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NewsExtreme picks up lifestyle catalogue
London-based Extreme Entertainment has continued its push into factual and lifestyle content with the addition of over 700 hours of short-form programming from UK producer PeakViewing Transatlantic.
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NewsScreentime signs with Fulham for Soccastars
Format specialist Screentime Partners has struck another deal for its reality series Soccastars and tied up a number of options for new BBC Saturday night show What Kids Really Think.
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NewsFremantle Media launches Showtime! at Mipcom
Fremantle Media is looking to follow up the global success of Pop Idol and X Factor with the launch of two European formats that are already proving a hit in their domestic markets.
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C4I picks up Zig Zag's Family format
Channel 4 International has acquired the international rights to a major new formatted documentary series from London-based indie Zig Zag Productions.
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BBC sells Rick Stein down under
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed new cooking series Rick Stein's French Odyssey (10 x 30-minutes) to The LifeStyle Channel in Australia and New Zealand's TVNZ.
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Fremantle expands sales team
Fremantle International Distribution has bolstered its sales team with the appointment of two new executives.
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Minotaur names new head of sales
Flextech-owned distribution company Minotaur International has promoted Dayna Lustig Donaldson to head of sales.
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Men & Motors brings bikers to Cannes
LA-based Men & Motors International will launch four new titles at Mipcom including a series on World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss.
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Format focus: Sing Like a Superstar
The creators of Popstars are back with a format sure to add spice to the battle of the talent shows.
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NewsComment: UK leads the factual pack
While the Hollywood studios are seeing a resurgence in sales for US dramas and sitcoms worldwide, when it comes to factual and reality programming it seems that UK distributors are leading the pack, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsFremantle launches Jamie's Great Italian Escape
Fremantle International Distribution is looking to expand the global reach of its Jamie Oliver franchise with the launch of Jamie's Great Italian Escape(6 x 30-minutes) at Mipcom.
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NewsID Distribution picks up Rainbow portfolio
London-based independent distributor ID Distribution has doubled its catalogue after picking up the international rights to 400 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from US cable broadcaster Rainbow Media Holdings.
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NewsDyke and Blackley to speak in Cannes
Hit Entertainment chairman Greg Dyke and former Merrill Lynch analyst Neil Blackley are among the latest heavy-hitters to join the expanded conference programme at this year's Mipcom.
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NewsTWI teams with Endeavor for new venture
Producer and distributor TWI has teamed with Hollywood talent agency Endeavor to launch Transend, a new production venture that will create entertainment and reality programming for the global market.
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3DD sells U2 concert to Channel 4
Music programming distributor 3DD Entertainment has been appointed to handle worldwide distribution of the high definition special Vertigo 2005 - U2 Live from Chicago.
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Princess launches new formats at Mipcom
Princess Productions will launch new formats We are Detectivesand Office Monkeyat Mipcom.
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Zig Zag's James Dean doc sold in Sweden
Amsterdam-based production and distribution company Off the Fencehas sold Zig Zag's brand new investigative documentary The Day That James Dean Diedto TV4 Fakta in Sweden.
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Schlessinger Media licenses BBC titles
US distributor Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, has licensed exclusive US educational and home video distribution rights to three new BBC series: Primary History: Aztecs, Science Clipsand Primary Geography: Water.
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Granda scoops HBO factual deal
Granada International has scored a coup by replacing Channel 4 International (C4I) as the distributor of HBO's documentary and family programming slates.
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Format Focus: Showhouse
Primetime home makeover shows seemed a thing of the past but an Irish indie wants to revive them.