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NewsITV's Boot Camp marches to Georgia
Granada International has licensed the ITV Productions' reality format Boot Campto leading Georgian broadcaster Rustavi 2.
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NewsRDF Rights picks up US pre-school series
RDF Rights has added to its growing slate of children's titles with the acquisition of Nick Jr's new half-hour pre-school series Yo Gabba Gabba!
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NewsFA Cup TV rights put out to tender
The Football Association has issued an invitation to tender for its TV rights for the UK, covering the four year period from the 2008/09 season.
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High Point nabs Australian comedy drama
London based distribution company High Point Films & TV has nabbed international rights to a new Australian comedy drama starring Raji James of Eastendersand East is Eastfame.
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Electric Sky picks up terrestrial titles
Factual specialist Electric Sky has secured distribution rights for a raft of titles commissioned by UK terrestrial broadcasters including Prospect Pictures' Channel 4 Learning series Take Away My Take Away.
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TVF International strikes Spanish deals
Factual distributor TVF International has licensed over 20 hours of programming to Spain including 16 hours to Televisió de Catalunya.
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NewsTV-Loonland inks raft of deals for Little Princess
German distributor TV-Loonland has secured a string of broadcast and home entertainment deals for The Illuminated Film Company's pre-school series Little Princess.
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BBC Worldwide licenses operas for Voom HD block
US cable channel Gallery HD has bought a package of operas from BBC Worldwide and UK production company Opus Arte for its new Sunday afternoon programming block Opera and an Omelet.
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Endemol secures further exposure on MTV
Endemol International's high-tech dating format Exposedhas been commissioned for a further 40 half-hour episodes by MTV in the US.
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NewsXena signs up for US Footballers' Wives
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless is to play bitchy Tanya Turner in the upcoming US version of Footballers' Wives.
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NewsC4 orders more Secret Millionaire
Six more millionaires have agreed to part with thousands of pounds for a second series of The Secret Millionaire on Channel 4.
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NewsSky launches pay DTT service ... on the same day Virgin media rebrands
BSkyB is launching a subscription television service on digital terrestrial television (DTT) this summer, offering four channels understood to be Sky Movies, Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky One.
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Ross Kemp on Gangs returns to Sky One
Ross Kemp on Gangswill return to Sky One for a third series this autumn. Tiger Aspect and Kemp's indie Mongoose Productions will co-produce the new series with filming beginning later this month.
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US pilot for How to Look Good Naked
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to make a broadcast pilot of its hit show How to Look Good Nakedfor US cable network Lifetime.
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Five Life orders Gina Ford parenting doc
Shine North has been commissioned by Five Life to make a one-off documentary scrutinising the controversial tactics of child care guru Gina Ford.
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ITV1 serves up second helping of Daily Cooks!
ITV1 has ordered a second series of Daily Cooks!from Prospect Pictures and doubled the episode length.
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BBC Natural History heads to Yellow Stone
BBC2 has commissioned a natural history series about the major ecosystems in the Yellow Stone National Park.
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NewsRicochet secures string of orders
Ricochet has won a raft of orders for Channel 4, E4 and the BBC including a show on people with unusual attitudes to sex.
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NewsRiches from diversity
The Big Brotherdébacle has prompted further discussion about diversity in the media
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New shows for Community Channel
Community Channel has commissioned three new shows for the autumn funded by charity, and all made by Media Trust Productions.