All Broadcast articles in 7 October 2011 – Page 8
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NewsMeet the Russian Gene Hunt
BBC Worldwide has revealed the first images from the forthcoming Russian version of Life of Mars.
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RatingsIdiot beats X Factor again
FRIDAY: Sky 1’s comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad again out-manoeuvred ITV2’s The X Factor USA despite falling back from its debut performance.
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NewsHat Trick's Episodes sold into Japan
MIPCOM: Hat Trick International has sold series one and two of comedy series Episodes, starring Friends actor Matt LeBlanc, to Japanese broadcaster Wowow.
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NewsFremantleMedia revives The Villa; doubles kids investment
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia is to revive late ’90s Sky1 reality format The Villa and the company’s distribution arm is doubling its investment in kids content.
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NewsITV secures US Prime Suspect sales
MIPCOM: The US version of Lynda La Plante’s Prime Suspect will travel to 30 countries as part of a raft of deals secured by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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RatingsThe X Factor hits new high
SUNDAY: The X Factor recovered from a below-par Saturday performance to record a series high of more than 11.5m viewers as the finalists were unveiled.
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NewsFME sells two scripted series into UK
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold Australian high school reunion drama Winners and Losers to ITV2 and blokes-in-a-band US drama The Wedding Band to 5* in the UK.
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NewsUK exports rise to £1.4bn
UK indies saw international revenues climb again last year, with exports rising by 13% to £1.4bn, a new report has found.
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RatingsDoctor Who ends with 6m
SATURDAY: The series finale of Doctor Who beamed up more than 6m viewers as The X Factor fell to a series low at the judges’ houses stage of the competition.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People returns
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People strand returns with three new docs as the broadcaster signs NBC Universal’s sci-fi drama Alphas.
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NewsZig Zag ties with Barcroft on first series
MIPCOM: UK indie Zig Zag is extending its partnership with global giant Barcroft Media, with the pair co-producing a series for the first time.
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RatingsStrictly returns with 8m
FRIDAY: The Strictly Come Dancing competition waltzed into action with nearly 8m viewers - more than a million down on last year.
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NewsRe:fine inks content services deal with Optomen
MIPCOM: Content processing and re-purposing business re:fine has struck a deal with Optomen International.
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NewsNew Arrested in development
US comedy Arrested Development is to return for a new series next year ahead of a long-planned film release.