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NewsSparrowhawk ramps up for mobile launch
Sparrowhawk Media is gearing up for the commercial launch of its video texting service TxtBig and exploring other new opportunities for its content library, following the appointment of John Morris as managing director of its distribution arm.
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NewsUS version of Love Island is ditched
The struggling LoveIslandformat has been dealt another blow, with US broadcaster My Network TV ditching plans for an American version.
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Format focus: Big class reunion
A format where celebrities are reunited with their former classmates to compete for the ultimate reunion party.
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UK crime channel buys in US shows
New UK digital channel Crime & Investigation Network (CI) has embarked on an aggressive acquisitions drive to fill its schedule, writesSusan Thompson.
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NewsFive picks up major Warner Bros drama
Five has secured the exclusive rights to big-budget Warner Brothers drama serial The Nine, one of the last high-profile, new season US shows that was still available from the LA Screenings.
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GI sells ITV miniseries to France
Granada International (GI) has sold a number of miniseries made by ITV Productions to broadcasters in France.
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Fremantle goes global with Got Talent
Fremantle Media is planning an international rollout of the Got Talent format, a co-production with Simon Cowell indie Syco, following a successful launch in the US.
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Nigerian film channel to launch on Sky
Zenithfilms, a London-based company distributing Nigerian programming to airlines which fly to Africa and America, is planning to launch a 24-hour channel on Sky in January.
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NewsFive corners CSI trio for digital channel
Five will be able to screen all three series of the CSI franchise on its new acquisitions channel, Five US, after signing a deal with US producer Alliance Atlantis. The broadcaster has also secured exclusive video-on-demand rights to CSI: Crime ...
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Al-Jazeera technician shot by Israeli soldiers
An Al-Jazeera technician has been shot following a clash with Israeli troops while filming in the West Bank, the Arabic television channel said today.
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NewsFirst Artist buys NCI Management
NCI Management, the TV talent agency which represents names such as Gillian McKeith and Janet Ellis, has been bought by European football agency First Artist.
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NewsBBC invests in dinosaur series for 'tweens'
The BBC has partnered with Discovery and Alberta Filmworks to produce a new children's series that integrates life-like CGI dinosaurs with live-action scenes.
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NewsComment: Broadband's brave new world
While most UK producers have generated little or no revenue from new media platforms to date, growth in VOD and download services over the coming months is likely to change this.
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NewsFireworks lines up new deals for Emmy Awards
Fireworks International has struck a series of international sales for the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be broadcast live from LA on August 27 on NBC.
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NewsFremantle inks dinosaur deals at Discop
Fremantle International Distribution has concluded a raft of deals in central and eastern Europe with flagship factual series Prehistoric Parkgenerating strong sales.
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Off the Fence in Asian co-pro
Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has teamed with France 5, Bang Singapore and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) to co-produce the investigative documentary The Lost Kingdom of Guge.
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NewsDutch company suspends shares after Millionaire bid
2waytraffic, one of the companies bidding for the rights to the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?format, has this morning suspended its shares.
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NewsAl Jazeera makes jailed reporter bureau chief
Al Jazeera has appointed a reporter currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for collaborating with Al Qaeda as the chief of its planned Madrid office.
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NewsInside Disney Channel's world
Disney Channel's Rich Ross on how he is changing the strategy for the channel in the UK