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NewsC4's Bad Sugar scores US remake
Merman and Tiger Aspect are to remake Channel 4 pilot Bad Sugar in the US after scoring a deal with Fox.
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AT&T to acquire Time Warner for $85.4 billion
US telecom giant AT&T is to acquire HBO and CNN parent company Time Warner in a deal worth $85.4billion (£69billion), marking one of the biggest media mergers to date.
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NewsDistributor launches with Gayl Pile rights
London-based boutique distributor Limonero Films has picked up UK rights to LaRue Entertainment’s scripted comedy The Amazing Gayl Pile.
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NewsIP dispute the talk of Mipcom
A major formats dispute between Banijay and Fremantle Media-backed Israeli indie Abot Hameiri was the talk of Mipcom, with the row shining a light on an “increasing” issue around international format theft.
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NewsShonda Rhimes eyes UK project
Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes has revealed that she is eager to create a show for the UK and is eyeing the possibility of tapping intoDisney’s increasingly international production presence.
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NewsBBC3 picks up Australian swimming drama
BBC3 has acquired Matchstick Pictures’ Australian drama series Barracuda from NBCUniversal.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery unveils first UK originals
Investigation Discovery has revealed three real crime commissions - its first slate of UK originals.
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NewsNBC's Timeless heads to E4
Channel 4 has picked up the first-run UK rights to time travel drama Timeless which it will air on youth-skewing channel E4.
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NewsArrow preps Pearl Harbour film
Arrow Media and Canadian indie Handel Productions will mark the 75th anniversary of the World War Two attack on Pearl Harbour by examining who was to blame for the disaster.
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NewsZDF snaps up BBC antiques format
German broadcaster ZDF has commissioned antiques format For What It’s Worth from BBC Worldwide and All3Media joint venture Tower Productions.
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NewsITNP lands US commission
ITN Productions has been commissioned to produce the 2016 Power Triumph Games by US Veterans organisation OurVetSuccess.
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NewsC4 recruits Deutschland 83 sequel
The follow-up to Deutschland 83 is to be made available on Channel 4 and Walter Presents after Amazon Germany ordered a second series of the spy thriller.
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NewsSky Vision lands Savage Kingdom
Sky Vision has picked up international rights to Icon Films’ natural history series Savage Kingdom.
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NewsRicky Gervais preps ABC gameshow
Ricky Gervais will executive produce and star in an ABC studio game show featuring adult contestants competing for cash prizes with the help of a child panel.
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NewsDNI revamp and Kaplan exit puzzles suppliers
UK factual producers are working through the implications of a Discovery Networks International restructure in which the media giant will merge its International Content Group with its UK/ Ireland business and prioritise local investment.
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NewsHit format transforms Twofour
Transformation series This Time Next Year has become Twofour’s most successful international format to date, despite not yet having aired in the UK.
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NewsJapan back in the spotlight
A raft of new Japanese physical gameshows and entertainment formats in the vein of Ninja Warrior and Dragons’ Den could be heading to the UK after producers and distributors renewed their focus on the market.
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NewsPippa Lambert to move to the US
TV agent Pippa Lambert is to relocate from London to Los Angeles after joining WME.
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NewsSky Italia plans dramas to follow Young Pope
Sky Italia is developing high-end dramas based on the country’s football corruption scandal, the impact of the Arab Spring and Europe’s financial crisis, to follow The Young Pope.
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NewsEurosport boss: BBC Olympics deal made reputational sense
Eurosport chief executive Peter Hutton has revealed that failing to strike an Olympics deal with the BBC would have been a PR blunder for the new rights holder.