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NewsFremantle wins US order for Bianca
Fremantle Media's US production arm has been commissioned to produce an American version of its popular German telenovela Biancafor cable network Lifetime.
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NewsFive and Nick jr in kids show deal
Roary the Racing Car, the long-awaited follow-up to Fifi and the Flowertots, has been jointly commissioned by Five's kids strand Milkshake and Nick Jr.
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NewsTiny Tearaways make US debut
Outline Productions is to make a version of its BBC3 hit parenting show House of Tiny Tearawaysfor The Learning Channel in the US.
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Novel and Darrall Macqueen selected for Cartoon Forum
New series from Darrall Macqueen, the company behind CBBC's Sunday morning show Smile, and Fimblesproducer Novel Entertainment are among the 10 British animation projects selected for this year's Cartoon Forum.
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Extreme expands mobile content
The Extreme Sports Channel has struck a deal with distributor Black Diamond to create content exclusively for its mobile TV service.
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Opus Dei doc racks up more sales
Canadian distributor Ellis Releasing has secured further international sales for CTVC's Channel 4 documentary Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code.
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C4I secures sales down under
Channel 4 International has sold a package of eight titles to Australia's ABC as part of a major output deal with the public broadcaster.
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NewsExtreme sales for Minotaur
Flextech-owned distributor Minotaur has sold Twofour Productions' Extreme: Skinny Celebritiesand Extreme: Celebrity Surgeryin seven territories.
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NewsGuinness World Records returns to Spain
Guinness World Records TV's El Show De Los Recordsis back on the air in Spain, following a deal with Spanish production company Europroducciones.
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BBC Worldwide names global channels SVP
BBC Worldwide has named Anne Howarth as senior VP for its global channels division.
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NewsBBC targets US with Alagiah-fronted news show
BBC World News is looking to make its mark in the highly competitive US market with the launch of a live breakfast bulletin fronted by Six O'clock Newspresenter George Alagiah.
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NewsComment: A strong global BBC is good for UK TV
While Mark Thompson was talking about the BBC taking on the likes of Google last week, the corporation's commercial arm was already ramping up its activities in the international market.
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NewsTop Up TV paves the way for Five on Freeview
Top Up TV is to make the majority of its content available through a new personal video recorder (PVR) service, freeing up valuable digital terrestrial spectrum which will be used for premium sports and Five's two new digital channels.
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NewsCBeebies in exec reshuffle
The BBC has appointed Kay Benbow to the role of head of production, animation and acquisitions for its pre-school channel CBeebies.
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NewsLast England friendly scores 4.7m for BBC1
The hot weather didn't prevent fans watching England's 6-0 victory over Jamaica on Saturday with 4.7m (55.1%) tuning in to BBC1.
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NewsPact looks to up the ante at Mipcom
UK producers' presence at this year's Mipcom TV festival in Cannes has been given a massive boost after producers' alliance Pact announced a new initiative aimed at securing increased access to buyers and distributors for UK indies.
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NewsFive launches two new channels
Five has confirmed plans to launch two new, free-to-air digital channels this autumn.
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NewsBBC defends pundit Ian Wright
The BBC has defended comments by Ian Wright, after the former England footballer and commentator condoned England players 'diving' (faking a foul) during a recent match against Hungary.
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NewsC4 unveils radio strategy
Channel 4 has confirmed details of its move in to radio, announcing the launch of a number of audio programmes, an online music station and the appointment of former BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir.
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NewsHeggessey and Boaden vie for CBI Award
Talkback Thames chief executive Lorraine Heggessey is up against BBC director of news Helen Boaden for the media gong at CBI Real Business First Women Awards.