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US: What the networks want
MipTV 09: Interviews with buyers from PBS Media, BBC America and HBO.
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Territory focus: The US takes creative approach
MipTV 09: Straitened financial circumstances mean US networks are looking to cut costs when making acquisitions, but are also more interested in co-producing. John Hazelton investigates
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I'm a Celeb sold to NBC
ITV Studios has received a pre-Mip boost with American broadcaster NBC confirming it has bought the format I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here.
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New Knight Rider revs up for Sci Fi UK
The revival of Knight Rider and Dollhouse, the latest show from Buffy creator Joss Whedon, will air on Sci Fi in the UK.
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Fremantle US faces ex-staff lawsuit
FremantleMedia North America is facing a lawsuit from former employees who claim they were forced to work up to twenty hours a day with no statutory breaks or overtime.
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Henry to be Horrid in Sweden
Novel Entertainment has secured a number of new deals for its CITV kids series Horrid Henry, including a sale to Swedish terrestrial channel SVT1.
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ShineReveille to sell US reality romance shows
Distributor ShineReveille International has picked up a raft of network and cable programming from the US, including a reality series for CBS from the duo behind Project Runway.
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RDF fights slump by funding format pilot
RDF Rights has begun fully funding pilots from its parent RDF Media Group as broadcaster funding dries up.
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Sky 1 acquires Bondi Vet
Sky 1 has picked up an Australian reality series that follows the adventures of a Sydney-based vet.
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Parthenon brings Armageddon to globe
Producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the global rights to a documentary series on extinction currently airing on Animal Planet in the US.
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Eleventh Hour comes for Living
Living has acquired Jerry Bruckheimer-produced crime drama Eleventh Hour from Warner Bros International.
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Global outbreak for Brooker's zombie drama
Endemol has sold Charlie Brooker's Big Brother zombie horror Dead Set to four international territories.
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River Cottage sold across Europe and Australasia
Channel 4 food series River Cottage, starring celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has been picked up by broadcasters throughout Europe and Australasia.
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Belgium to Come Dine With Me
Channel 4 cookery format Come Dine with Me is continuing to cook up a treat around the world with a new version being made for Belgian broadcaster RTL-TVI.
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Disney names Hardie replacement
Disney has promoted Italy chief Giorgio Stock to executive vice president and managing director, Disney Channels EMEA following John Hardie's defection to ITN.
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Disney boss named new ITN chief executive
Disney's European TV boss John Hardie has been revealed as ITN's new chief executive officer.
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DRG swings Gorilla Media deal
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Gorilla Media, a recently-formed factual production company based in Toronto.
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Top Gear signs Czech deal
Top Gear is racing into the Czech Republic for the first time, after BBC Worldwide secured a deal with terrestrial broadcaster Prima TV.
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Cineflix signs first US primetime network deal
Distributor Cineflix International has picked up the global rights to ABC series Border Security USA, marking the first time it has acquired a US primetime network programme.
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Ex-BBCW exec joins DRG
Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide exec to the newly created post of chief creative officer, entertainment.