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NewsComedy writers reveal US challenges
Comedy Forum: Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsGermany to look 10 Years Younger
Target Entertainment has closed a deal with two German broadcasters to produce local versions of 10 Years Younger and the seventh series of Popstars.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Road Debate
A new ratings hit from Finland is styled as a “talk show on wheels”.
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ID renews its first-look deal with Colonial
The new deal will extend their collaboration into next year and will see more than 20 hours worth of programming delivered for international distribution over the next year. ID will be taking a number of Colonial's titles to Mipcom in October.
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RDF Rights seals 2-year deal with Betty
RDF Rights has handed Liz Warner's indie Betty an exclusive two-year development deal.
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NewsHistory Channel and Five pick up Black Gold
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has sold its new US oilworkers series Black Gold to Five and The History Channel in the UK.
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NewsWolffe joins ITV
Beam TV's managing director David Wolffe has left after eight months to take up the newly created post of finance director of ITV Global Content.
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NewsElectric Sky inks Royal Opera deal
Electric Sky will be dancing its way to Mipcom after picking up a catalogue of ballet and opera titles from the Royal Opera House's 2008/9 season.
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NewsTarget takes aim with Loveland
Loveland, Cilla Black's new Sky 1 dating show, looks set to steal hearts around the world following a deal that will see Target Entertainment Group sell the format internationally.
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NewsChina next to Beat the Star
Beat the Star, the entertainment format fronted by Vernon Kay on ITV1, is set to be remade for audiences in China.
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NewsBBCW to buy stake in Baby Cow
BBC Worldwide is buying a minority stake in Baby Cow, the indie set up by comedian Steve Coogan.
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NewsITVW making passage to India
ITV Worldwide has appointed a new sales executive for India and the sub-continent.
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NewsLyrics to serenade Spain
Sky 1's karaoke format Don't Forget the Lyrics will be singing its way into Spain after RDF Rights (RDFR) sold the format to Spanish channel La Sexta.
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NewsThe Vicar of Kazakhstan
The Vicar of Dibley is heading to the home of Borat, with plans to dub the BBC comedy into the Kazakh language.
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NewsHBO series wins record Emmy's
HBO miniseries John Adams has claimed a record eight awards at the Creative Arts Emmy's while Mad Men bagged four at the event.
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NewsITVW names new digital exec
ITV Worldwide has appointed Jason Binks, former senior sales executive at media consultancy service Roo Media, as vice president of digital and new media.
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NewsRamsay takes live format Stateside
Gordon Ramsay is to take his live cooking format to the US and Australia in the first international commissions for his new indie.
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NewsEndemol names content chief
Paul Römer, the managing director of Endemol Netherlands has been promoted to global head of programming at Endemol Group.
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NewsDisney to remake Welsh radio sitcom
Disney is to adapt a comedy originally made for BBC Radio Wales as a children's animation for the UK and European market.