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    Fox Television Studios hires new Euro chief

    2008-03-26T11:54:03Z

    Fox Television Studios has appointed a new vice-president to oversee programming and co-production in Europe.

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    RDF US turns to UK drama slate

    2008-03-26T11:41:06Z

    RDF's US arm is developing versions of a slate of UK dramas and comedies for the American market.

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    Fremantle bags Travel Channel catalogue

    2008-03-26T10:26:50Z

    Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has signed-up with the Travel Channel to become the exclusive international distributor for the broadcaster's original programming.

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    Key staff quit Al-Jazeera

    2008-03-26T09:33:12Z

    Al-Jazeera English has suffered two major departures on both sides of the Atlantic including its director of news and programmes.

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    Disney makes key hirings

    2008-03-20T08:56:51Z

    Disney Media Networks has made a number of key appointments following a radical restructure of its European TV operations.

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    US Shootout pilot lands top producer

    2008-03-19T17:29:18Z

    Pushing Daisies executive producer and Hollywood director Barry Sonnenfeld is set to direct the broadcast pilot of a US remake of Suburban Shootout for HBO.

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    Fremantle unveils Mip entertainment slate

    2008-03-19T15:52:05Z

    Fremantle Media will launch a raft of new gameshow and reality formats at MipTV next month.

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    Little Airplane flies into UK

    2008-03-18T16:11:30Z

    Little Airplane Productions, the US kids indie behind Nickelodeon pre-school show Wonder Pets, is opening a new London studio.

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    Electric Sky gets twins doc

    2008-03-18T15:21:07Z

    Electric Sky has secured the rights to distribute Somethin' Else's one-off doc The Most Extraordinary Twins in the World.

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    Nickelodeon buys Barnyard

    2008-03-18T15:17:43Z

    Nickelodeon has acquired comedy series Back at the Barnyard for its NickToons channel.

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    Monkey series recreates cartoon stunts

    2008-03-18T15:13:02Z

    Scientists will recreate cartoon stunts in a new Monkey series for US cable channel TruTV.

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    RDF lands first La Plante sales

    2008-03-18T15:08:43Z

    RDF Rights has secured its first raft of sales for Lynda La Plante shows since snatching the rights from rival distributor Minotaur.

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    ITV cooks up restaurant show for NBC

    2008-03-18T13:00:30Z

    ITV's US division is to produce a new restaurant-based reality series for US network NBC featuring British Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White.

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    OSF merge with Southern Star Factual

    2008-03-18T10:25:04Z

    Science and natural history indie Oxford Scientific Films has merged with the Australian factual entertainment division of its parent company Southern Star.

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    Oprah's big give to Fremantle

    2008-03-17T11:21:32Z

    Fremantle Media Enterprises has bagged the global distribution rights to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey's latest show.

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    Power powers ahead for MipTV

    2008-03-17T11:07:59Z

    Power will be taking adventure, sci-fi fantasy and classic drama to MipTV this April.

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    C4I grows sales team

    2008-03-17T10:25:17Z

    Channel 4 International has bolstered its sales and acquisitions teams with senior hirings from Cake Distribution and Minotaur.

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    ITV Global names COO

    2008-03-17T10:22:41Z

    ITV has beefed up its global content division with the appointment of Fox executive Lee Bartlett as chief operating officer.

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    Nat Geo names distribution head

    2008-03-13T12:15:01Z

    US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.

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    Sony acquires Millionaire owner

    2008-03-13T10:08:56Z

    Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is the latest gameshow format to come under Sony's control after the media group's production arm agreed to buy Dutch indie 2waytraffic.