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NewsSPT splits Europe roles in restructure
Sony Pictures Television Networks has split responsibility for Europe between Kate Marsh and Lyle Stewart.
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NewsDuck lays $9m golden egg for Zodiak with Nick Jr deal
Zodiak Kids has secured a global pre-sale to Nickelodeon, for a series whose budget is thought to be in the region of $9m (£5.7m).
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NewsUniversal Channel to air US Prime Suspect remake
Universal Channel has acquired exclusive rights to the US remake of police drama Prime Suspect.
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NewsParthenon goes Wild in Animal Planet triple sale
Parthenon has won an order from Animal Planet US for three documentaries looking at some of the most remote regions of America.
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NewsCash Cab hailed in Belgium
Taxi-based quiz show format Cash Cab will be adapted for Flemish Belgian channel Een with comedian Rob Vanoudenhoven as the driver.
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NewsBBCW plans global broadcast of Diamond Jubilee
BBC Worldwide will air coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations across five continents this weekend.
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NewsN Ireland set to receive RTÉ channels
Freeview viewers in Northern Ireland will gain access to Republic of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ following digital switchover.
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NewsDe Mol plans global brainstorm to re-tune The Voice
John de Mol is to lead a brainstorming session with The Voice creatives from around the world in a bid to improve the singing format’s live shows.
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NewsWarren in talks to roll out Box Nation internationally
Boxing manager and promoter Frank Warren is planning to roll out his recently established subscription channel Box Nation internationally as it approaches 100,000 UK subscribers.
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NewsBarge Pole scores first US sale
Timothy Spall’s indie Barge Pole Productions has sold a Channel 5 documentary about train robber Ronnie Biggs to US syndicator American Public Television (APT).
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NewsMore territories take ITV Studios’ dating format
ITV Studios format Come Date With Me is to be remade for audiences in Canada, Sweden, the Ukraine and Latvia.
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NewsMidwife delivered across Europe
Hit BBC1 drama Call the Midwife has been snapped up by broadcasters across Europe, following sales to the US and Australasia.
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NewsAll3M's Garvie heads to Sony
All3Media managing director of international production Wayne Garvie is to join Sony Pictures Television (SPT) after less than 18 months with the super-indie.
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NewsFME partners with Bones exec producer
FremantleMedia Enterprises is pushing further into US drama after securing a first look deal with Hollywood film and TV producer Barry Josephson’s production company.
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NewsBBC Worldwide launches first Brazilian channel
BBC Worldwide has launched its first channel in Brazil, offering exclusive access to high profile shows such as Top Gear and Sherlock.
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NewsCome Dine With Me heads to Brazil
Brazil’s Globo TV has become the 35th international broadcaster to commission ITV Studios format Come Dine With Me.
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NewsAbu Dhabi to offer production rebate
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission have launched the region’s first incentive scheme, offering a production rebate for production and post.
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NewsESPN acquires football rivalries series
BBC Worldwide has secured pre-sales of a new football doc series Rivalries - Football League, featuring pundits such as Pat Nevin, to ESPN Brazil and TRK Ukraine.
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NewsC5 acquires JJ Abrams thriller Person of Interest
Channel 5 has secured the exclusive UK rights to JJ Abrams crime thriller Person of Interest.
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NewsBBC probes insect world in Science US co-pro
The BBC is making a documentary investigating the miniature world of insects, uncovering the biological blueprint that enables them to survive and flourish a wide range of environments.