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NewsITV1 conjures up more Harry Potter
ITV1 has picked up the free-to-air broadcast rights to the penultimate Harry Potter story.
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NewsBrits led East Africa coverage
The British media “led the field” when it came to coverage of the drought and famine affecting East Africa this year, a new report is to claim.
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NewsUK wins five International Emmys
BBC1 drama Accused and Channel 4 biopic Mo won International Emmy’s last night as reality producer Nigel Lythgoe received a special prize from Lady Gaga.
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NewsJeremy Kyle US wins second run
Jeremy Kyle’s syndicated US talk show will return for a second series.
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NewsTrisha to host US talkshow
Trisha Goddard is set to return to the talkshow circuit with a new daytime series in the US.
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NewsABC pulls out of BBC2 drama over casting
Australia’s ABC has pulled out of BBC2’s Jane Campion co-production Top of the Lake because of the decision to cast Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
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NewsTrue Vision wins Poor Kids spin offs
True Vision has won a string of spin-off developments and commissions from its critically acclaimed BBC1 film Poor Kids.
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NewsBBCW to team with factual indies
BBC Worldwide is looking to work with UK factual indies on the production of bespoke content for France and Germany.
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NewsAlan Partridge flies Down Under
Steve Coogan’s recent revival of comedy character Alan Partridge is to be broadcast in Australia.
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NewsBullseye creator plans US remake
The creator of classic 1980s gameshow Bullseye is in talks for a US remake, which could have a million dollar jackpot.
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NewsKids’ shows shine at Mipcom
The children’s market was easily the hottest at this year’s Mipcom, with some of the industry’s largest companies prioritising a push into the sector.
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NewsDancing on Ice slides to Greece
MIPCOM: ITV format Dancing on Ice is to be remade in Greece in a series of new deals that will also see Four Weddings adapted for Romania and Come Dine With Me served up in Eastern Europe.
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NewsBBC4 buys two Scandi dramas
MIPCOM: BBC4 hopes to pick up on the success of The Killing with another Scandinavian crime drama centred on the discovery of a dead woman’s abandoned body.
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NewsITV's Best House to be remade in Canada
MIPCOM: Shiver-made ITV daytime format May the Best House Win has been commissioned by broadcasters in Canada and Belgium.
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NewsFME sells two scripted series into UK
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold Australian high school reunion drama Winners and Losers to ITV2 and blokes-in-a-band US drama The Wedding Band to 5* in the UK.
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NewsNew Arrested in development
US comedy Arrested Development is to return for a new series next year ahead of a long-planned film release.
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NewsMentorn to sell new Gervais/Merchant comedy
Mentorn International has picked up the distribution rights to Life’s Too Short, the new comedy series written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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NewsVera and Monroe go global
ITV dramas Vera and Monroe are set to launch around the world following a raft of new deals.
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ITV’s Injustice to air in Brazil and Canada
Psychological thriller Injustice has been sold to broadcasters in Brazil, Canada and across Europe by distributor DRG.
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NewsBBCW taking legal action over dance format
BBC Worldwide is undertaking legal action in Italy over an alleged copy of its Dancing With the Stars format.