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NewsLeft Bank hires Luther exec
Left Bank Pictures has snapped up the services of Luther producer Katie Swinden and is targeting a push into the US on the back of Sky 1/HBO co-pro Strike Back.
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NewsBBC4 buys Oz drama The Slap
BBC4 has acquired Australian drama The Slap, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Christos Tsiolkas.
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NewsSky Arts secures epic Mafia crime drama
Sky Arts has acquired an epic Italian-language crime drama about the early years of the Mafia.
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NewsChina lands on Frozen Planet
A major new BBC doc series from the makers of Planet Earth has been picked up by China’s CCTV.
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NewsTop Gear steered onto Facebook
BBC Worldwide is to offer special editions of Top Gear on Facebook for less than £1 each.
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NewsDaniela Neumann lands content role at Viasat
Former VMTV director of programmes Daniela Neumann has been hired by European broadcaster Viasat to lead a push into more original commissions and acquisitions.
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NewsIndie sector earns 25% of revenues from overseas
International sales of TV shows have risen by 34% year-on-year to account for more than a quarter of the indie sector’s total revenues according to Pact figures released today.
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NewsUK media expects strong foreign investment
The UK media sector is expecting to benefit from solid growth throughout the next decade driven by investment from abroad, according to research from Barclays Corporate.
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NewsITVS America options NFTS student's format
ITV Studios America has optioned a format created by a graduating student at the National, Film and Television School.
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NewsNGO publishes filming code to protect tribes
International NGO Survival International has published a code of conduct for film-makers covering tribal peoples, after a documentary was accused of fabrication.
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NewsSyfy finds Lost Girl
A new fantasy drama in which the lead feeds on sexual energy has been acquired for broadcast by Syfy.
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NewsBBCW to remake Week Women Went for US
A BBC social experiment that takes all the women out of a community to see how the men cope without them is being adapted for audiences in the US.
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NewsTVF to bring doc on non-violent revolt to Mipcom
A crowd-funded film about the world’s leading expert on non-violent revolution has been picked up for distribution by TVF International.
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NewsScience gets Wide-Eyed for Dark Matters
Wide-Eyed Entertainment has produced a science series about twisted experiments for a US broadcaster.
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NewsITVS inks development deal with Bienstock Young Media
ITV Studios America has signed a first look development deal with two of the creative forces behind US shows The Apprentice and Survivor.
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NewsE4 acquires Charlie’s Angels
A glossy remake of ‘70s TV series Charlie’s Angels has been acquired for broadcast by Channel 4.
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NewsGoldman relinquishes Power
Danny Goldman, chief executive of indie Power, has stepped down after just six months.
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NewsBen Fogle to host BBCW travel show
BBC Worldwide has ordered several new shows for its international channels, including a Lonely Planet spin-off hosted by Ben Fogle.
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NewsPBS on board Morse prequel
A new drama about the early years of Inspector Morse is to be co-produced by US public network PBS.
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NewsTinopolis closes US indie deal
Welsh super-indie Tinopolis has completed its acquisition of US indie Base Productions, in a deal worth an estimated £45m.