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    Screentime gets Outright rebrand

    2007-01-25T08:00:00Z

    Screentime Partners, the international distributor acquired by Shed for£2m last autumn, is being rebranded as Outright Distribution as it looks to increase its line-up of third-party producers and expand into new genres.

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    Murdoch linked to Endemol bid

    2007-01-23T10:40:00Z

    Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is interested in making a bid for Endemol, according to a Spanish newspaper report.

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    Tiger Aspect expands US presence

    2007-01-22T15:19:00Z

    IMG-owned Tiger Aspect is expanding its presence in the US with the opening of a New York office and the appointment of a new head of development.

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    Target strikes Natpe deals

    2007-01-22T14:55:00Z

    Independent producer and distributor Target Entertainment has returned from Natpe with a string of sales secured across the US and Latin America, including a raft of deals with BBC America.

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    NBC orders comedy format from Fremantle

    2007-01-22T14:40:00Z

    US network NBC has ordered 6 x 60-minute episodes of FremantleMedia North America's new improvisational comedy series Thank God You're Here.

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    Worldwide strikes doc deals

    2007-01-22T14:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has sold two packages of documentary titles to Ecuavisa in Ecuador and Globo in Brazil.

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    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? sold to China

    2007-01-22T11:25:00Z

    Celador International has licenced Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?to China Media Power, which will produce and broadcast a Chinese version to be shown on all the major channels in the country.

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    NBC orders The IT Crowd pilot

    2007-01-22T08:45:00Z

    US network NBC has given the go-ahead for a pilot episode of Talkback Thames' Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.

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    First orders for Gaelic channel

    2007-01-18T11:15:00Z

    The Gaelic Media Service (GMS) has commissioned the first round of programmes to feature on its dedicated Gaelic digital channel due to launch later this year.

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    Antena 3 picks up Thomas for Spain

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment has sold three series of Thomas & Friendsto Spanish broadcaster Antena 3.

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    Granada International sells to HBO Latin America

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Granada International's Latin American office has sold a raft of shows to HBO Latin America, including the recent returns of Prime Suspectand Crackerand the latest installment of documentary 49 Up.

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    All3Media sends Ultimate Force to Italy

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    All3Media International has sold SAS action drama Ultimate Forceinto Italy.

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    Eyeworks makes Anonymous sale to Spain

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Eyeworks Distribution has sold celebrity hidden camera format Anonymousto Spanish broadcaster La Sexta.

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    Global buyers snap up Shaun the Sheep

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Aardman International has sold its kids show Shaun the Sheepinto more than 60 territories.

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    PKF to review options for Green Bay

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Cardiff indie Green Bay has appointed business advisor PKF to consider its strategic opportunities including buying other production companies or a sale to another indie.

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    C4I makes Nordic sales

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Star Storiesand The Choirare among a raft of sales Channel 4 International has secured to broadcasters in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

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    BBC Worldwide opens office in Brazil

    2007-01-17T11:10:00Z

    BBC Worldwide is opening a new office in Brazil it was announced at NATPE today. The Sao Paulo base will be dedicated to growing local production of both BBC and independent formats for networks across Latin America.

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    Chorion to co-produce Chandler pilot

    2007-01-17T08:00:00Z

    Chorion is partnering with US production company LivePlanet and the production arm of Disney's Touchstone to make a pilot featuring Raymond Chandler's detective Philip Marlowe.

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    Fremantle inks deals for Martha and Janice

    2007-01-15T15:45:00Z

    FremantleMedia has kicked off this week's Natpe market in Las Vegas with a fresh raft of sales for US daytime hit The Martha Stewart Show, now picked up in 16 countries worldwide.

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    Thomas and Friends steam into Spain

    2007-01-15T15:40:00Z

    Pre-school favourite Thomas & Friendsis set to air on national television in Spain for the first time, following a deal between Hit Entertainment and leading commercial broadcaster Antena 3.