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NewsIran jams BBC's Egypt coverage
The BBC’s Persian television service is being jammed from within Iran following coverage of the political unrest in Egypt, the broadcaster has said.
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NewsFree Agents US pilot ordered
An American pilot of Channel 4 comedy, Free Agents, made by Big Talk has been commissioned by NBC.
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NewsBBC facing tough call on Kennedys
The BBC is facing a dilemma over whether to screen controversial US series The Kennedys, which is struggling to find a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsITV to pilot Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref with Jo Brand
Jo Brand is to host a pilot for ITV1 based on Jerry Seinfeld’s US reality show The Marriage Ref.
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NewsHelen Jackson to replace Garvie at BBC Worldwide
Helen Jackson has been appointed the new international production boss at BBC Worldwide, replacing Wayne Garvie who left for super-indie All3Media in September.
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NewsC5 acquires US zombie drama The Walking Dead
Channel 5 has picked up the free-to-air rights to The Walking Dead, the hit US zombie drama starring British actor Andrew Lincoln.
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NewsOverseas iPlayer to host ‘best of British’ content
The global iPlayer will host content from other UK broadcasters when it launches next year as part of a “best of British” brand proposition.
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NewsITV loses Australia's Next Top Model deal
Granada Media Australia is understood to have lost its contract to produce Australia’s Next Top Model following a major gaffe in this year’s final, when the wrong winner was announced live on air.
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NewsBBCW unveils £40m 3D dinosaur project
BBC Worldwide is to partner with Indian firm Reliance Big Entertainment on three feature-length films, including a 3D version of Walking With Dinosaurs.
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NewsE4 acquires US answer to Inbetweeners
E4 has acquired a new comedy series from the US that centres around college life in the 1980s, which the channel is angling as a successor to The Inbetweeners.
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NewsIndies generate record Mipcom revenue
UK indies pulled in record revenues of more than £18m at this month’s Mipcom market, according to figures from Pact.
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NewsC4 signs Arthurian series
Channel 4 has snapped up the rights to a retelling of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, created by execs behind The Tudors, Torchwood and the film The Departed.
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NewsPact: British exports grow 9%
International sales of British programmes increased 9% last year, with finished programmes accounting for more than 40% of the increase, Pact research has shown.
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NewsPiers Morgan to replace Larry King on CNN
CNN has confirmed that Piers Morgan is to take over Larry King’s CNN chat show from next January.
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NewsNBCU join SeeSaw
US shows including Heroes, House and The Office are joining online TV service SeeSaw, following a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsWarner Bros to acquire Shed for £100m
Shed Media, the indie behind Supernanny and New Tricks, is set to be acquired by US giant Warner Bros in a deal worth almost £100m.
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NewsFarrar quits NBCU for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has poached NBC Universal executive Jon Farrar for a senior role at its channels business.
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NewsTime Warner shuns Five deal
US media giant Time Warner is understood to have backed away from offering a bid for Five having previously expressed interest in buying the broadcaster.
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NewsZodiak deal transforms RDF
New Zodiak Entertainment chief executive David Frank is eyeing rapid growth in the Far East and South America in a bid to turn the group into a global production empire on the scale of Endemol or FremantleMedia
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NewsCarnival in distribution debut deal
NBC Universal-owned Carnival Films has launched a strategy to acquire distribution rights from rival indies with a deal to fund BBC2 drama Worried About The Boy.