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NewsVirgin 1 adds shows to Extraordinary season
Virgin 1 will explore gigantism, the lives of conjoined twins and speed-eating as part of its flagship Extraordinary Humans strand.
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NewsTigress tackles big bang for the Science Channel
A new documentary offering a radical new take on the big bang theory is being made by Tigress Productions for Discovery's Science Channel in the US.
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UKTV picks up Wildlife Rescue
BBC Worldwide has sold Australian indie Freehand's new factual series, Outback Wildlife Rescue, to UKTV.
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NewsBBC1's Mrs Pritchard off to Japan
MIPTV: Target Entertainment has sold Kudos Film & Television's BBC1 drama series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard to NHK in Japan as part of a raft of deals
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NewsNorway to ask Am I Normal
MIPTV: Avalon Distribution has sold Liberty Bell's new BBC2 series Am I Normal? to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, ahead of its UK broadcast next week.
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NewsITV to make global channels push
MIPTV: ITV Worldwide is looking to establish a global channels business, under the leadership of new president and managing director Peter Iacono.
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NewsBen Hur gets£15m remake
MIPTV: London and LA-based drama distributor Alchemy Television is going into production on its first original mini-series, a£15m adaptation of the Biblical epic Ben Hur.
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NewsRDF in first-look deal with Rival
RDF Rights has struck two new first-look deals with London-based formats outfit Rival Media and US reality producer Asylum Entertainment.
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Airey promotes Oelze
ITV has handed its top German executive the responsibility of setting up production operations in Europe and emerging markets.
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Ent Rights promotions
Basil Brush owner Entertainment Rights has promoted Chloe van den Berg to executive director of international.
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Living picks up glamour model reality series
Living TV has added to its stable of modelling programming by acquiring the rights to Make Me a Supermodel US.
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NewsGranada sells factual formats to Spanish TV
Spanish broadcasters are set to remake a pair of ITV formats following a deal struck by Granada International.
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NewsS4C to go Around the World in 80 Toilets
MIPTV: Welsh broadcaster S4C is to co-produce a new documentary series named Around the World in 80 Toilets.
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NewsPandamonium at ITN Factual
MIPTV: Animal Planet International has commissioned ITN Factual to produce a series on the world's leading panda breeding and research facility in China.
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NewsRevolver acquires Adult Swim
British home entertainment distributor Revolver Entertainment has acquired the exclusive UK and Ireland home entertainment rights to Turner's adult-oriented animation franchise Adult Swim.
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NewsRDF strikes Foundation deals
MIPTV: RDF has struck a co-production deal with Canada's Decode Entertainment for The Foundation's new pre-school series Way to Blue, and picked up a two-series recommission for its CBBC series Escape From Scorpion Island.
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NewsLion Man roars around the globe
MIPTV: All3Media International is approaching worldwide sales of£500,000 for New Zealand producer Great Southern's The Lion Man.
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NewsSinging Bee flies worldwide
MIPTV: The Singing Bee will go into production in 12 more countries over the next six months following more sales of The Gurin Company/Juma Entertainment format by Zeal Entertainment.
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NewsCBeebies to co-pro preschool quiz
MIPTV: CBeebies is producing what it claims is the first ever pre-school quiz show in conjunction with Belgium-based Studio 100.
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NewsLife On Mars heads to Italy
MIPTV: BBC drama Life on Mars and ITV sci-fi thriller Primeval have been sold to Italian state broadcaster Rai Due by BBC Worldwide.