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NewsSony to make UK debut with SET channel
Sony Pictures Television will make its debut as a linear UK broadcaster next month with a scripted channel targeting 25-to 54-year-old women.
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NewsPeter Smith leaves NBCU
NBC Universal (NBCU) International president Peter Smith is leaving the company after 22 years, it has been confirmed.
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NewsTarget acquires Crownies
Target Entertainment has picked up the international distribution rights to a new Australian legal drama.
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NewsSheen hits back over studio firing
Charlie Sheen has been fired from the TV situation comedy Two and a Half Men by Warner Bros Television following the hard-living actor’s bouts of wild partying, repeated hospital stays and a bitter media campaign against his studio bosses.
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NewsSyco hires senior int'l execs
Simon Cowell’s Syco Television has appointed two senior international executives as part of its push into the US.
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NewsUK to take on the world at Focal Awards
Nearly 30 British programmes are in the running for prizes at this year’s Focal International Awards, with nominations in every category.
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NewsNorth One sells sport division
North One Television has sold its promotional business North One Sport to Russian business Convers Sport Initiative.
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NewsLion seeks to roll out HD Lab to US schools
Lion Interactive is stepping up its bid to secure funding for educational website HD Lab, an online spin-off of TV show History Detectives.
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NewsNew Sinbad going Down Under
Sky1’s big budget remake of Sinbad has been sold into Australia by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsDoctor Who heads to Italy
Doctor Who is to appear on Italian screens as part of raft of deals between BBC Worldwide and public broadcaster RAI.
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NewsSlavery series heads up Wall to Wall’s US push
Wall to Wall has won a commission from PBS for a series on slavery in South America, as it beefs up ties with the US.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to help Atomized reformat web series for TV
Multiplatform indie Atomized has struck an innovative deal with BBC Worldwide that will see the distributor help fund the reformatting of the indie’s web series as TV shows for international broadcasters.
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NewsScripted sales soar at BBCW
BBC drama Life On Mars is set to be adapted for new international audiences as part of a surge in scripted programming sales for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsStudio Lambert to create co-pro network after Nutopia deal
Studio Lambert plans to establish a network of UK indies to be its US co-production partners after striking a deal with Nutopia.
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NewsCochrane upped at Warner Bros
Polly Cochrane has been promoted to senior vice president and group marketing director at Warner Bros UK.
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NewsZen lives on around the world
BBC SHOWCASE: Detective drama Zen, dropped by BBC1 last month, has been picked up by a raft of international broadcasters.
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NewsBBCW takes ‘Upstairs’ Down Under
BBC SHOWCASE: BBC Worldwide has secured its first international sales of period drama Upstairs Downstairs.
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NewsMasterchef served to Asia
Masterchef has continued its expansion around the world with Shine International selling the brand into Malaysia and the Philippines.
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NewsBBCW seals NZ deals
BBC SHOWCASE: BBC Worldwide has secured a series of new agreements that will see Upstairs Downstairs and Come Fly With Me air in New Zealand.
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NewsChina opens doors to UK indie
A UK indie has united with China Central Television (CCTV) to identify international programmes and formats that can be licensed in the country.