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NewsStudioCanal UK appoints COO
Robb Smith has been promoted to chief operating officer of StudioCanal’s UK operations.
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NewsBBCW names Australia programming exec
BBC Worldwide Australia has appointed a new head of programming and production for its channels in the region.
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NewsHoly Flying Circus heads to US
The BBC4 drama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian has been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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NewsFME hires Nwabueze to boost IP
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Solomon Nwabueze to exploit its IP around the world.
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NewsWide-Eyed to make Nat Geo Manhunt series
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the indie behind March of the Dinosaurs, is to make a forensic science series in which investigators attempt to identify one person out of 313 million.
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NewsAll3 acquires C4 property format
All3Media International has secured the distribution rights to new Channel 4 property format You Deserve This House.
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NewsCatch Phrase to be revamped
Classic gameshow Catch Phrase could return with a revamped format following the acquisition of its rights by distributor DRG.
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NewsOne World nominations revealed
The One World Media Awards has introduced two new categories for its 2012 ceremony on 8 May, covering hard hitting news and sustainability.
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NewsDCD sells The Slap to Brazil
DCD Rights has sold award-winning Aussie drama The Slap to Brazil.
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NewsBBCW promotes digital director Heaf
BBC Worldwide has promoted digital director Dan Heaf to the new role of managing director for consumer digital.
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Nat Geo orders Atlantic special on ancient temple
Atlantic Productions has been commissioned by National Geographic Channel to produce Cradle of the Gods, an hour-long special investigating the ancient and labyrinthine temple site of Gobekli Tepe.
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NewsEx-Crackit/Twofour exec heads to Canada
A factual exec at Crackit Productions and Twofour is moving to Canada to join Frantic Films.
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NewsWife Swap grows reach with seven further deals
Wife Swap is continuing to prove popular around the world with seven new deals for the format throughout Eastern Europe and Korea.
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NewsFM acquires Canadian cookery format
FremantleMedia has acquired the format and licensing rights to Recipe to Riches, a cookery competition from Canada’s Temple Street Production.
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NewsBBCW secures major content deal with Australia’s FetchTV
Australia’s FetchTV has acquired more than 1,750 episodes of BBC Worldwide programming for its VoD service.
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NewsPBS UK to show Murdoch film a day after US debut
An investigative documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire will air in the UK less than 24 hours after its US premiere.
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NewsBrit Awards return to US
The US acquired this week’s Brit Awards for the first time since 2009.
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CBeebies Iconicles go west
Kids series Iconicles has been sold to broadcasters across the Americas and Canada.
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NewsFellowes’ Titanic sails to South Africa
ITV’s epic Titanic drama, written by Julian Fellowes, is to air in South Africa on the day the UK broadcast concludes.
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ITV Studios takes 100 Mile Challenge
A new format in which families can only eat food produced within 100 miles of them has been optioned by ITV Studios.