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NewsPact welcomes Mip funding
Indie trade body Pact has welcomed the Government’s support for its UK Indies Pavilion at two major international trade events in Cannes.
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Banksy defaces The Simpsons
The Simpsons has had its title sequence defaced by graffiti artist Banksy.
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NewsGordon Ramsay heads to India
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to be seen by new audiences in India, following sales of some of his biggest series by Optomen International.
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NewsC4 signs Arthurian series
Channel 4 has snapped up the rights to a retelling of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, created by execs behind The Tudors, Torchwood and the film The Departed.
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NewsNBC Universal in talks to acquire Monkey Kingdom
NBC Universal is in discussions to acquire indie Monkey Kingdom as part of the US studio’s ambitious production strategy in the UK.
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NewsMipcom hits optimistic note
An upbeat Mipcom shrugged off a stormy opening on Monday as distributors pointed to improved market conditions and brandbuilding content.
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NewsUS remake for BBC3's Stanley Park
MIPCOM: Fox is set to remake BBC3 drama Stanley Park for US audiences after concluding a deal with producer and distributor Lionsgate.
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Survival docu-drama greenlit by Animal Planet
MIPCOM: Animal Planet has greenlit an additional season of Darlow Smithson’s docu-drama I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
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NewsAll3 set to take Accused global
MIPCOM: All3Media International is finalising deals that could take Jimmy McGovern drama Accused into 20 new territories.
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NewsBBCW rack up Cannes deals
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide has notched up a series of major international sales in Cannes, including selling spy drama Spooks to Russia.
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NewsSky Arts gets satisfaction with Rolling Stones film
Sky Arts has bought the UK rights to a feature-length film of the Rolling Stones during part of the band’s 1972 tour of America.
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NewsC4 extends Come Dine With Me deal
MIPCOM: Come Dine With Me is to stay on Channel 4 for at least two more years after ITV Studios signed a new multi-year deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 buys Spike Jonze AIDS doc
MIPCOM: Channel 4 has acquired a Spike Jonze-produced documentary about the life-restoring effects of antiretroviral drugs used on people in Africa.
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NewsSky1 talent shows dance to Australia
MIPCOM: Shine International has sold Sky1 talent shows Must be the Music and Got to Dance to Australian broadcaster Foxtel.
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NewsE4 extends Demetri Martin order
MIPCOM: E4 has acquired the second series of US comedy Important Things With Demetri Martin.
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NewsITVS GE signs US indie deal
MIPCOM: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has beamed up a new series about aliens – the first fruits of a new relationship with Emmy-winning US indie Base Productions.
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NewsGoogle TV reveals major backers
Google has revealed that a range of major media companies will support its campaign to become a major player in the living room with this month’s launch of Google TV in the US.
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NewsTwofour54 takes Driver Dan to Arabia
Indie production house twofour54 has inked a deal with Baraem TV, the pre-school arm of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), to air the Arabic language production of its CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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NewsZodiak opens Brazil office
MIPCOM: Zodiak Media Group has opened an office in Brazil in an effort to exploit the country’s fast expanding television market.
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NewsPact: British exports grow 9%
International sales of British programmes increased 9% last year, with finished programmes accounting for more than 40% of the increase, Pact research has shown.