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NewsEndemol partners with Ensemble
Endemol is to move into event drama and mini-series with the acquisition of a minority stake in Ensemble Entertainment.
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NewsNew Sherlock sold worldwide
The BBC’s modern take on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories has been picked up for broadcast in a further 12 territories around the world.
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NewsIron Chef UK sold worldwide
Cooking series Iron Chef UK is to be seen by viewers in India, New Zealand and Benelux – despite being cancelled halfway through its Channel 4 run.
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NewsUK drama heads down under
British drama including Doc Martin and Skellig are to be aired in Australia, following deals by distributor DRG.
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NewsDiscovery buys C4 Jo Frost series
Channel 4’s latest series starring Jo ‘Supernanny’ Frost has been acquired by Discovery Europe.
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NewsElectric Sky secures Quicksilver docs
Electric Sky has acquired the rights to distribute two new current affairs documentaries from Bafta-award winning producers Quicksilver Media.
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NewsOutright chalks up more Blood, Sweat And... sales
Outright Distribution has inked fresh sales for hit BBC3 factual franchise Blood, Sweat And…, and signed two new titles from indie Love Productions.
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NewsDRG sells Collision and Criminal Justice 2 to Italy
ITV1 drama Collision and BBC1 legal series Criminal Justice 2 are to be broadcast in Italy, following a brace of sales by distributor DRG.
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NewsTarget signs up Indian Doctor
Target Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to a forthcoming BBC1 daytime drama series starring Sanjeev Bhaskar.
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NewsITV’s Greatest Cities sold worldwide
Griff Rhys Jones’ ITV1 series about some of the world’s biggest and best cities are to be shown on BBC Worldwide channels.
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NewsUS gears up for Driver Dan
TwoFour54 has secured a deal with US pre-school channel Sprout to air CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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DRG secures BBC/C4 docs
DRG has picked up three new BBC and Channel 4 documentaries, including a film about oil company BP, and already secured pre-sales in Canada and Europe.
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NewsMarriage Ref ties knot in China
Endemol has sold Jerry Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref format into China.
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NewsAll3Media acquires Jimmy McGovern drama
All3Media has picked up the international rights to the new BBC drama from Jimmy McGovern’s RSJ Films.
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NewsCNBC promotes Casey and Juno
Business news broadcaster CNBC has promoted two senior executives in its international programming and operations units.
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NewsPassion signs US cable deal for Bard theft film
Passion Distribution has secured its first licence deal with US broadcaster Smithsonian Networks, for a recent BBC1 documentary.
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NewsCBBC acquires Pet Squad
CBBC has acquired the UK broadcast rights to animated series Pet Squad.
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NewsCineflix makes raft of sales to Living and UKTV
Cineflix International Distribution has concluded major content deals with Living and UKTV for a raft of factual entertainment and documentary series.
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NewsParthenon hires ex-IMG exec
Parthenon Media Group has appointed a former IMG Entertainment executive as part of a major reshuffle of its senior management team.
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NewsBBC takes Premier League to Africa
The BBC World Service has inked a deal with the Premier League to air the broadcaster’s commentary on football matches across sub-Saharan Africa.