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NewsSky Arts buys the "Spanish Downton Abbey"
Sky Arts has bought period drama Grand Hotel, which has been dubbed “the Spanish Downton Abbey”.
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NewsBBCW and ITVS strike Nordics deals
BBC Entertainment is to launch with a Norwegian leading pay TV operator, while ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with Netflix in Nordic territories.
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NewsWhat the Big Bird controversy means for children's media
Sesame Workshop CEO says children’s learning should be non-partisan; defends public-private partnership but calls for more federal backing.
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NewsGoogle's Kyncl talks ad models and 'professional' content
Says Google is ‘complementary’ to broadcasters, not at war with them.
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NewsBill Gates says media can be 'conscience of the world'
Bill Gates discusses the media’s role in eradicating poverty and disease, Microsoft as a platform for the creation and distribution of filmed entertainment, his “friend” and “competitor” Steve Jobs, and says he won’t be running for president any time soon.
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NewsBBCW ties up with PBS
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has sealed a double deal to co-produce period dramas The Paradise and The Lady Vanishes with PBS’s Masterpiece.
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NewsInternational sales of UK formats up 9%
Mipcom: International appetite for UK formats continued to grow over 2011 with revenue from UK TV exports up by 9%, led by shows such as Love Production’s The Great Bake Off.
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NewsMTV eyes format potential of UK docu-reality pilots
MTV International has ordered a clutch of docu-reality pilots from UK indies, which it aims to turn into ongoing formats.
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NewsYouTube chief to reveal content partners in Mipcom keynote
YouTube global head of content Robert Kyncl is set to use his keynote speech at Mipcom to reveal the partners that have landed up to £500,000 to produce content for the Google-owned platform.
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NewsParthenon rebrands as Sky Vision
Distributor Parthenon Media Group will be renamed Sky Vision following its acquisition by BSkyB and has revealed its first slate for Mipcom next month.
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NewsFT's tech head joins BBCW
The chief technology officer of the FT has joined BBC Worldwide to work across brands including Global iPlayer and the Top Gear website.
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NewsWarner Bros sells Spazticus as C4 orders second series
Controversial disability comedy show I’m Spazticus has been picked up for international sales by Warner Brothers’ distribution arm.
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NewsSky1’s Sinbad voyages to US
Fantasy adventure Sinbad has been acquired for broadcast in the US by Syfy.
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NewsBanijay moves sales base to London
French formats firm Banijay is relocating its distribution headquarters from Paris to London.
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NewsUndercover Princes to look for love in US
Objective Productions and Kalel Productions’ UK format Undercover Princes has been picked up by American broadcaster TLC.
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NewsSky Living’s Gates set for US remake
Gates, the new Sky Living comedy starring Gavin & Stacey’s Joanna Page, is being piloted for US audiences by NBC.
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NewsChinese producers keen for UK collaboration
The challenges of programme-making in China were demonstrated perfectly by the TV Festival’s session on this potentially lucrative market, which was characterised by Chinese commissioners dodging questions, a difficult-to-follow translation and long periods of Mandarin while the audience looked on, rather confused.
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NewsSyfy buys record-breaking thriller for autumn schedule
Syfy has snapped up the rights to a futuristic thriller that will form the centrepiece of its autumn schedule, after the series broke ratings records in Canada.
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NewsThe Office US to close in 2013
The US adaptation of Ricky Gervais comedy The Office is to end next year, despite being the highest-rating scripted show for the NBC network.
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NewsA+E hires Viacom exec for distribution push
A+E Networks has appointed a former Viacom executive to head up the distribution of its channels including Bio and History across the majority of EMEA.