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  • Limitless
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    Relativity eyes scripted TV

    2013-10-10T09:17:00Z

    US film producer Relativity is to use data gathered from its hit films, such as Mirror Mirror and Shark Night 3D, to move into scripted TV, in what chief executive Ryan Kavanaugh described as a “Moneyball approach to creating television”.

  • Breaking Bad
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    Breaking Bad rejected Dreamworks bumper offer

    2013-10-09T16:22:00Z

    Mipcom: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan rejected a $75m offer from Dreamworks to produce three additional online episodes of the cult series to release online.

  • Nick Knowles
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    DCD Rights snaps up 45 hours from UKTV

    2013-10-09T16:49:00Z

    Distributor DCD Rights has acquired rights to a 45-hour package of factual series from UKTV.

  • Inspector Morse
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    ITVS sells 200 hours to Australia

    2013-10-09T12:32:00Z

    Mipcom: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has closed a deal with UKTV in Australia for 227 hours of drama and entertainment programming.

  • The Returned
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    The Returned continues global march

    2013-10-09T10:17:00Z

    French supernatural drama The Returned, which aired on Channel 4 in the UK, has been sold to broadcasters in Germany and Latin America by Zodiak Rights.

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    Hit scores Fireman Sam and Thomas & Friends sales

    2013-10-09T10:12:00Z

    Mipcom: Pre-school specialist Hit Entertainment has announced sales of more than 120 hours of shows including Fireman Sam and Thomas & Friends.

  • Andrew Davies
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    Weinstein Company joins BBC's War and Peace

    2013-10-08T09:10:00Z

    US film studio The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed a deal with Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide, to partner on BBC Cymru Wales Drama’s War and Peace.

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    FremantleMedia heads to Chinese YouTube

    2013-10-08T11:56:00Z

    Mipcom: FremantleMedia International has announced a multi-year digital deal with Youku, the Chinese equivalent of YouTube.

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    Tuesday's Child on Scripps road trip

    2013-10-08T10:29:00Z

    Travel Channel has ordered a road trip series, RV Rampage, from emerging indie Tuesday’s Child.

  • The Winner Is...
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    The Winner Is... set for Arabic remake

    2013-10-08T13:40:00Z

    Mipcom: Sony Pictures Television Arabia (SPT Arabia) has agreed deals with three local broadcasters to produce the first Arabic version of entertainment format The Winner Is…

  • Broadchurch
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    Broadchurch sold to 100 territories

    2013-10-08T13:23:00Z

    Mipcom: Kudos drama Broadchurch has been sold to 100 territories according to the show’s distributor Shine International.

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    Core Media plots distribution move

    2013-10-07T13:34:00Z

    Mipcom: American Idol-owner Core Media is eyeing plans to move into international distribution to exploit its growing pipeline of programming. 

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    Desperate Housewives heads to Lagos

    2013-10-07T13:20:00Z

    Mipcom: Desperate Housewives is set to move from Wisteria Lane to downtown Lagos following a deal between Disney and Nigeria’s EbonyLife TV.

  • Sesame Street
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    Cookie Monster heads to CBeebies

    2013-10-07T09:56:00Z

    Mipcom: Elmo and the Cookie Monster are to open the doors to The Furchester hotel – the result of a unique tie-up between Sesame Workshop and CBeebies.

  • Antiques Road Trip
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    STV and Red Arrow strike partnership

    2013-10-07T09:20:00Z

    Mipcom: STV plans to test more in-house shows on Scottish audiences after its production arm signed a co-development and distribution deal with Red Arrow Entertainment Group.

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    Pact: China boon for UK content

    2013-10-07T09:39:00Z

    China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.

  • Dragons Den
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    Dragons Den inks German & Spanish deals

    2013-10-07T16:32:00Z

    Broadcasters in Germany and Spain have inked deals with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for local versions of Dragons’ Den bringing the tally of local versions to 24.  

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    C5 buys Canadian cop drama

    2013-10-04T10:42:00Z

    Channel 5 has acquired Canadian police drama Played after striking a deal with Muse Distribution International.

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    Fox's 24 to film in London

    2013-10-04T12:15:00Z

    The latest version of 24 is set to film in the UK later this year after US network Fox ordered 12 episodes of the action series.

  • Love Nest
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    DRG takes rights to Nice Love Nest

    2013-10-04T12:37:00Z

    UK distributor DRG has taken international rights to Scandinavian dating format Love Nest, which comes after parent company MTG Studios acquired local indie Nice Entertainment.