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NewsBBCW seals NZ deals
BBC SHOWCASE: BBC Worldwide has secured a series of new agreements that will see Upstairs Downstairs and Come Fly With Me air in New Zealand.
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NewsKeo signs first international Landshare deal
Keo Digital has secured its first international digital rights deal, licensing its Landshare website in Australia
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NewsRamsay served up in France
Gordon Ramsay’s recent Channel 4 series about British restaurants has been picked up in France.
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NewsAl-Jazeera English to up original content by 25%
Al-Jazeera English is upping the number of original hours of content it orders by more than 25% this year as it increases its number of dedicated seasons.
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NewsPulling star Sharon Horgan to pilot ABC sitcom
Sharon Horgan, star and co-creator of BBC3 comedy Pulling, is to write and feature in a US sitcom - while BBC1’s Not Going Out is being reworked for audiences Stateside.
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NewsZodiak ties with Kelsey Grammer
The US arm of Zodiak Media Group has signed a joint venture deal with Frasier star Kelsey Grammer.
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NewsEndemol adapts Million Pound Drop for Australia
Endemol is to remake Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live for audiences in Australia.
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NewsAll3 sells drama to French and Iranian broadcasters
All3Media International has secured a multimillion-pound drama deal with French public broadcaster France 3 and has also sold Midsomer Murders into Iran.
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NewsOTF secures 700 hours of sales
Factual distributor Off the Fence has concluded more than 700 hours of sales to broadcasters in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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NewsIdiot Abroad goes further afield
Hit comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad has been sold into a host of territories, including the US, Canada and Europe.
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NewsWindfall makes Monster Moves spin-off for Nat Geo
A spin off from Windfall’s engineering series Monster Moves, following the high-risk movement of gigantic animals, has been signed up by National Geographic Channels International and Nat Geo Wild.
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NewsDiscovery cancels Michael Jackson programme
The co-executors of Michael Jackson’s estate said the Discovery Channel has heeded their request that they cancel a show purporting to re-enact the dead superstar’s post mortem.
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NewsZodiak to distribute Wikileaks film
A documentary about the Wikileaks scandal is to be distributed by Zodiak Rights, following a deal with makers Premières Lignes.
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NewsZodiak launches digital/AFP unit
Zodiak Media Group is to merge its digital and branded content companies to form a new division designed at exploiting its content around the world.
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NewsMore 4 secures US cancer drama The Big C
More 4 has secured UK broadcast rights for dark US comedy drama The Big C from Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
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NewsMTV orders HIV doc
Firecracker Films, the indie behind My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is to make a documentary about HIV for MTV.
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NewsUS series for Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 game show The Million Pound Drop has been picked up for a primetime series by US network Fox.
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TVF teams up with indies to improve content pipeline
Factual distributor TVF International is planning a major return to production in a bid to improve its content pipeline.
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NewsWalking Dead draws big US audiences
Zombie drama The Walking Dead, set to launch in the UK this week, debuted with the biggest audience for a series premiere on any US cable network this year.
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NewsPact welcomes Mip funding
Indie trade body Pact has welcomed the Government’s support for its UK Indies Pavilion at two major international trade events in Cannes.