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NewsLythgoe quits American Idol; launching jv with Fuller
British producer Nigel Lythgoe is to step down from American Idol after six years to form a new joint venture with long-term collaborator Simon Fuller.
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NewsRoss Russell to join BBCW
Neil Ross Russell, the Sparrowhawk executive behind the joint children's digital channel KidsCo, is to join BBC Worldwide as its managing director for children's.
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NewsITV buys into US online producer
ITV has taken a 10% stake in US multiplatform producer Electric Farm Entertainment for $2m (£1.01m).
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BBC3 goes after Summer Heights prequel series
BBC3 is in talks to acquire the prequel to Australian mockumentary Summer Heights High.
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UKTV Food gets takeaways
UKTV Food has picked up four international culinary titles including the 5 x 60-minute Greatest Dishes in the World from Shine Reveille International and the 9 x 30-minute Kylie Kwong: My China from Fremantle Media.
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Target sells Popstars to Holland and South Africa
Popstars, the entertainment format that gave Hear'Say their 15 minutes of fame, is to be remade in the Netherlands and South Africa.
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ID Hustles for Russian and Belgian sales
ID Distribution has sold the format rights to Objective Productions' The Real Hustle to producers in Russia and Belgium.
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NewsUK kids co-pro Claude sold to Disney and ZDF
A pre-school animated series from UK production companies Dot to Dot and Red and Blue Productions has been sold to Playhouse Disney UK and ZDF in Germany.
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NewsDoc Martin to open Spanish surgery
Hit ITV1 drama Doc Martin is getting the remake treatment in Spain and has been recommissioned in both Germany and the UK.
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NewsMost Haunted to give US audiences a fright
Paranormal series Most Haunted has been spirited away to the US where production is underway on a remake.
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NewsSex Pistols top clips chart
The infamous clip of the Sex Pistols swearing on live TV has been ranked the most requested TV clip by Fremantlemedia.
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NewsIn pictures: The Office
Following news that there is to be a Russian version of The Office, Broadcast casts its eye around the world at the international branches.
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NewsParthenon picks up Chinese doping doc
Factual indie Parthenon Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights for shock-doc China: Land of Dope and Glory ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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NewsBrat Camp treks to Poland
DRG-owned companies including C4i and Zeal Entertainment have secured a raft of new sales following last month's Discop market.
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C4 Tibet doc sells strongly
Channel 4 documentary Undercover in Tibet has been sold to 15 broadcasters in territories around the world.
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NewsRussia to make local version of The Office
Ricky Gervais has revealed that award-winning comedy The Office is to be remade for a Russian audience.
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Two new faces join Cineflix
London-based distributor Cineflix International has made two major appointments from Nat Geo and the BBC.
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NewsPortman takes risk on euthanasia tale
UK-based distributor Portman Film and TV has picked up the international rights to BBC1's forthcoming euthanasia drama A Short Stay in Switzerland.
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NewsIrish Dragons' Den green lit
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has licensed the Dragons' Den format to Ireland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
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NewsITVP partners with BreakThru
ITV Productions has entered into a new strategic partnership with the indie behind Oscar-winning animation Peter and the Wolf.