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NewsTarget hits spot with 160 hours sold to Australia
Target Entertainment Group has sold more than 160 hours of British programming to a raft of terrestrial and digital channels in Australia.
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NewsEndemol acquires Hot comedy
Endemol has acquired distribution rights outside of the US for new comedy Hot in Cleveland.
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NewsRussia takes BBCW dramas
BBCW has sold two drama series to a major broadcaster in Russia, ahead of this week’s Discop market.
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September Films UK wins primetime MTV order
September Films has won its first US commission from MTV Networks for a high-profile documentary about teenage pregnancy.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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Eyre heads back to Off The Fence after Target stint
Off The Fence has hired Target manager Georgina Eyre as head of acquisitions.
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UK lead Rose d'Or nominations
The UK broadcasting industry heads the nominations for the 2010 Rose d’Or competition - a prestigious global award for television entertainment.
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NewsBBC America picks up RDFR football doc
BBC America is one of the several international broadcasters to pick up an inspirational new football-themed documentary.
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NewsFX sinks teeth into The Walking Dead
FX has picked up the UK rights to zombie thriller The Walking Dead, the first series to be wholly produced by US cable network AMC.
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NewsWaybuloo acquired in Italy
CBeebies preschool series Waybuloo has been picked up for broadcast on two channels in Italy.
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NewsBBCW names Euro managers
BBC Worldwide has made two senior appointments to oversee sales across key European territories.
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NewsITV signs World Cup doc
ITV has bagged a new ad-funded football documentary that ties in with this summer’s World Cup and promises to reveal why England misses so many penalties
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NewsX Factor coming to consoles
The X Factor is making its way onto games consoles in a new deal signed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and games manufacturer Deep Silver.
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Cowboy Builders to be remade by French channel
Exposé series Cowboy Builders is being remade for leading French broadcaster TF1.
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Al Jazeera wins backing in clothing row
An inquiry by the Al Jazeera news network into mass resignations following a row about the on-air appearance of female presenters has concluded that the channel was within its rights to “set conditions” on clothing and looks.
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NewsCome Dine With Me gets US makeover
Culinary Channel 4 show Come Dine With Me is to be adapted for audiences in the US.
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NewsEndemol opens Manhattan unit
Endemol has opened a new office on the East Coast of the US in a bid to extend its presence Stateside and has made a series of senior appointments to bolster the move.
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NewsRDF Rights takes on Shine’s Mills for US position
RDF Rights has recruited Shine International’s JC Mills to join its LA office - while former RDF USA chief executive Chris Coelen has hired ex-colleague Karrie Wolfe for his start-up, Kinetic Content.
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NewsBBCW makes Indian reality show
BBC Worldwide Productions in India is making a new reality series based on its Celebrity Sleepover format for Hindi general entertainment channel Imagine TV.
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NewsDRG secures Get Up and Dance rights
Distributor DRG has secured the rights to Get Up and Dance (working title), the new format from US entertainment producer Phil Gurin.