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NewsJanet Street-Porter hunts Michael Moore for Sky One
Janet Street-Porter is fronting an authored documentary for Sky One in which she attempts to discover the truth behind maverick filmmaker Michael Moore.
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NewsBBC orders first cross platform comedy
The BBC has launched its first cross-platform comedy series, making sketch show Man Stroke Woman available over the internet and mobile phones as well as television.
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NewsSmith & Jones reunite for BBC1
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones are reforming their comedy double act for a new BBC1 series.
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NewsComment: Money go round
It might have been a good market for Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver and Stelios Haji-Ioannou, but the big buzz at last week's Mipcom was all about the money men rather than the talent, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsCommunity Channel lines up Lenny Henry
The Community Channel has commissioned another series of interviews hosted by Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow and has lined up comedian Lenny Henry to take part.
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NewsCrime and poker pay for RDF Rights
RDF Rights has chalked up a number of UK deals for US cable network Court TV and picked up 80 hours of poker programming from Welsh indie producer Presentable.
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NewsTWI to distribute BBC's Timewatch
TWI has secured international rights to the BBC's long-running flagship history strand Timewatch.
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NewsBusy Mipcom for Fremantle Media
RTL-owned Fremantle Media unveiled a raft of international sales and commissions at last week's Mipcom, along with an exclusive international output deal with Daisy Goodwin's new independent production company, Silver River.
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Worldwide secures Extras deals
Ricky Gervais's struggling actor Andy Millman was a big hit with international buyers in Cannes, with BBC Worldwide racking up sales in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and across Europe for new comedy Extras.
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Twofour secures international commissions
Independent producer Twofour TV has made further inroads into the international market, with a new commission from Japan's NHK and a US version of its Sky One documentary series Cruiseline in the works.
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Most Haunted Live to air in the US
Living TV's Most Haunted Live Halloween will be simulcast in the US on Discovery-owned Travel Channel at the end of this month, following a deal negotiated by Minotaur International at Mipcom.
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Strong sales for The Queen's Sister
Channel 4 International secured a number of significant deals across its slate of programming at Mipcom, with Touchpaper drama The Queen's Sister proving a favourite with buyers.
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Granada International secure deal with TV Polaska
Granada International has sold the rights to 11 Hollywood TV movies and a selection of classic films to Poland's state broadcaster, TV Polaska.
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NewsDic eyes acquisitions after Aim listing
US animation producer and distributor Dic Entertainment is looking to expand its European presence following a successful listing on London's Aim market earlier this month.
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NewsAardman secures deals for Shaun
Bristol-based Aardman Animations is looking into setting up its own international distribution arm, after securing a raft of pre-sales for new BBC series Shaun the Sheep (40 x 7-minutes) at last week's Mipcom.
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NewsBBC Worldwide reunites with Ragdoll
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Anne Wood's Ragdoll to handle worldwide distribution of the Teletubbies creator's next two children's series, In The Night Garden and Tronji.
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NewsTarget picks up Fifi's follow up
Target Entertainment has picked up distribution of Chapman Entertainment's follow up to the successful pre-school series Fifi and the Flowertots.
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NewsLittle Princess begins production
UK animation house The Illuminated Film Company has begun production on new pre-school series The Little Princess, based on the successful books of writer/illustrator Tony Ross.
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ER picks up more Barbie
Entertainment Rights has struck an agreement with Mattel for the home entertainment and TV rights to the next three animated Barbie movies, bringing the total number of Barbie films distributed by ER to nine.
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Abbey inks European deals
Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka, while infant learning series, Baby Bright has been released on DVD in France by UFG.