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NewsSpielberg's dino-drama Terra Nova extinct
Sky 1’s Steven Spielberg dinosaur drama Terra Nova has been axed by US network Fox after a single series.
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NewsX Factor USA boosts FremantleMedia profits
FremantleMedia has posted double digit revenue growth on the back of The X Factor USA - helping RTL to a 4.6% increase in pre-tax profits to €1.19bn (£99m).
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NewsPact seeks Brazilian treaty
Pact and its Brazilian counterpart ABPITV have agreed to work together to try to secure a co-production treaty from their respective governments.
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NewsWarner Bros ties with Japan's Asahi TV in development deal
The production arm of Warner Bros, the majority stakeholder in Shed Media, has struck a formats deal with major Japanese commercial broadcaster TV Asahi Corporation.
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NewsTarget Entertainment goes into administration
International distributor Target Entertainment has gone into administration just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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NewsElectric Sky investigates mega systems in 3D
Electric Sky Productions is making a 3D series for US channel 3net which will focus on complex systems such as New York’s Grand Central Terminal and John F Kennedy Airport.
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NewsBBCW teams with HBO for atomic bomb drama
Jane Tranter’s LA division of BBC Worldwide Productions is working with HBO to develop a high-profile dramatisation of Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
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NewsSimon Cowell teams with Will Smith for DJ talent show
X Factor mogul Simon Cowell is developing a live DJ talent show with Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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NewsITV confirms African football deal
ITV has swiped free-to-air UK broadcast rights to the African Cup of Nations from the BBC.
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NewsHamish Mykura to join Nat Geo
Hamish Mykura, former head of documentaries at Channel 4, has quickly resurfaced at National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).
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NewsITV to expand pay-TV offering
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has hinted at the possibility of launching more international pay-TV channels while detailing how the broadcaster’s transformation is ahead of schedule.
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NewsNo takers for Red or Black? Down Under
ITV and Simon Cowell’s Syco TV have failed to sell million-pound roulette format Red or Black? in Australia – one of the key territories where they were attempting to get it off the ground.
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NewsHit sold to Mattel for £425m
Hit Entertainment, the kids indie behind Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, has been sold to US toymaker Mattel for $680m (£425m).
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NewsITVS acquires Ultimate Dance Battle
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has picked up the rights to a new reality dance format from RTL in the Netherlands.
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NewsBBC Worldwide competing for scale, says CEO
RTS CAMBRIDGE: “The inability to get hold of capital” is the biggest thing preventing BBC Worldwide from competing at scale, according to its chief executive John Smith.
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NewsSky Living acquires Secret Circle
A new supernatural drama from the makers of The Vampire Diaries and Dawson’s Creek has been acquired by Sky Living.
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NewsITV to pump investment into US
ITV is to pour resources into its production operations in the US as it looks to capitalise on winning nearly 30 international commissions in the first half of 2011.
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NewsTinopolis acquires US indie
Tinopolis has snapped up A Smith & Co, the LA-based producer of Hell’s Kitchen USA, in a deal estimated to be worth up to $100m.
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NewsITV eyes US event format deal
ITV is looking to one of the biggest live event companies in the US to end its five-year search for a homegrown entertainment mega hit.
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NewsWild Rover BBC1 quizshow set for US remake
Wild Rover’s forthcoming BBC1 quizshow Secret Fortune looks set for a US remake after Nigel Lythgoe picked up the rights.