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NewsElvis Costello to host live music series
Elvis Costello is to front a new live music show featuring living legends and rising stars that will be produced by Elton John's Rocket Pictures and aired on Channel 4.
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Chinese deal for Distraction
Format house Distraction has sold gameshow format Dirty Rotten Cheater to China.
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Virgin 1 nets BBC shows
Virgin 1 has signed a double acquisition deal with BBC Worldwide, securing the rights to multiple series of drama Hustle and comedy Room 101.
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Power Play heads to MipTV
Distributor Zeal Entertain-ment is taking environmentally friendly format The Power Play to international buyers at MipTV.
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RDF Rights adds VH1 trio to Mip offering
RDF Rights has added a trio of series from US music and entertainment network VH1 to its MipTV slate.
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NewsBBC kids drama heads Stateside
The BBC's£10m live action kids drama Roman Mysteries has been sold to broadcasters in the US and Spain.
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NewsSatisfaction sold to 10 territories
Raunchy Australian drama Satisfaction has proved more than satisfactory for Fremantle Media Enterprises after being picked up in 10 territories.
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NewsShine Reveille makes first moves
Shine Reveille International has opened a London office and made its first move into scripted programming ahead of its debut at MipTV.
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NewsJordan to rewrite US drama
US studio Sony Pictures TV has enlisted Life on Mars scribe Tony Jordan to rework one of its drama pilots and is poised to hunt British partners.
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NewsEndemol USA takes $200m stake in 51 Minds
Endemol USA has taken a majority stake in US indie 51 Minds Entertainment in a deal reported to be worth up to $200m.
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NewsChinese media giant eyes UK
Chinese broadcast and ad giant Xinhua Finance Media (XFMedia) has added British producer and director David Green to its board to help advise on its European growth strategy.
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NewsRestructure at BBCW America
BBC Worldwide America has promoted one of its most senior executives and re-hired a former sales manager as part of a top level restructure of the business.
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NewsMillionaire spin-off heads to Italy
Italian network Mediaset has ordered a series of 2waytraffic's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? spin-off game show format 50-50.
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NewsPoland tends the Night Garden
Landmark BBC children's series In The Night Garden is heading to Poland.
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NewsER taking Shelldon to Mip
Entertainment Rights has acquired the rights to new GCI-animated children's property Shelldon.
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NewsIndie considers legal action over death claims
Cicada Films, the production company accused of triggering four deaths in Peru, is considering legal action against the human rights group that publicised the claims.
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NewsCo-pro money available to 'flexible' drama producers
Drama producers must learn to be more flexible about editorial control if they want to attract co-production investment, according to a leading drama-documentary producer.
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BBC show goes global
Outright Distribution has completed a raft of deals for BBC2 cookery series Take on the Takeaway.
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Off the Fence HD deal
Off the Fence has secured a deal with US broadcaster Smithsonian Networks to distribute its catalogue of HD programming in all inter-national territories excluding North America.
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NewsChello inks Fox deal
Multichannel operator Chello Zone has acquired the cable and DTH rights to a range of feature films and television series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.