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NewsSky nets 3D basketball
ESPN and Sky are to follow up their collaboration on the 3D broadcast of the FA Cup final by sharing the broadcast of this month’s NBA Basketball finals.
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NewsDiscovery expands content team
Discovery Networks has hired a former BT Vision exec as part of a renewed investment into content that has already seen the appointment of Julian Bellamy.
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NewsITVS to make US antiques show
US network Fox has ordered an antiques roadshow-style series from ITV Studios America.
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NewsShine moves into Iberia
Shine Group has launched a new division in Spain and Portugal, continuing the production company’s expansion around the world.
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NewsMipTV 2012 to open early
MipTV, the international television market held every spring in Cannes, is to launch a day early in 2012 – rather than two days as first announced.
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NewsSky's 3D Champion’s League feed goes global
Sky Sports’ 3D feed of the Champion’s League final tomorrow will be carried by nearly 20 broadcasters around the world.
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OTF signs five-year NHNZ deal
Distributor Off the Fence has bolstered its line-up of factual programming in a new five-year deal with New Zealand’s NHNZ.
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NewsEndemol France pilots Pointless
BBC2 daytime quiz Pointless is being adapted in France as Endemol pushes the format to the international market.
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NewsDRG secures Diana and Jesus docs
Distributor DRG has secured the rights to a new documentary based around Princess Diana and Prince William, from the makers of The Real King’s Speech.
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NewsTurner plans licensing tie-up with producers
Turner Broadcasting has signed licensing and merchandising rights to Bananas In Pyjamas, Chloe’s Closet and Jelly Jamm as it moves to represent pre-school shows for the first time.
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NewsChannel 5 books Silent Library
Channel 5 has commissioned a remake of a Japanese gameshow in which contestants must keep quiet while enduring ‘punishments’.
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NewsFood Network to serve cupcake reality show
A US reality show based around a small cupcake company and a travel series about drinking have been picked up by Food Network UK.
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NewsNBCU acquires Matchbox stake
NBC Universal International has acquired a majority stake in an Australian production company – its first indie investment outside of the UK.
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NewsUKTV's Alibi collars US detective series
UKTV has picked up the exclusive rights to US detective drama Rizzoli & Isles from Warner Bros.
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NewsITVS names Silverback boss
ITV Studios has named Hans Engholm as the new chief executive of its Swedish-based production company Silverback.
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NewsFirst Look heads to US with Evil Up Close
Stratford-Upon-Avon-based factual specialist First Look TV is setting up a US base after clinching its first US sale with a commission for cable network A&E.
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NewsBattle begins for US hits
Competition will be fierce at this year’s LA Screenings as broadcasters battle to acquire the best from a bumper crop of new US comedy and drama.
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NewsBBC eyes The Voice for Saturday night
BBC1 is considering new singing format The Voice for a prime Saturday night slot following its success in the US.
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NewsSecret Iraq heads to Denmark
A BBC2 film about Iraq after the fall of Saddam has been sold to a Danish broadcaster by distributor Electric Sky.
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NewsSky poised to acquire Glee
Sky is set to snatch the rights to US high school musical Glee from Channel 4.