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NewsSimon Shaps exits Core Media
Simon Shaps has left Core Media as the American Idol owner reins in its international business to focus on the US market.
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NewsGordon Ramsay’s final Kitchen Nightmares cooks up sales
Gordon Ramsay’s final Kitchen Nightmares series has been pre-sold to 110 territories ahead of its Channel 4 TX later this year.
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NewsBBCW strikes Cuba Pictures deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a first look deal with Cuba Pictures, the TV and film indie backed by literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group.
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NewsPivot picks up Zodiak's The Operatives
Fledgling US cable network Pivot has acquired environmental documentary series The Operatives from Zodiak Rights.
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NewsDone + Dusted preps Red Nose Day US
NBC has commissioned UK indie Done + Dusted to produce a US version of fundraising event Red Nose Day.
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NewsNeil Court buys stake in Canada indie
UK-based investor Neil Court has acquired a stake in Canadian indie 9 Story.
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NewsSilverkite eyes Canadian copros
Fledgling distributor Silverkite is to help UK producers strike co-production deals with Canadian documentary makers after striking a deal with David Seeler.
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NewsPioneer to launch global UFO hunt for Nat Geo
Pioneer Productions is back on the hunt for UFOs in its latest extra-terrestrial commission from Nat Geo.
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NewsUKTV snares Del Toro drama
UKTV has captured Guillermo del Toro’s dark drama The Strain after fending off competition from several rivals.
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NewsUK indies can ‘learn from US’
British producers could learn valuable lessons about the docu-soap genre from their US counterparts as UK broadcasters struggle to find their own Duck Dynasty, according to an A+E Networks commissioner.
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NewsUKTV buys into Resurrection
UKTV has acquired Brad Pitt-produced US chilling drama Resurrection from Hollywood studio Disney.
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NewsTVF picks up controversial Russian documentary
UK distributor TVF International has acquired the international rights to a controversial documentary that originally launched on YouTube in Russia.
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NewsSideline hires development boss for UK push
Irish indie Sideline Productions has hired Ask Rhod Gilbert producer David Noble to help ramp up its business in the UK.
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NewsMasterChef travels to Brazil
Shine TV’s MasterChef is to be served up in Brazil after a deal was struck with local broadcaster Bandeirantes Network.
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NewsLime wins real-time US commission
Lime Pictures has scored another significant series in the US with cable network Bravo ordering real-time dating format The Singles Project.
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NewsKeshet developing drama with Death in Paradise indie
The UK arm of Homeland producer Keshet is developing a high-end international drama with Death in Paradise indie Atlantique Productions.
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NewsITV fails to attend US working conditions hearing
ITV has been accused of “lacking courage” after failing to testify at a City of New York hearing into working conditions for writers and producers in reality television.
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NewsSony buys channel operator CSC
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired music, movie and children’s channel operator CSC Media Group for an undisclosed fee – handing it access to two more Freeview slots.
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NewsWarner Bros looks to France
Warner Bros is eyeing acquisition opportunities in France and other territories after completing its takeover of Shed Media Group and Eyeworks.
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NewsSplash! unlikely to return to ITV
ITV celebrity diving show Splash! is unlikely to return as coach Tom Daley focuses on his preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.