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NewsEndemol restructures senior management
Endemol has restructured its senior management team creating a new unit to oversee group activity on a day-to-day basis.
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NewsStarz eyes Poliakoff’s Dancing on the Edge
US cable network Starz is in talks to acquire Stephen Poliakoff’s BBC jazz drama Dancing on the Edge.
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NewsPaul Abbott remaking French zombie drama
Paul Abbott is producing an English-language remake of French zombie thriller Les Revenants (They Came Back) through his indie AbbottVision after FremantleMedia Enterprises acquired the rights.
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NewsRagdoll hires commercial boss following restructure
Ragdoll Worldwide, the joint venture between Teletubbies producer Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide, has hired former RDF exec Stephen Gould as commercial director.
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NewsAntiques Roadshow gets playalong game; Disney reorders Doc McStuffins
The BBC has launched its first playalong mobile game; plus click through for a news round-up.
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NewsUKTV secures more Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles is set to remain on UKTV’s Alibi after the broadcaster has agreed a long term commitment with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution.
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NewsABC to remake EHF's Vexed in second US deal
BBC2 comedy-drama Vexed is heading for an ABC remake in Eleventh Hour Films’ second transatlantic deal in a month.
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NewsHIGNFY set for US remake
Hat Trick Productions is hoping to get “third time lucky” in its attempt to get its BBC comedy series Have I Got News For You broadcast in the US.
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NewsCBS to whip up US Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off is to be given an American twist after CBS ordered a full series of the hit BBC2 format.
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NewsDNI reveals VoD ambition and more investment in ID
Discovery Networks International chief executive Mark Hollinger has revealed plans including increased investment in crime channel ID, UK roll-out of TLC and a series of VoD deals.
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NewsVice Media to launch 24-hour news channel in 18 countries
Vice Media CEO Shane Smith discusses the company’s bold ambitions at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsCITV signs Ninja Turtles
Mipcom: ITV has picked up the rights to air Nickelodeon’s CGI version of classic cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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NewsMonroe and Case Histories picked up in Latin America
ITV crime dramas Monroe, Case Histories and Vera have been picked up by broadcasters in Latin America, Asia and New Zealand ahead of Mipcom.
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NewsChannel 5 wrests American Idol rights from ITV2
Channel 5 has swooped to acquire American Idol from Fremantle Media Enterprises, bringing its period on ITV2 to a close.
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NewsNGC sends Vinnie Jones to Russia in first order
The first shows to come out of National Geographic’s new international commissioning hub include a series in which Vinnie Jones will be sent to Russia and a doc on Dubai airport.
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NewsEx-Cineflix chief Heaney launches rights business TCB
Paul Heaney, the former boss of Cineflix Rights, is launching an international distribution company.
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NewsITV1's Injustice set for US remake
Anthony Horowitz’s ITV1 drama Injustice is getting a US makeover that will be overseen by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
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NewsSky Sports extends NFL deal
Sky Sports has struck a three-year renewal deal with the NFL which kicks off tomorrow with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the New York Giants.
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NewsCBS picks up "Australian Sopranos"
CBS Chello Zone UK has acquired three gritty crime series including a drama dubbed “the Australian Sopranos” and a police procedural starring a pre-Mad Men Jon Hamm.
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NewsChannelFlip set to open US offices
VoD network ChannelFlip is planning to open offices in the US following its acquisition by Shine Group earlier this year.