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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest unveils MeetMarket projects
Windfall Films’ documentary about Victoria Deryshire’s battle with cancer will be among the films pitching to secure funding at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsAmazon UK acquires Hulu comedy
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Casual, an original comedy produced for US streaming rival Hulu.
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CommentThe story behind a successful Korean co-pro
The Bridge founder Amanda Groom this week won an award for the Most Significant Contribution to the UK-Korea TV Creative Collaboration at an event organised by the London Korean Drama Club. Here she reveals the story behind RTS Award-nominated S4C film Tears of Blood, which was co-produced by a Korean ...
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FeaturesKids are the stars at Mip TV
Cannes may have been quieter than usual, but kids’ talent shows were hot property, while studio gameshows made a comeback. Peter White reports on the market’s key trends
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News60 Days In set for UK remake
Hit US prison experiment 60 Days In is set for a British remake after Pulse Films optioned the format rights.
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NewsNetflix boards BBC's Watership Down
Netflix has boarded BBC1’s remake of classic children’s novel Watership Down.
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Behind The ScenesLord Montagu
How did a Texan come to make a feature-length doc about an aristocrat he had never heard of? Luke Korem explains
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NewsMTV US commissions clutch of Brits
Barcroft Media and Done + Dusted have picked up major MTV US commissions, while the broadcaster is remaking ITV2’s The Almost Impossible Gameshow.
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NewsRevealed: UK’s top US shows
Superheroes and supernatural sleuths continue to be popular subjects for US network dramas acquired by British broadcasters.
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NewsBea Hegedus opens London consultancy
Former Fox TV Studios exec Bea Hegedus has launched a London-based consultancy to broker international format deals and offer programme support for fledgling OTT services.
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NewsABC signs landmark deal with Lumsden
Former BBC and Sky comedy chief Lucy Lumsden has set up an indie and closed a landmark first-look deal with Hollywood studio ABC Studios.
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NewsBBC's Money for Nothing heads to US
Scottish indie Friel Kean Films is developing its BBC daytime format Money For Nothing for America.
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NewsNetflix to boost in-house production arm
Netflix is to expand its in-house production division to compete with the likes of Amazon and HBO.
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NewsSky and Sony strike European movie deal
Sky has struck a European movie deal with Sony Pictures Television – its first pan-regional agreement since the creation of Sky Europe.
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NewsBBC facing 'cash raid' from DCMS
The BBC faces an anxious wait for the white paper on charter renewal amid conflicting reports over the weekend about government plans to raid the corporation’s finances.
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NewsBBCW buys stake in Jonathan Strange indie
BBC Worldwide has bought a stake in the parent company of talent agency Curtis Brown and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell producer Cuba Pictures.
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NewseOne denies ITV takeover bid
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has poured cold water on claims that it is an ITV takeover target.
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CommentContent is king for big brands
From Coke to Barbie, Mip TV was the place to be, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsVivendi battles Sky in Europe
French media conglomerate Vivendi will go head to head with Sky in the battle for sub scribers across Europe after acquiring a major stake in Italian group Mediaset.Vivendi, which owns French pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ and UK indies including Red Production Company, has taken full control of ...
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NewsITVSGE strikes first-look deal with WMR
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has struck a first-look deal with Animal Black Ops indie World Media Rights.