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NewsFremantle Media cooks up more Jamie Oliver
Fremantle Media will continue to sell Jamie Oliver’s raft of cooking shows after its global sales arm renewed an output deal with Fresh One Productions.
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NewsHouse of Cards-indie hires BBC US exec
House of Cards producer Media Rights Capital is bolstering its television division with the hire of BBC America exec Erin Jontow.
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NewsNutopia developing Europe: The Story of Us
Jane Root’s Nutopia is developing a European version of its The Story of Us factual format after striking a deal with German firm ZDF Enterprises.
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NewsMaverick's Fraser launches Oz-backed indie
The former joint chief executive of Maverick Television Alexandra Fraser has co-founded an indie backed by Australian broadcaster Seven.
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NewsDiscovery snaps up Raw
Discovery Communications has struck a deal to buy Gold Rush producer Raw TV.
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NewsCompany & Element secure TV3 soap
Irish broadcaster TV3 has struck a deal with Shameless indie Company Pictures and Quirke-producer Element Pictures to produce a long-running local soap.
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NewsBBC Worldwide plots African focus
BBC Worldwide is to beef up its business across Africa after appointing European channels exec Joel Churcher to head the division.
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NewsThe Kumars remade in Turkey
The Kumars are heading to Turkey after a local broadcaster struck a deal with Hat Trick International to remake the resurrected comedy.
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NewsUS writers union blasts ITV Studios
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has accused ITV Studios America of depriving around 150 writers and producers of up to $30,000 a year in overtime pay on its unscripted programmes including National Geographic’s Cesar 911 and A&E’s The First 48.
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NewsC5 snaps up Ironside
Channel 5 has acquired the cancelled Blair Underwood-fronted reboot of cop drama Ironside.
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NewsITV buys Danish indie United
ITV has acquired Danish indie United as it continues to snap up global production companies.
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NewsDixon departs RTE for BBCW
George Dixon is to join BBC Worldwide to oversee commissioning across its international channels after leaving Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsBBC Brit orders first original series
BBC Worldwide’s male-skewing international channel BBC Brit has ordered Mud, Sweat and Gears as its first original commission.
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NewsCwmni Da strikes first-look deal
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has struck a first-look deal with Welsh indie Cwmni Da as it extends its links with UK producers.
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NewsRed Arrow buys US indie Half Yard
The consolidation of the US production market has continued with Red Arrow buying reality and fact ent indie Half Yard Productions.
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NewsRTÉ renews BBCW output deal
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has renewed its output deal with BBC Worldwide giving it access to British series including Quirke and Eastenders.
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NewsAmazon looking to ramp up UK commissions
Amazon is to ramp up the amount of UK content it commissions and has called for producers to bring it original ideas.
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NewsBBCW revamp to boost sales
BBC Worldwide’s company-wide restructure is set to result in significantly improved sales at its annual Showcase, which took place in Liverpool this week.
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NewsFrance 2 rolls out Antiques Roadshow
French families will be hoping to unearth Marie Antoinette’s powder puff or Napoleon’s militaria after public broadcaster France 2 commissioned a remake of long-running BBC series Antiques Roadshow.
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NewsBBCW strikes Chinese VoD deal
BBC titles including Ripper Street, Silk and Frozen Planet are headed to China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with VoD provider Sohu.