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NewsOscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.
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NewsShowtime eyes Dexter spin-off
US cable network Showtime is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of long-running serial killer thriller Dexter.
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NewsITV4 bags Duck Dynasty
ITV4 has picked up Duck Dynasty - the hit US show made by the broadcaster’s recently acquired US indie Gurney Productions.
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NewsNutopia behind C4 & PBS Algerian terrorist doc
Nutopia and the Bafta-winning director behind Our War are making a doc about the terrorist attack on Algeria’s In Amenas gas facility for Channel 4 and PBS in the US.
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NewsBanijay indie strikes Charlize Theron deal
Banijay-owned US production company Bunim-Murray has struck a joint venture deal with Hollywood actress Charlize Theron to develop unscripted programming and has inked a number of international format deals.
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NewsCNBC orders All3Media gambling series
US cable network CNBC has commissioned All3Media America to produce gambling format Money Talks.
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NewsBonafide strikes deal with ZDFE
Talking to the Dead-producer Bonafide Films has struck a development deal with German distributor ZDF Enterprises.
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NewsNetflix to air Breaking Bad in line with US
The series conclusion of Breaking Bad will be available in the UK hours after its US broadcast as Netflix extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsC4 renews The Returned
Channel 4 has acquired the rights to the second series of French-language drama The Returned.
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NewsH2 conjures up invention format
US cable network H2 has ordered a new invention format from T Group, the production company set up by former Target Entertainment executive Jenny Daly.
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NewsTim Kring, Hulu & C4 booked for Keshet event
Israeli producer and distributor Keshet is organising an international TV conference with speakers including Hulu’s director of content acquisition Alex Kruglov, Heroes’ creator Tim Kring and Channel 4 commissioner Justin Gorman.
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NewsSimon Lloyd exits amid Cineflix restructure
Simon Lloyd is to leave Cineflix Productions as the company scales back its Canadian division to focus on unscripted content from the UK and US.
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NewsFremantle eyes digital future
Fremantle Media is focusing on a digital future and searching for long-term replacements for its bigticket entertainment formats as it moves on from the departure of international boss David Ellender.
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NewsDNI Lat Am scouts UK indies
Discovery Networks International’s (DNI) Latin American commissioning hub has placed several orders with UK-based producers and its boss plans to come to the UK to scope out further opportunities.
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NewsVoD opportunities set to grow
US digital streaming services Hulu and Netflix are ramping up their plans to produce original programming and British indies are expected to be the next major beneficiaries of the maturing VoD market.
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NewsCall The Midwife exec develops ABC drama
Call The Midwife producer Tara Cook has teamed up with Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes to develop a legal drama for US network ABC.
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NewsCore Media stalks Scandi super-indie
Core Media, the owner of American Idol-producer 19 Entertainment, has joined the race to buy Scandinavian super-indie Nice Entertainment Group.
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NewsBBCW takes Prince Harry to China
Prince Harry is headed to China after Twofour Rights struck a deal with BBC Worldwide for Harry’s Mountain Heroes.
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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries and stand-up comedy specials as part of its original programming drive.
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NewsPBS buys more Mr Selfridge
US public broadcaster PBS has picked up the second series of British period drama Mr Selfridge.