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NewsNBCU acquires Matchbox stake
NBC Universal International has acquired a majority stake in an Australian production company – its first indie investment outside of the UK.
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NewsMisfits and Ashes head to Latin America
Teen superhero drama Misfits and the BBC’s Ashes to Ashes have been acquired for broadcast in Latin America.
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NewsBBCW secures Epiphany deal
BBC Worldwide has signed an international distribution deal with factual indie Epiphany Productions.
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NewsLittleford joins BBCW for Global iPlayer launch
Matthew Littleford has been hired by Jana Bennett to fill the new role of creative director for BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer.
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NewsChannel 5 acquires William and Kate film
A feature-length dramatisation of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance has been picked up for broadcast by Channel 5.
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NewsSkins sold to Canada
MIPTV: Skins is taking the party around the world, with distributor All3Media International sewing up a deal for the fifth series in a further four territories.
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NewsThe Cube heads to Italy
MIPTV: The Cube continues to expand with All3Media selling the format into Italy for the first time.
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Green Bay to make £1m deserts doc
MIPTV: Welsh indie Green Bay Media has announced a £1m deal to produce a documentary about life in deserts around the world.
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FremantleMedia unveils Croatian drama
MIPTV: FremantleMedia has bolstered its commitment to international drama with a new production in Croatia.
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NewsMad Men creator signs $30m deal
Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men is to return in 2012 with creator Matthew Weiner on board - but will end after three more seasons.
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NewsRed Arrow takes Mob Film stake
Mob Film, the indie behind Sky1’s fantastical Terry Pratchett adaptations, has sold a 51% stake to Germany’s Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsBBCW names sport boss
BBC Worldwide has merged its sport sales and motion gallery divisions and appointed a new head to run the department.
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NewsTouch and Nat Geo forge format venture
Touch Productions and National Geographic’s UK distribution arm have come together to establish a new factual entertainment formats business.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys up for Monte Carlo award
BBC1 show Mrs Brown’s Boys is the sole UK comedy nomination at the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival - going up against US hits 30 Rock and Glee.
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NewsEndemol sells 101 Ways format to ABC
Endemol has sold the format of its BBC series 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow to US network ABC, following a pilot commission last year.
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NewsUK to take on the world at Focal Awards
Nearly 30 British programmes are in the running for prizes at this year’s Focal International Awards, with nominations in every category.
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NewsScripted sales soar at BBCW
BBC drama Life On Mars is set to be adapted for new international audiences as part of a surge in scripted programming sales for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsZen lives on around the world
BBC SHOWCASE: Detective drama Zen, dropped by BBC1 last month, has been picked up by a raft of international broadcasters.
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NewsFirst sales of Human Planet
BBC Worldwide has secured 22 sales of its Human Planet series – the first deals to be secured for the blue-chip documentary.
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NewsDarlow Smithson to explore solar system
Endemol-owned Darlow Smithson Productions is to make a film about the farthest reaches of the solar system for US network PBS.