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NewsUKTV acquires brace of reality shows
UKTV has acquired two hit reality lifestyle series from international distributor, Southern Star International - Domestic Blitz and My Restaurant Rules.
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NewsBBCW names digital/formats director in Asia
BBC Worldwide has appointed Disney exec Mark Chan to the newly-created role of regional sales and business development director for digital media and formats in Asia.
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NewsDisney poaches Nat Geo exec
Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has appointed Karen Vermeulen as director of programme distribution for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsHat trick of Golden Globe nominations for Cranford
BBC1 period drama Cranford has picked up three nominations in this year's Golden Globe awards.
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NewsBBC cold on C4/Worldwide merger
The BBC has poured cold water on proposals to merge Channel 4 with BBC Worldwide - claiming any such move would trigger a “catastrophic loss of value”.
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Dai4Films signs co-production pact with Uhuru
Welsh indie Dai4Films has signed a co-development and co-production deal with South African company Uhuru Productions.
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NewsCBBC snaps up Decode's talking dog animation
CBBC has signed a deal with Canadian distributor Decode to acquire a North American series about a talking dog.
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NewsDCD sells Haunted Homes
DCD Rights has sold Haunted Homes to NBC Universal Global Network's UK lifestyle channel Diva TV and to Fine Living Network in the US.
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NewsMake Me a Baby to be remade in Germany
BBC3 series Make Me a Baby is to be reborn in Germany following a deal between Mentorn International and commercial broadcaster Sat 1.
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NewsBlinkbox inks SPTI/Warner deals
Classic US shows TJ Hooker and Charlie's Angels as well as contemporary hits Smallville, Gossip Girl and Friends have joined the line-up on website Blinkbox.
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NewsSkyworks takes in Aerial America
Smithsonian Channel is to screen a high definition 'bird's eye view' of the US as part of a major 50-part series co-produced by UK indie Skyworks.
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NewsDisney to acquire Jetix Europe
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire outstanding shares of pan-European kids entertainment company Jetix Europe for €11 per share.
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ITV Global nets first sales on Britannia High
ITV Global Entertainment has secured its first finished programme sales for ITV1's musical drama Britannia High.
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NewsShowtime takes rights to Clerkenwell drama
Clerkenwell Films has sold a high-tech sci-fi drama format that it originally developed for the BBC to US broadcaster Showtime.
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News4Kids spreads Chaos in UK
4Kids Entertainment has sold the first season of kids adventure series Chaotic into the UK and France.
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NewsRamsay to cookalong with the Kiwis
Optomen International has sold Channel 4's Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong Live into New Zealand.
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NewsITN secures Asian news agency deal
Asian News International - the company that has been producing much of the footage of the Mumbai terrorism attacks - has signed an exclusive representation deal with ITN Source.
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Sky Real Lives nets Canadian shows for HD
Sky Real Lives has picked up around 50 hours of Canadian shows from distributor Cineflix International for its recently launched HD channel.
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NewsMonkey Television picks up Make My Day for US
Monkey Television is to follow the lives of unsuspecting Americans in a Stateside remake of its Channel 4 hidden camera show Make My Day.
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NewsUK focus for De Agostini global ambition
European media giant De Agostini Group is poised for an acquisition spree in the UK and the US, with a focus on companies with strong IP catalogues. Brands owned by troubled kids company Entertainment Rights are believed to be at the top of its shopping list.