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NewsSky & BT share Premier League rights in Ireland
Pay TV broadcasters Sky and BT have secured the rights to show English Premier League football in Ireland, mirroring the latest moves in the UK.
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NewsSky Living snaps up Hannibal
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s Hannibal after striking a deal with Gaumont International Television.
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NewsGot Talent and Idol brands boost FremantleMedia revenues
The …Got Talent and …Idol formats helped FremantleMedia record a revenue rise of 19.7% - although profits dipped to just above £121m.
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NewsCanada's Primeval spinoff cancelled
Primeval New World, the Canadian spin-off of the Impossible-produced ITV series, has been cancelled after one season.
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NewsFX renews ITV acquisition The Americans
US cable network FX has renewed espionage thriller The Americans, which was acquired by ITV, for a second season.
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NewsSky Sports News goes global
Sky Sports News HD will launch outside of the UK for the first time after BSkyB struck a carriage deal with European pay TV operator Viasat.
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NewsFrench studio’s new entente cordiale
Gaumont International is looking to work with British broadcasters, finds Peter White
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NewsFormer TV3 boss Michael Murphy joins Beyond
Former TV3 programming boss Michael Murphy has joined international distributor Beyond Distribution as acting general manager following the resignation of Fiona Crago.
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NewsEndemol snaps up Common Denominator rights
Endemol has acquired the international format rights to gameshow The Common Denominator ahead of its UK launch on Channel 4.
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NewsZodiak sells 80 hours to Belgium's VMMa
Belgian broadcaster VMMa has acquired a raft of British documentaries and factual entertainment formats after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsBlinkbox buys James Bond catalogue
Online video service Blinkbox has acquired the James Bond catalogue of films after striking a deal with MGM.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsSeeking out creative ideas on a world stage
Vuguru’s chief executive tells Peter White about developing projects outside the US
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NewsFoyle’s War gets new lease of international life
All3Media International has sealed a raft of international deals for ITV period drama Foyle’s War after an uncertain few years for the series.
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NewsSky Atlantic acquires Cinemax's Banshee
Sky Atlantic has acquired US action drama Banshee, which is exec produced by True Blood and Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball.
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NewsNetflix orders first original kids series
Netflix has commissioned its first ever original kids series, ordering a reboot of Dreamworks Animation’s film Turbo: F.A.S.T (Fast Action Stunt Team).
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NewsSyfy orders Ridley Scott miniseries
US cable network Syfy is developing an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, produced by Ridley Scott and written by The X-Files Frank Spotnitz - but the BBC is no longer involved in the project.
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NewsIn search of a new Audience for ‘TV’s Twitter’
Broadcast Award-winning format’s distributor reveals new deals to Peter White
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NewsFox acquires David E. Kelly's Monday Mornings
UK pay TV broadcaster Fox has acquired David E. Kelley’s US medical drama Monday Mornings after striking a deal with Time Warner-owned TNT.
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NewsDragons and Supernanny fly to China for pilot
Anglo-Chinese firm IPCN will pilot Secret Millionaire, Supernanny and Dragons’ Den with Chinese national satellite channels in 2013.