingsTerra Nova debut bites C5
MONDAY: Sky1’s Steven Spielberg dino-drama Terra Nova debuted with almost 1m viewers putting the pay channel on a par with Channel 5.
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RatingsHotel Inspector trampled by Doc Martin
MONDAY: The return of The Hotel Inspector suffered in the path of ITV1’s juggernaut drama Doc Martin.
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NewsDMAX orders Jodie Marsh bodybuilding doc
Glamour model Jodie Marsh is to compete in a bodybuilding competition for a new documentary for Discovery’s youth-skewing channel DMAX UK.
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NewsBBC4 buys two Scandi dramas
MIPCOM: BBC4 hopes to pick up on the success of The Killing with another Scandinavian crime drama centred on the discovery of a dead woman’s abandoned body.
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NewsTurner dips into micro-payments with Adult Swim
Turner Broadcasting is to start renting shows from comedy channel Adult Swim via Facebook as the broadcaster adopts a micro-payments model.
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NewsStand Up For The Week returns with new line up
Open Mike’s Stand Up For the Week is returning to Channel 4 with a new host and line-up for its third series.
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NewsTOWIE's Amy Childs lands C5 series
The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs is to front an eight part series for Channel 5 further to her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsITV's Best House to be remade in Canada
MIPCOM: Shiver-made ITV daytime format May the Best House Win has been commissioned by broadcasters in Canada and Belgium.
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NewsZodiak launches Being Human Facebook game
MIPCOM: Zodiak Active has launched a Facebook role-playing game based on BBC3 and Syfy US drama Being Human.
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NewsCreative England reveals board line up
BBC4 controller Richard Klein, Twofour chief executive Charles Wace and Maverick TV’s digital director Jonnie Turpie have joined the board of Creative England.