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Broadcast sales shortlist
Broadcast has revealed the shortlist for the best international programme sales award, sponsored by Dori Media Distribution.
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Aardman buys Wolf rights
Aardman International has expanded its portfolio of third-party properties by securing worldwide TV, DVD and online rights to Breakthru Films’ award-winning Peter and the Wolf.
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PBS revamps Masterpieces
US cable channel PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre strand, which airs the best of British drama, is to be split into three separate seasons: Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Contemporary and Masterpiece Mystery.
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Power sells 160 hours of shows to Venezuela
Drama indie and distributor Power has secured a deal to supply 160 hours of programming to leading Venezuelan broadcaster Corporacion Televen.
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NewsUS Idol’s Seacrest options Make Me a Baby
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has optioned the rights to make a US version of Mentorn Media’s Make Me a Baby format.
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NewsFremantle signs first-look deal with start-up TXTV
Fremantle Media Enterprises has secured a first-look deal with start-up drama indie TXTV.
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NewsOptomen serves up shows to Europe
Optomen has secured a raft of European sales for its cookery and lifestyle programmes.
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NewsNBC set to unplug Bionic Woman and Journeyman
NBC is understood to have placed new series Bionic Woman and Journeyman on the scrapheap due to poor ratings.
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NewsSky to air Golden Globes
Sky has agreed a deal to cover the 65th Golden Globe Awards, with Ruggie Media producing live red carpet coverage and a highlights package for Sky One.
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NewsESPN joins race for Premier League rights
US cable sports network ESPN is keen to join the likes of Sky Sports and Setanta Sports in bidding for the rights to the English Premier League when they come up for auction in 2009.
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NewsITV lands controversial US drama series Dexter
ITV has snapped up the terrestrial rights for controversial US drama series Dexter after a successful first run on cable channel FX.
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NewsShed to push Wall to Wall titles in US
Shed Media is to focus on growing brands such as Who Do You Think You Are? in the US, following the purchase of Wall to Wall.
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Pilot shows travel
Pilot Productions has completed a number of sales for its travel-based documentaries.
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Eyeworks opens in Brazil
Dutch based super-indie Eyeworks is to launch a production office in Brazil on the back of its purchase of Argentinian indie Cautro Cabezas earlier this year.
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NewsGirl power helps boost Victoria’s Secret show sales
The Spice Girls’ first public performance since their high profile reunion has helped British indie Done and Dusted secure a raft of sales for The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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NewsModel format takes global stage
Minotaur International has sold Whizz Kid Entertainment’s glossy reality series Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best into more than 10 territories, including the US.
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NewsFifi to blossom in US
Pre-school show Fifi and the Flowertots is on its way to the US after a deal secured by Hit Entertainment.
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NewsShine close to Reveille deal
Shine is poised to snap up US indie Reveille for around£97m ($200m) in a deal which will see the value of Elisabeth Murdoch's indie catapult to over£250m.
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NewsBBC finds Neighbours replacement
The BBC is to replace Neighbours with a new daytime soap, commissioned from an Australian production company and overseen by a former producer of Home & Away.