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    US: What the networks want

    2009-03-25T16:19:17Z

    MipTV 09: Interviews with buyers from PBS Media, BBC America and HBO.

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    Territory focus: The US takes creative approach

    2009-03-25T16:00:19Z

    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

    2009-03-25T11:06:18Z

    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

    2009-03-23T10:24:29Z

    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

    2009-03-20T13:17:40Z

    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

    2009-03-20T11:35:19Z

    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

    2009-03-18T17:11:18Z

    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

    2009-03-18T16:56:42Z

    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

    2009-03-18T13:29:52Z

    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

    2009-03-18T11:18:36Z

    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

    2009-03-18T07:58:00Z

    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

    2009-03-17T13:07:02Z

    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

    2009-03-17T12:32:00Z

    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

    2009-03-17T12:14:07Z

    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

    2009-03-17T11:37:34Z

    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

    2009-03-17T11:30:28Z

    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

    2009-03-17T11:14:41Z

    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

    2009-03-17T10:06:29Z

    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

    2009-03-16T12:27:40Z

    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

    2009-03-16T10:57:28Z

    Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide exec to the newly created post of chief creative officer, entertainment.