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NewsHoly Moly thinks global following Endemol deal
Celebrity news and gossip website Holy Moly is seeking to launch localised international versions as a result of its deal with Endemol.
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NewsFrance and Germany learn How To Live With Women
BBC3 reality series How To Live With Women is to be remade by Elisabeth Murdoch’s super-indie Shine Group in France and Germany.
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NewsIannucci's US satire picked up by HBO
HBO has ordered a US “cousin” of The Thick of It that is written, directed and executive produced by Armando Iannucci.
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NewsUS Gypsy Weddings unveiled
The Big Fat Gypsy Weddings phenomenon is to be unleashed in the US as TLC picks up the UK version and commissions Firecracker Films to produce a local version featuring travellers in America.
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NewsSky plans bid to poach Glee
Channel 4 faces a battle to retain the rights to Glee as Sky prepares to offer what could be a knockout bid for the hit US show.
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NewsLittleford joins BBCW for Global iPlayer launch
Matthew Littleford has been hired by Jana Bennett to fill the new role of creative director for BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer.
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NewsAP and PA join forces to shake up archive sector
Associated Press is partnering with the Press Association in a deal that could challenge the established UK news archive market for the first time in 20 years.
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NewsGallery: MDA Party 2011
MDA Singapore party at MipTV in Cannes, in association with Broadcast and Screen International.
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NewsRamsay's Nightmares head north
Optomen International has cooked up deals for Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares in the wake of MipTV.
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NewsDisney co-pros Awesome cartoon series
Disney’s UK-based production hub has co-produced a CG animated comedy which will in 129 countries on the Disney XD channel.
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NewsZeppotron conveyor rolls to Spain/Russia
Speed dating format Conveyor Belt of Love has been picked up by major broadcasters in Spain and Russia – with a UK version in the pipeline.
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NewsChannel 5 acquires William and Kate film
A feature-length dramatisation of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance has been picked up for broadcast by Channel 5.
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NewsMipTV figures revealed
MipTV organiser Reed Midem has unveiled levels of attendance for this week’s international content market.
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NewsMister Maker returning to CBeebies
CBeebies has recommissioned two series for transmission on the pre-school channel later this year, one of which has secured new sales in Australia and Thailand.
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NewsITV1 acquires CGI dino film
ITV1 has acquired the rights to March of the Dinosaurs, a feature-length CGI film tracing the 1,000-mile migration once trekked by the extinct beasts.
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NewsFX UK snaps up rights to Spielberg’s alien invasion
FX UK is to air Steven Spielberg’s new alien drama Falling Skies three weeks after its US broadcast, after snapping up the UK rights from Turner Broadcasting System International.
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NewsMipTV 2012 dates pushed back
MIPTV: The international television community will be travelling to Cannes two days earlier next April after it was revealed that MipTV 2012 will launch on a Saturday.
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NewsArab Idols greenlit in Middle East
MIPTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a multi-year deal in the Middle East that will see the launch of the Idols format in the region.
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NewsPulse wins first int'l sale
MIPTV: Pulse Films has won its first international sale to make a music show for MTV’s European HD channel MTVNHD and the Sundance Channel.
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NewsSkins sold to Canada
MIPTV: Skins is taking the party around the world, with distributor All3Media International sewing up a deal for the fifth series in a further four territories.