All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 83
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NewsO’Grady confirms ITV move
Paul O’Grady has confirmed he is to move from Channel 4 back to ITV next year.
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Grimefighters mops up global deals at Mipcom
ITV1 primetime series Grimefighters is to clean up schedules across Europe and Australasia, while a major format deal is close to completion in the US.
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NewsAsia sales for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has sold nearly 500 hours of shows, including The Sarah Jane Adventures, to Asian broadcasters.
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NewsDesperate Romantics head Down Under
BBC drama Desperate Romantics is to be aired to audiences in Australia as part of a raft of sales down under.
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NewsFive to reveal secrets behind The Lost Symbol
The facts behind the fiction of Dan Brown’s follow up to The Da Vinci Code are to be revealed in a new documentary for Five.
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NewsRenegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride to receive Danish makeover
MIPCOM: BBC3 wedding format Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in Denmark after Digital Rights Group tied the knot with the nation’s public broadcaster.
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NewsZodiak boosts UK status with deal for Dangerous
Zodiak Entertainment is looking to build its UK presence by acquiring a light entertainment indie, after securing 70% of factual and drama specialist Dangerous.
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NewsIndustry’s gloom lifts at Mipcom
The Doomsday feeling that has hung over TV for the past 18 months finally appeared to be turning at this year’s Mipcom and MipJunior - giving way to a Dunkirk spirit of collaboration instead.
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Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref secures first sales
MIPCOM: Jerry Seinfeld’s new series about married couples has been picked up in Abu Dhabi – the first sales by Endemol Worldwide Distribution for the show.
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NewsSeinfeld confident Marriage Ref will air in UK
MIPCOM: US comedian Jerry Seinfeld is “extremely confident” that his new show about married couples will be remade in the UK and expressed a desire for more feel good comedy over humiliating reality shows.
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NewsZodiak takes majority stake in Dangerous
MIPCOM: Zodiak Entertainment has taken a majority stake in factual and drama indie Dangerous.
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NewsTalkback to co-pro Berlin Olympics drama
MIPCOM: The characters and controversy of the 1936 Olympics will provide the backdrop to a new miniseries, produced as part of a major drama partnership between TalkbackThames and Berlin-based UFA.
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ITV Studios launches in Spain
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has opened a new production centre in Madrid and has hired a managing director to run it – with a two pilots already commissioned.
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BBCW to teach Italians how to cook
MIPCOM: BBC2 gastronomic format Recipe for Success is to be remade for audiences in Italy.
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Cineflix launches branded content unit
MIPCOM: Producer/distributor Cineflix is to launch a new division dedicated to branded content, integrating products into its TV series.
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NewsBBCW sells 200 hours of shows to NZ
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide has sold a range of drama, factual and entertainment shows into New Zealand that include programmes featuring Louis Theroux and Michael McIntyre.
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NewsBBCW takes Piers and Perrin worldwide
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide Channels has picked up travelogue series Piers Morgan on… and comedy revival Reggie Perrin for broadcast around the world.
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SPT ups distribution duo
MIPCOM: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted two of its London-based distribution executives.
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NewsDRG goes Renegade
MIPCOM: Digital Rights Group has acquired the international distribution rights to a batch of new factual series as part of its first look deal with Renegade Pictures.