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JimJam expands into Indonesia
JimJam, the pre-school kids channel operated by Hit Entertainment and Chello Zone, is to launch in Indonesia.
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NewsMTV plans US series of Skins
The makers of an US version of hit British teen drama Skins have promised to “preserve the authenticity” of the UK version.
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NewsKrod Mandoon axed
The BBC has confirmed it will not order a second series of “swords and sandals” comedy Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire after its funding partner pulled out.
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Good Food orders the best of Oz food talent
UKTV’s Good Food has acquired 28 hours of content featuring the best Australian culinary talent, including three series from Fremantle Media Enterprises.
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NewsPassion sells Baby Beauty Queens
Passion Distribution has secured sales of Landmark Films’ Baby Beauty Queens to a raft of broadcasters.
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NewsFirecracker heads for US and drafts in Oriel
Firecracker Films has opened a US office and drafted in former IWC Media managing director Sue Oriel to help develop the business.
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NewsBBCW to rebrand Prime as Entertainment
BBC Worldwide is to rebrand its BBC Prime channel as BBC Entertainment across Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsBBCW hires Endemol exec to grow brands
BBC Worldwide has appointed Endemol exec Jacob de Boer as commercial director working across global brands such as Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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NewsElectric Sky acquires Letts' Notting Hill Carnival doc
A film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival, produced by Don Letts’ indie Brassneck TV, has been picked up for distribution by Electric Sky.
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NewsRough Aunties goes global
Kim Longinotto’s African children doc Rough Aunties has been sold to five territories by Rise Films.
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WE TV sextuplets series to screen on Sky Real Lives
Sky Real Lives has acquired an observational documentary series about a couple with sextuplets.
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Monkey in deal with ITV Global Entertainment
Indie Monkey Kingdom has turned to ITV Global Entertainment to help expand its scripted portfolio into original dramas suitable for international sales.
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NewsDRG sells Collision in US
Digital Rights Group has sold ITV1’s upcoming drama Collision to five broadcasters, including PBS in the US.
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NewsIt's Me or the Dog goes global
Outright Distribution has sold the US version of Channel 4 reality show It’s Me or the Dog to a plethora of international broadcasters, including Network 10 in Australia.
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NewsAussie MasterChef dishes up record ratings
The Australian version of MasterChef has set a new ratings record – attracting the biggest audience share of any non-sporting event the country has even seen.
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NewsE4 takes pole position with RuPaul's Drag Race
E4 has picked up series one and two of RuPaul’s Drag Race from Passion Distribution.
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3DD elevates FD to COO and hires new sales chief
Distributor 3DD has promoted finance director Jennifer Bentley to chief operating officer (COO) and appointed a new head of sales and co-production.
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NewsITV Studios Pressure Cooker goes Dutch
ITV Studios has racked up another international co-production deal – this time with Netherlands broadcaster RTL to produce the 60 x 30-minute series Pressure Cooker.
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Done and Dusted makes Neil Diamond doc for CBS
Done and Dusted is producing an intimate 60-minute prime-time Neil Diamond special for US network CBS.
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NewsShineReveille to distribute NBC's The Wanted
ShineReveille has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to The Wanted, a new documentary series about the hunt for terrorists.