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NewsBBCW strikes deal with Lesley Douglas
The BBC has gone back into business with Lesley Douglas, the former Radio 2 controller who resigned from the corporation at the height of the Sachsgate scandal.
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NewsTitle Role scores first format deal
Title Role Productions has brokered its first international format deal as Australian broadcaster Foxtel ordered a local version of Crimes That Shook Britain.
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NewsFox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.
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NewsHBO renews Girls, ends Boardwalk Empire
HBO has renewed Lena Dunham’s comedy Girls for a fourth series, while Boardwalk Empire will come to an end after its fifth series.
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NewsTwofour Rights poaches Cineflix exec
Twofour Rights has hired Cineflix Rights executive Caroline Hurmson.
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NewsMandabach hires film exec to beef up US office
Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach is to expand its US office with the apppointment of Hollywood film producer Michael Besman.
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NewsC5 and Sky Living grab Australian dramas
Channel 5 and Sky Living have acquired separate Australian series from distributor DCD Rights, continuing the trend for UK broadcasters to hunt for projects from down under.
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NewsEndemol beefs up Israeli business
Endemol is ramping up its business in Israel after acquiring a stake in broadcaster Reshet.
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NewsPioneer extends US prowess with triple order
UK factual indie Pioneer Productions has secured 40 hours of commissions in the US with a raft of broadcasters.
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NewsOne Potato Two Potato scores US deals
Gordon Ramsay’s indie One Potato Two Potato has scored two commissions in the United States including a US version of the Best Restaurant format.
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NewsAMC orders Walking Dead spin-off
US cable network AMC is developing a spin-off of smash hit zombie series The Walking Dead.
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NewsDHX buys Teletubbies owner Ragdoll
Canadian kids firm DHX Media has acquired Ragdoll Worldwide, the company behind Teletubbies and In The Night Garden, for £17.4m.
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NewsEmily Mortimer & Ray Winstone series head to Sky Vision
Sky Vision has acquired the international rights to Emily Mortimer’s new comedy series Doll & Em and Ray Winstone-fronted drama Moonfleet.
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NewsSaban Brands identifies UK IP for expansion
Saban Brands, the company behind the recent revival of kids brand Power Rangers, is eyeing the acquisition of UK indies and highprofile kids properties as it ramps up plans for international expansion.
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NewsParamount steps up TV push
Paramount Pictures is aggressively expanding into television, in a move that could result in the creation of another major TV player in Hollywood.
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NewsDNI Lat Am scouts UK indies
Discovery Networks International’s (DNI) Latin American commissioning hub has placed several orders with UK-based producers and its boss plans to come to the UK to scope out further opportunities.
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NewsVoD opportunities set to grow
US digital streaming services Hulu and Netflix are ramping up their plans to produce original programming and British indies are expected to be the next major beneficiaries of the maturing VoD market.
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NewsWhale doc Blackfish surfaces on Netflix
Killer whale documentary Blackfish has been picked up in the UK by Netflix after it struck a deal with distributor Doogwoof.
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NewsFox orders League of Extraordinary Gentlemen remake
US network Fox is developing a TV adaptation of graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, marking its first order for next year’s pilot season.
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NewsMTG eyes UK after buying DRG
International broadcaster Modern Times Group is looking to invest in the UK following its acquisition of distributor DRG, with plans to both fund programming and potentially take stakes in producers.