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NewsFive early LA picks
We highlight five new shows to come out of LA - from a New York drama to a rock star comedy.
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Landmark scores international sales
RDF Rights has secured a raft of international sales for indie Landmark Films.
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Hit drops BBC as publisher for Bob
Hit Entertainment has ditched BBC Children's Books as the publisher for Bob the Builderin the UK in favour of Scandinavian media group Egmont.
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Former Jetix exec joins BKN
Aim-listed children's production and distribution outfit BKN International has named former Jetix executive Benoit Runel as managing director of its UK subsidiary, BKN New Media.
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Granada signs Australian DVD deal
ITV drama series including Cracker, Cold Feetand A Touch Of Frostare set to debut on DVD down under following a new output deal between Granada International and Time Life Australia.
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More World Records for the Middle East
Hit Entertainment division Guinness World Records TV (GWR TV) has licensed the second and third series of Guinness World Records: Primetimeto Dubai-based Middle Eastern distributor Tanweer Enlightenment.
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New investment fund planned by Indigo
Distributor and co-producer Indigo Film & Television is looking to pick up more US dramas and UK factual programming, following the planned launch of a new investment fund this summer.
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NewsJimmy Carr gameshow heads to Uruguay
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has secured a raft of sales in Latin America ahead of this week's LA Screenings, including a format deal for C4's gameshow Distraction.
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NewsUK deal for Finnish Jackass
Target Entertainment is close to finalising a deal with a UK cable channel for a Finnish comedy reality show that's being compared to Jackass and is set to air in the US this July.
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NewsZeal racks up new title sales
Zeal Television has finalised a number of sales across its slate of new titles, including a major deal for The European Poker Tour in Spain and multiple deals for World of Wonder's Penis Envy.
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Avalon wins at upfronts
Avalon was the only UK indie to have a new series picked up at the US upfront presentations in New York this week, where the major networks unveiled their schedules for the next year.
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NewsComment: Buyers pick up the tab for costly US drama
British programme buyers will no doubt be playing down the latest crop of US series being launched in LA this week, as they gather in the Mondrian Hotel's Sky Bar to compare notes.
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NewsHasselhoff joins Piers as America's Got Talent judge
Former Mirroreditor Piers Morgan is to be joined by Baywatchstar David Hasselhoff and singer Brandy on the judging panel of NBC's America's Got Talent show.
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NewsUS Upfronts: US picks up Cowell's Duets
Fox was the last US network to unveil its 2006-07 line-up this week, announcing the new Simon Cowell format Duets will premiere in September.
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NewsPostman Pat to deliver in France and Poland
Postman Pat is off to France and Poland with his black and white cat, after Entertainment Rights secured sales for the long-standing children's favourite.
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NewsComment: Money go round
It might have been a good market for Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver and Stelios Haji-Ioannou, but the big buzz at last week's Mipcom was all about the money men rather than the talent, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsUS expansion for Diverse
Diverse Production has found a US home for its Channel 4 format Escape to the Legion and is gearing up for further expansion in the States after racking up over $5m worth of commissions this year.
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NewsCrime and poker pay for RDF Rights
RDF Rights has chalked up a number of UK deals for US cable network Court TV and picked up 80 hours of poker programming from Welsh indie producer Presentable.
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NewsTWI to distribute BBC's Timewatch
TWI has secured international rights to the BBC's long-running flagship history strand Timewatch.
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NewsBusy Mipcom for Fremantle Media
RTL-owned Fremantle Media unveiled a raft of international sales and commissions at last week's Mipcom, along with an exclusive international output deal with Daisy Goodwin's new independent production company, Silver River.