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NewsFirecracker heads for US and drafts in Oriel
Firecracker Films has opened a US office and drafted in former IWC Media managing director Sue Oriel to help develop the business.
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NewsBBCW to rebrand Prime as Entertainment
BBC Worldwide is to rebrand its BBC Prime channel as BBC Entertainment across Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsBBCW hires Nigella brand guru to spearhead licensing push
BBC Worldwide has hired Nigella Lawson’s brand guru William Miller to launch new retail ranges for its major on-screen talent.
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NewsSky Arts picks up HBO's In Treatment
Sky Arts has picked up the rights to HBO’s therapy drama In Treatment, featuring Miller’s Crossing star Gabriel Byrne.
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NewsFX buys Life on Mars US
FX is lining up the US remake of Life on Mars for the primetime slot currently occupied by True Blood.
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NewsBBCW hires Endemol exec to grow brands
BBC Worldwide has appointed Endemol exec Jacob de Boer as commercial director working across global brands such as Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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NewsElectric Sky acquires Letts' Notting Hill Carnival doc
A film celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival, produced by Don Letts’ indie Brassneck TV, has been picked up for distribution by Electric Sky.
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NewsKath and Kim creators in new series talks
Kath and Kim writers and stars Gina Riley and Jane Turner are in discussions to produce a fifth series of the hit comedy, or launch a spin-off starring the comedy’s toffy-nosed shop assistants Prue and Trude.
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NewsITV snaps up Endemol physical game show
ITV is poised to add Endemol’s The Whole 19 Yards to its stable of primetime shiny-floor quiz shows.
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NewsElectric Sky spreads factual pandemic
The outbreak of swine flu has proved a boost to distributor Electric Sky which has secured multiple sales of documentary The Virus Empire.
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NewsBaby Borrowers heading to India
BBC reality format Baby Borrowers is to be remade for audiences in India with a celebrity twist.
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NewsE4 buys hit Comedy Central sketch show
E4 has bought the UK rights to Comedy Central sketch show Important Things with Demetri Martin.
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NewsSouthern Star chief Hugh Marks steps down
Southern Star chief executive Hugh Marks has left the company after seven years, and will be replaced by current managing director Rory Callaghan.
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NewsRough Aunties goes global
Kim Longinotto’s African children doc Rough Aunties has been sold to five territories by Rise Films.
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NewsTrue Blood series three confirmed
HBO has recommissioned vampire series True Blood, Mormon drama Big Love and Hollywood comedy Entourage for 2010.
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NewsBravo grabs Fremantle’s Deadliest Warrior for UK
Bravo has secured the exclusive UK rights to Fremantle Media Enterprises’ multiplatform series Deadliest Warrior, which pits the most feared warriors in history against each other to determine who would win in a fight.
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WE TV sextuplets series to screen on Sky Real Lives
Sky Real Lives has acquired an observational documentary series about a couple with sextuplets.
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NewsLiving snaps up Medium
Living has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to new episodes of Medium, the US paranormal drama starring Patricia Arquette which is currently shown on the BBC.
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NewsBen Silverman to leave NBC Universal for new venture
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, is to step down after more than two years in the role and form a new production venture.
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NewsDoctor Who "most successful" sci-fi series
Doctor Who has been recognized as the most successful sci-fi series of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.