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NewsZodiak lands Nickelodeon deal for Foundation series
Zodiak Rights has signed a major partnership deal with Nickelodeon that will see The Foundation’s new animated property, Tic Toc House, broadcast around the world.
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NewsMTV sues Turkish distributor
MTV Networks has filed a lawsuit against a Turkish television distribution company to block its channels being aired in the country.
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NewsBack2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate
Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.
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NewsDisney acquires Small Potatoes
A forthcoming CBeebies series about four singing potatoes has been picked up by Disney for broadcast in the US.
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NewsHit teams with Nelvana on Mike the Knight
Hit Entertainment, the indie behind Bob the Builder, has joined forces with Canadian studio Nelvana to produce a new animated series from the creator of Lunar Jim.
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NewsBrits up for Euro toon awards
CBeebies and Welsh indie Calon are among the finalists for Cartoon Tributes 2010, the annual awards for the European animation sector.
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NewsITV to sell Pineapple spin-off
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has been named the distributor for Pulse Films’ follow-up to Pineapple Dance Studios.
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NewsUK actress takes home Emmy
It was left to Archie Panjabi to fly the flag for British acting talent at this year’s Emmy Awards.
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NewsDisney debuts first ABC service outside US on BT
Disney is to launch its first ABC-branded on-demand service outside of the US on the BT Vision platform.
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NewsBBC4 picks up AMC drama Rubicon
BBC has picked up the UK rights to acclaimed US conspiracy thriller Rubicon, which airs alongside Mad Men on the AMC cable network.
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NewsHawking’s Universe heads to C4
Channel 4 has bought Darlow Smithson’s Stephen Hawking’s Universe, a 4 x 60-minute science series that originally aired on Discovery in the US and the UK.
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NewsAP to handle TV-am archive
Groundbreaking 1980s morning news programme TV-am is set to reappear on viewers’ screens after US news agency AP signed an exclusive global deal with rights owner Moving Image Communications to manage its archive.
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NewsDamages saved for two more series
US legal drama Damages has been saved from the axe after satellite station DirecTV bought the show.
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NewsITV1 buys River Monsters
ITV has bought the second series of wildlife doc River Monsters from factual specialist Icon Films.
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News101 Ways scores format hat-trick
Endemol’s new BBC1 entertainment show 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow is to be remade for audiences in Germany, Brazil and Turkey.
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NewsReal Hustle nabbed in Eastern Europe
DRG has sold BBC series The Real Hustle to broadcasters across Eastern Europe.
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NBCU and E1 co-pro cop show
Universal Networks International and indie E1 Entertainment are to co-produce a police drama with the aim of securing distribution across 100 channels within 12 months.
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NewsEndemol names format boss
Endemol has promoted a senior exec to head up its formats distribution around the world.
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NewsBad Girls and Wives join CBS Drama
CBS Drama has beefed up its offering by adding Footballers’ Wives and Bad Girls to its schedules.