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NewsMovie plans for German Office
BBC comedy The Office is to get the big screen treatment - in Germany.
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NewsEndemol poaches Toumazis from Disney
Endemol has hired Disney executive Tom Toumazis as chief commercial officer.
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NewsUK form at sales surge to capture half world market
UK programme formats have increased their dominance over the last five years, accounting for more than half (53%) of exported format hours globally.
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NewsITVW does Proper deal
ITV Worldwide has secured a multi-year development and distribution deal with Canadian indie Proper Television.
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NewsMale Supernanny spin-off greenlit
Ricochet is making a male spin-off of Supernanny for US network ABC.
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NewsNBC Universal to buy Carnival
NBC Universal is to buy drama specialist Carnival Films in its first acquisition of a UK indie.
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NewsVirgin 1 buys P Diddy show
Virgin 1 has acquired US TV reality hit I Want to Work for Diddy which will air as part of its primetime autumn schedule.
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NewsThe Banana Splits to reform for TV comeback
Cartoon Network is resurrecting arguably the world's greatest animal-based rock band - The Banana Splits.
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NewsABC defends 'rip-off' claims
US producer ABC Studios has defended accusations that it encouraged producers to rip-off formats - branding a ‘leaked memo' as “misconstrued and misread”.
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NewsFormats body slams ABC over 'rip-off' claims
An international body dedicated to TV intellectual property rights has accused US producer ABC Studios of encouraging producers to rip-off programme formats.
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Distributor Debmar gets into Hot Seat
Newcastle-based indie Standing Stone Productions has sold the rights to new reality gameshow format Hot Seat to worldwide distribution company Debmar-Mercury.
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NewsSky Movies and MTV to remake Rocky Horror
Sky Movies has inked a partnership deal to remake classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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NewsITN furious over Ray arrest in Beijing
ITN has vowed to make “the strongest possible protest” to the Chinese authorities after ITV News China correspondent John Ray was arrested and detained.
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NewsUS picks up Britcoms
Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd has found a new home in the US, after a trio of comedy sales by distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).
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NewsDoctor Who's Moffatt wins writers prize
Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffatt has won his third consecutive Hugo award for an episode of the BBC series.
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NewsSky One grabs JJ Abrams' Fringe
Sky One has secured the rights to the new US drama series from JJ Abrams, the producer behind Lost, Alias and the forthcoming Star Trek movie.
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NewsBBC's Merlin heading Down Under
Australia's Network 10 has picked up the broadcast rights to the BBC1 fantasy drama Merlin from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).
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OTF sells 200 hours around the world
Off the Fence (OTF) has completed a raft of deals, selling around 200 hours of programming to territories across the world.
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Bulgaria boards BBC Dancing bandwagon
Bulgaria has become the latest country to acquire BBC Worldwide format Dancing with the Stars, the international version of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsGecko signs first-look deal with All3Media
Gecko Productions, the indie behind Five's shock-doc Girl in the Box, has signed a first-look deal with All3Media International.