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NewsBBCW strikes deal with Lesley Douglas
The BBC has gone back into business with Lesley Douglas, the former Radio 2 controller who resigned from the corporation at the height of the Sachsgate scandal.
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NewsTitle Role scores first format deal
Title Role Productions has brokered its first international format deal as Australian broadcaster Foxtel ordered a local version of Crimes That Shook Britain.
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NewsScripps hands Transparent global rights
Transparent Television has secured a commission from the Travel Channel which is almost full funded by Scripps Network International as part of its commitment to airing stand-out shows.
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NewsTime Scanners gets global backing
Atlantic Productions has secured a number of international partners for Time Scanners, an engineering series which relies on 3D laser scanning technology.
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NewsFox lands John de Mol's Utopia
Simon Andreae has bought John de Mol’s new social experiment format Utopia as his first major deal for Fox.
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NewsHBO culls Family Tree and Hello Ladies
HBO has cancelled BBC coproduction Family Tree and Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies but is expected to renew the US remake of Getting On.
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NewsLeopard Films beefs up US division
Leopard Films is beefing up its US division with the hire of Rex Vigil from Welsh indie Wild Dream Films.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity exec launches US indie
Former I’m A Celebrity… producer Joanne Inglott and ex-Zodiak exec Geno McDermott have partnered to launch a US indie focussed on finding new talent.
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NewsIrvine Welsh, Jay Z and Will Smith set for HBO show
HBO is developing a comedy about dance music written by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and produced by UK DJ Calvin Harris, Will Smith and Jay Z.
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NewsEuro indies eye UK co-production boost
European indies including The Returned (Les Revenants) producer Haut et Court and Crossing Lines producer Tandem are keen to agree more international co-productions to boost the volume of English-language series they are developing.
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NewsTime Warner speeds up Shed buyout
Time Warner wants to accelerate a plan to take full ownership of Shed Media ahead of schedule, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSideline wins first UK commission with C5 series
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part documentary series about castles from Sideline Productions, marking the Irish indie’s first ever UK series commission.Great British Castles is a loose remake of Sideline’s Irish series Tales Of Irish Castles, which is set to air on TV3 later this year.C5’s 6 x 50-minute doc ...
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NewsRTÉ kicks off formats search
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is hunting for four lifestyle and entertainment pilots as part of its drive to promote local production.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsNutopia wins commission from new Esquire channel
Jane Root’s Nutopia has scored an order from nascent US broadcaster Esquire Network.
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NewsArrow preps Travel Channel US border doc
The Travel Channel has ordered a documentary series from Arrow Media focussing on the eventful border between the US and Puerto Rico.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.