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NewsFremantle Media launches Showtime! at Mipcom
Fremantle Media is looking to follow up the global success of Pop Idol and X Factor with the launch of two European formats that are already proving a hit in their domestic markets.
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C4I picks up Zig Zag's Family format
Channel 4 International has acquired the international rights to a major new formatted documentary series from London-based indie Zig Zag Productions.
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BBC sells Rick Stein down under
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed new cooking series Rick Stein's French Odyssey (10 x 30-minutes) to The LifeStyle Channel in Australia and New Zealand's TVNZ.
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Men & Motors brings bikers to Cannes
LA-based Men & Motors International will launch four new titles at Mipcom including a series on World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss.
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NewsCosgrove Hall takes development slate to Mipcom
Creating and owning original properties is a key priority for Manchester-based animation studio Cosgrove Hall, according to its new MD Anthony Utley, who is going to Mipcom with three new shows in development.
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NewsRubber Duck to develop Bzots
Rubber Duck Entertainment, the newly created intellectual property arm of The Contender Entertainment Group, has teamed up with Chicago's Eat Your Lunch to develop a CGI/live-action series based on the US company's Bzotsproperty.
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NewsNick promotes Borkent
Jules Borkent has been promoted to VP, programming at Nickelodeon International.
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NewsCPLG picks up Dragon Booster
Licensing and merchandising agent CPLG has picked up UK rights to the animated series Dragon Booster, from Canada's Alliance Atlantis Communications.
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Southern Star buys into Darrall Macqueen
Australian producer-distributor Southern Star has bought a 75% stake in indie Darrall Macqueen, the producer of BBC2's Smileand interactive children's programming, such as ITV's Play the Game.
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NewsParthenon bulk up on HD shows
Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has added four high definition specials to its slate.
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3DD wins rights to 'Robbie day' concert
3DD Entertainment is to distribute Robbie Williams - Live in Berlin, a concert special produced by Done and Dusted, which will be offered as a 60 or 80-minute package. A deal has been finalised with German broadcaster ProSieben, which will air the concert as part of ...
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C4 to show CCETV's Motley Crue special
Clear Channel Entertainment TV (CCETV) has sold its high definition concert special Motley Crue: Carnival of Sinsto Channel 4. The company is currently developing a reality format with US cable network Spike TV, which it also hopes to sell internationally, plus it is negotiating with pop ...
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Gay channel in US to air Fingersmith
Fremantle has sold lesbian drama Fingersmith, penned by Tipping the Velvetauthor Sarah Waters to Viacom's gay cable channel, Logo. The distributor has also sold one of its most reliable gameshow formats Family Feudsto John De Mol's Dutch cable ...
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GWR ties up asian distribution deal
Guinness World Records TV (GWR) has signed MAX Entertainment to represent its programming throughout Asia. The deal with the entertainment arm of sports marketing agency Total Sports Asia covers both TV and mobile content distribution. GWR and Thumbs Up are producing a second 12 x 30-minute series of ...
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ITV inks four-year awards deal
Indigo Television has signed a four-year deal with ITV to produce the National Television Awards, guaranteeing that the event will be on air until at least 2008.
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Sharpe sequel scooped by BBC
BBC Worldwide has won the rights to distribute Sharpe's Challenge, the next instalment of the popular ITV series, poaching the drama from Granada International, which has previously handled international sales for the Sharpe programme brand.
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Big Wave to launch flatliners research
Indie Big Wave is to follow the biggest study of near death experiences ever undertaken, filming patients who have survived being clinically dead for a Channel 4 documentary.
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Creature Comforts crosses pond
Aardman Animations has sold both series of its award-winning animation Creature Comfortsto BBC America and pre-sold the second series to Australian broadcaster ABC.
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More industrial revelations at Discovery
Discovery Channel UK has commissioned new indie Bonza TV to make a second series of Industrial Revelations with Mark Williams. Titled More Industrial Revelations,the 10 x 30-minute show will explore the industrial success stories of the 19th century, from the development of ...
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Men and Motors to film zoo model quest
ITV digital channel Men and Motors has joined forces with Zoomagazine to broadcast the publication's quest for the hottest new star of the modelling world. The competition called Wannabe: Zoo's First Timerswill see an expert panel of judges visit 32 cities including ...