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NewsComment: UK leads the factual pack
While the Hollywood studios are seeing a resurgence in sales for US dramas and sitcoms worldwide, when it comes to factual and reality programming it seems that UK distributors are leading the pack, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsFremantle launches Jamie's Great Italian Escape
Fremantle International Distribution is looking to expand the global reach of its Jamie Oliver franchise with the launch of Jamie's Great Italian Escape(6 x 30-minutes) at Mipcom.
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NewsID Distribution picks up Rainbow portfolio
London-based independent distributor ID Distribution has doubled its catalogue after picking up the international rights to 400 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from US cable broadcaster Rainbow Media Holdings.
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NewsDyke and Blackley to speak in Cannes
Hit Entertainment chairman Greg Dyke and former Merrill Lynch analyst Neil Blackley are among the latest heavy-hitters to join the expanded conference programme at this year's Mipcom.
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NewsTWI teams with Endeavor for new venture
Producer and distributor TWI has teamed with Hollywood talent agency Endeavor to launch Transend, a new production venture that will create entertainment and reality programming for the global market.
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3DD sells U2 concert to Channel 4
Music programming distributor 3DD Entertainment has been appointed to handle worldwide distribution of the high definition special Vertigo 2005 - U2 Live from Chicago.
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Princess launches new formats at Mipcom
Princess Productions will launch new formats We are Detectivesand Office Monkeyat Mipcom.
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Zig Zag's James Dean doc sold in Sweden
Amsterdam-based production and distribution company Off the Fencehas sold Zig Zag's brand new investigative documentary The Day That James Dean Diedto TV4 Fakta in Sweden.
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Schlessinger Media licenses BBC titles
US distributor Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, has licensed exclusive US educational and home video distribution rights to three new BBC series: Primary History: Aztecs, Science Clipsand Primary Geography: Water.
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Granda scoops HBO factual deal
Granada International has scored a coup by replacing Channel 4 International (C4I) as the distributor of HBO's documentary and family programming slates.
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UK hour for Iberia
Viewers in Spain and Portugal are to be offered a daily hour of UK comedy and drama, after a deal was struck between BBC Worldwide and the People + Arts channel. The channel's Iberian feed - a joint-venture between BBC Worldwide and Discovery - will carry a specially branded ...
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Hit to make Thomas radio show for Fun
Hit Entertainment is to produce two new radio shows for digital children's station Fun Radio, in which it holds a 47.5% stake. From 3 October five to 10 minute Thomas & Friendsstories will go out on weekdays at 3.30pm. Hit has also produced a daily 10.30am ...
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Granada sells US reality hit to French
Starting Over, a Bunim and Murray reality format represented by Granada International, has been commissioned by French network TF1. An initial order of 50 x 60-minute episodes has been placed for the reality series which gives women the opportunity to make extraordinary changes in their lives such as embarking on ...
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Format Focus: Showhouse
Primetime home makeover shows seemed a thing of the past but an Irish indie wants to revive them.
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Postman Pat firm posts profits rise
Entertainment Rights, the rights firm behind Postman Patand Basil Brush, has reported a 56% increase in profits. Turnover increased by 37% to£12.4m while operating profit was up to£1.2m for the six months to 30 June. Deals with HBO in the US and ...
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Sky One orders doc on Kate moss fall
Sky One has commissioned Scream Films to make a fast turnaround documentary charting the fall from grace of supermodel Kate Moss. Kate Moss: Fashion Victim?is an hour-long special looking at the media outcry which followed printed pictures of Moss taking drugs and her subsequent dismissal by ...
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Five doc follows disabled skateboarder
A film entitled Half Woman Half Skateboardwill form part of Five's fourth series of its Extraordinary Peoplepopular science strand this winter.
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Clocking Off writer pens postal drama
Daniel Brocklehurst, one of the writers behind Clocking Off, has won his first series commission with a six-part BBC1 drama about postal workers.
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Quiz Nation debuts Celebrity Sudoku
Optimistic Entertainment is making a live daily series called Celebrity Sudokuto kick off its new look Quiz Nation channel. The two-hour show, being executive produced by radio presenter Richard Bacon and Flipsideassociate producer David Owen, uses nine celebrity faces instead of the ...
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Cartoon network superhero exclusive
The Cartoon Network has optioned exclusive broadcasting rights in the US for Gene-Fusion, an animated action adventure produced by Belfast-based Banjax Studios, Pop6 and Beckett Entertainment. The film will be delivered in late 2006, with a 26 x 30-minute TV series to follow in 2007. The ...