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NewsITV Studios Pressure Cooker goes Dutch
ITV Studios has racked up another international co-production deal – this time with Netherlands broadcaster RTL to produce the 60 x 30-minute series Pressure Cooker.
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Done and Dusted makes Neil Diamond doc for CBS
Done and Dusted is producing an intimate 60-minute prime-time Neil Diamond special for US network CBS.
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NewsSci Fi buys Warehouse 13
Sci Fi UK has picked up supernatural investigation drama Warehouse 13, which premiered in the US this week.
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NewsShineReveille to distribute NBC's The Wanted
ShineReveille has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to The Wanted, a new documentary series about the hunt for terrorists.
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NewsDCD Rights snaps up BBC dramas
The distribution rights to the BBC’s upcoming dramas Land Girls and Breaking the Mould have been snapped up by DCD Rights (DCDR), after it invested in both series using its new £10m Acquisition Fund.
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NewsDiscovery buys Miami SWAT in new Target sales
Sky 1’s 10-part drama-doc Miami SWAT has been sold to Discovery Network feeds in numerous territories as part of a raft of sales totalling 500 hours for distributor Target.
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NewsChorion secures Dan Dare rights
Chorion, the intellectual property company behind Mr Men and Noddy, has secured international licensing rights for sci-fi comic book hero Dan Dare.
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NewsLost creators promise definite ending
The creators of Lost have ruled out any spin-offs into movies or comic books once the genre-bending show comes to an end next year.
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NewsTremayne to join Cineflix
Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.
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Canal+ picks up oldies’ tale with slew of UK films
Walker George’s More 4 documentary Young@Heart is heading to French TV screens after broadcaster Canal+ picked up the rights.
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Monster’s Fluffy animation series gets GMTV slot
GMTV has picked up the UK terrestrial rights to an animated pre-school series that originally aired on RTE 2 in Ireland.
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NewsSci-Fi acquires US fantasy drama
Sci-Fi channel has snapped up the UK, pay-TV rights to ABC Studio’s Legend of the Seeker, a fantasy drama series executive produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl heads to Oz
ITV Global Entertainment has sold more than 40 hours of scripted content to public broadcaster ABC in Australia, including ITV1 comedy Boy Meets Girl.
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NewsBBC channels to launch in South Korea
BBC Worldwide Channels is to launch two of its new channels - BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle - on South Korea’s SK Broadband platform.
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NewsCanal+ buys Young at Heart doc
Walker George’s More 4 documentary Young@Heart is heading to French TV screens after broadcaster Canal+ picked up the rights.
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NewsBBC adaptation heads to the US
The BBC’s adaptation of award-winning novel Small Island will air in the US following a move by PBS, a key investor in UK drama, to come on board as co-producer.
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NewsDistraction goes under
International TV format house Distraction has gone into liquidation after 12 years in operation.
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NewsPlans to revive Don't Forget Your Toothbrush in Holland
Classic Channel 4 entertainment show Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush could soon be revived in Holland after Fremantle Media optioned the format rights in the country.
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NewsMerlin's US debut watched by 5m
Merlin failed to cast a spell on US viewers during its NBC debut on Sunday night when it was beaten by two repeats on rival network Fox.
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BBCW sells Great format to Slovakia
The Great Britons format is to be adapted for audiences in Slovakia following a deal between BBC Worldwide and free-to-air broadcaster Slovak TV.