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NewsRussia’s Channel One set to return to Fort Boyard
Fort Boyard is returning to Russia after a six year hiatus at the same time as the kids’ version of the show wins a major recommission.
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C4 and PBS offer portal to WWII with October doc
More than 100,000 hours of secret recordings of German prisoners of war from World War II will be the basis of a one-off special for Channel4 and PBS Channel 13 in the US.
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NewsS4C to close HD channel
Welsh language broadcaster S4C has dropped its HD channel as part of cost saving measures introduced due to budget cuts.
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NewsRaw wins order for Investigation Discovery and History Television
Raw TV will produce a dramatic documentary series examining how people are coerced into carrying out unthinkable acts by criminals or abusive family members.
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NewsCITV's Bookaboo set to return for third series
CITV show Bookaboo will return for a third series after producer Happy Films secured two deals in Canada.
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NewsSPT poised to snap up £40m Left Bank
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is on the brink of acquiring Wallander producer Left Bank Pictures in a deal thought to be worth in excess of £40m.
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NewsMiranda and the Syndicate to air in Australia
BBC series’ The Syndicate and Miranda have been snapped up for broadcast in Australia as part of 50 hours of new sales by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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CommentAnimation and licensing key to overseas success
Kids’ content has to travel well and have licensing potential, says Paul Robinson.
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NewsBlakeway wins series for China
Blakeway Productions has partnered a Chinese indie to make a landmark series about the West that is being lined up for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
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NewsNick Rees named Passion MD
Passion Distribution has promoted Nick Rees to the newly created role of managing director.
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NewsZodiak renews ZKK deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look development deal with ZKK, the indie behind My Daughter the Teenage Nudist.
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NewsSky acquires Elementary, Vegas, Arrow and The Following
Sky has snapped up the rights to four new US shows including a fresh adaptation of Sherlock Holmes starring Johnny Lee Miller.
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NewsZodiak to distribute Rebound
Global distribution rights to French supernatural thriller Rebound have been acquired by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsUnforgettable revived in US
US crime drama Unforgettable, which airs on Sky Living in the UK, has been saved from the axe after being cancelled by CBS.
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NewsThomson: BBC will never put profits before programmes
The BBC’s chief operating officer has insisted that the corporation will never put profits before programming.
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NewsRaw takes Gold Rush to Africa
Raw TV is heading to Ghana for a spin-off of Discovery US ratings smash Gold Rush.
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NewsTwofour sets up US arm and hires OWN exec
Twofour has launched Twofour America in Los Angeles and hired a former Oprah Winfrey Network exec to spearhead production.
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NewsNGC buys Parthenon comic doc
National Geographic Channel has acquired documentary special Comic Store Heroes from Parthenon Entertainment.
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CommentTaking a risk in Japanese market can pay dividends
Japan is fascinating but can be a tough place to do business, says Danny Fenton.
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NewsOrsten takes Grand Scheme stake
Tony Orsten, the former managing director of the Paramount UK Partnership and chief executive of Abu Dhabi media initiative Twofour54, has invested in consultancy Grand Scheme and become its chairman.