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NewsJamie Oliver goes Dutch
MIPTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises has secured a three-year deal for Jamie Oliver’s shows to air in the Netherlands and has also reintroduced the chef to South American TV for the first time in almost a decade.
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NewsOff the Fence to co-produce Wildest Africa
MIPTV: Off the Fence Productions is to co-produce HD series Wildest Africa, a sweeping look at the continent’s diverse ecology partly commissioned by UKTV-owned channel Eden.
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NewsUS comedy La La Land coming to BBC3
BBC3 has bought La La Land, the debut US series from British comedian Marc Wootton.
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NewsTF1 picks up ITV Studios’ TV movies
MIPTV: French broadcaster TF1 has agreed to an ongoing television movie output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsOprah to swap day for night
Chat show host Oprah Winfrey will switch to a night time slot on her new channel.
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NewsBBC America hires first multiplatform chief
BBC Worldwide executive John Taite is to take on a new role heading up BBC America’s multiplatform strategy.
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ITN strikes Expo archive deal with Chinese network
ITN has strengthened its foothold in China after securing a deal to supply archive footage to the country’s largest broadcaster, CCTV.
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NewsDRG has Panic Attack
Digital Rights Group has a picked up BBC game show format in which contestants must hold their nerve to stay in the hot seat.
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NewsLewis and Poirot head to Eastern Europe
ITV detective dramas Lewis and Poirot have been picked up for broadcast in Eastern Europe.
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NewsBoost for fight against format theft
UN body WIPO and format protection organisation Frapa have joined forces in a bid to battle plagiarism on TV.
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NewsBBCW names format exec
BBC Worldwide has promoted a key territory executive into a leading format role in time for MipTV.
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NewsEndemol poaches Disney exec
Endemol has appointed a former Disney and FremantleMedia exec to help push its scripted formats around the world.
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NewsCbeebies takes Small Potatoes
CBeebies has acquired Small Potatoes, a short-form animation from Little Airplane Productions, which has secured a flurry of international sales.
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NewsScripps/Chello to launch South African channel
Fine Living Network, the channel run by Scripps and Chello Zone, is to roll out in South Africa.
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NewsZodiak sells Thatcher doc
Zodiak Entertainment Distribution has secured a batch of sales on three new documentaries, including one about the political assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
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NewsIndigo picks up asteroid doc
Indigo Film & TV has acquired new documentary that deals with how to survive an asteroid attack.
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NewsITVS acquires US food and fashion titles
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has picked up two new US series that it will unveil to buyers at MipTV next month.
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NewsOFT adds two new wildlife titles
Off the Fence has added two new wildlife series to their catalogue ahead of next month’s MipTV market.
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NewsFox calls time on 24
The current series of popular US drama 24 will be its last - but there are plans for a big screen version.