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NewsITV2 buys I'm A Celebrity US
ITV2 has acquired the UK premiere rights to the US version of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
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NewsShed lands Seinfeld for landmark commission
Shed Media has landed the contract for its US arm to produce an NBC Universal show devised and executive produced by comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld.
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NewsGranada America rebranded as ITV Studios
ITV’s North American production arm Granada America has been re-branded as ITV Studios.
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NewsITV’s Bennett on the lookout for US drama series at LA Screenings
ITV’s newly appointed director of multichannels and acquisitions Zai Bennett will be on the hunt for a US drama series for ITV1’s primetime schedule at the LA Screenings this week.
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NewsLA feels the pinch as US buyers play it safe
Frantic bidding wars for the latest US hits look unlikely after UK buyers said this week’s LA screenings were noticeably quieter than recent years.
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BBCW gives Life to ABC
BBC Worldwide has sold a package of natural history titles including BBC2’s up-coming HD series Life to Australian broadcaster ABC TV.
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NewsTwitter TV series in the works
Shine-owned US producer Reveille is teaming up with Twitter to make a TV programme that incorporates the social networking site into the action of the show.
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Endemol wins first Polish commission
Endemol is to adapt its Dutch drama Roses and Vodka Lime for audiences in Poland - its first commission in the country.
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Five bags Breaking Bad
Five has bagged first-run UK rights to the second series of acclaimed US drama Breaking Bad.
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BBCW completes ad sales team reshuffle
BBC Worldwide has completed a revamp of its senior global ad sales team with two new appointments.
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Sky meets The Pacific
Sky Movies has acquired HBO’s The Pacific, the big budget WWII drama from the creators of Band of Brothers.
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Animal Planet hooks second Icon fish series
Bristol-based indie Icon Films has been commissioned by US cable channel Animal Planet to make a second run of its fishing adventure series, River Monsters.
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NewsDRG in deal with Motive TV to form sales division
Digital Rights Group has created a new sales division it will operate alongside its other brands after signing an exclusive distribution deal with Motive Television.
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NewsNBC sets out major overhaul of UK channels
NBC Universal is planning a major UK shake-up that could see most of the channels it acquired from Sparrowhawk Media disappear.
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NewsRaw wins first US order from new NY office
Banged Up Abroad producer Raw TV has opened an office in New York and has already secured its first US commission.
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UKTV Really buys Drew Barrymore TV dating show
UKTV’s new lifestyle channel Really has acquired a reality dating show from Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore’s indie Flower Films.
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New C4 acquisition axed
Privileged, the US teen drama acquired by Channel 4 last week, has been axed after just one season - and before it has had a chance to air in the UK.
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US TV: Scrapped and saved
Broadcastnow presents a round-up of the US TV shows that have been scrapped, saved or are under threat.
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FME hires Americas CEO
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has appointed Keith Hindle to the newly-created role of regional chief executive officer for the Americas.
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CBS finds Undercover Boss
US network CBS is believed to have picked up Stephen Lambert’s reality format Undercover Boss for its schedule next season.