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NewsTinopolis in talks to buy US sports giant
Welsh super-indie Tinopolis is aiming to double in size with the take-over of the biggest independent sports producer in the US, worth£40m.
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Satisfaction spreads
Edgy drama Satisfaction has been sold to four new territories by distributor Fremantle Media Enterprises.
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Cineflix sells 500 hours to Scandinavia
Five factual drama Cold Blood and property makeover series Colin & Justin's Home Heist are among 500 hours of programming sold to Scandinavian broadcasters by Cineflix International.
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NewsDRG sets up acquisitions arm
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) is planning a major expansion of its programming catalogue with the establishment of a dedicated content acquisitions arm.
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ITV slumps despite ad boost while Sky soars
BSkyB and ITV may share the rights to broadcast the Uefa Champions League final but their share prices moved in opposite directions this week.
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NewsDiscovery doc shows dark side of Cleopatra
Lion TV and Brave New Media are promising to cast Cleopatra in a macabre new light in a two-hour primetime documentary for Discovery US.
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NewsCome Dine With Me served to Spain and Netherlands
Channel 4 cookery show Come Dine With Me is to be remade for audiences in Spain and the Netherlands.
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NewsNews Corp grows Premiere stake
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has raised its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere AG to 25%.
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NewsNews Corp cleared of hacking
A subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has been cleared of charges in a corporate espionage lawsuit brought by satellite TV company DISH Network that claimed damages of almost $1bn (£510m).
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NewsBBC to air US basketball online
The BBC is screening daily US basketball highlights on the web after striking a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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NewsTarget name brand boss
Target Entertainment has promoted Helen Howells to the newly created position of global brand director.
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NewsITV acquires Scandi indie in£14m deal
ITV has acquired Swedish producer and formats developer Silverback in a deal worth£14m.
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NewsFirst look at Life on Mars US
Following news that US network ABC has green lit a full series of time-travel cop drama Life on Mars, the first footage from the American version has emerged.
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NewsYoung Mums get Zeal
BBC3 show Young Mums' Mansion could be remade around the world following a deal between indie Love Productions and distributor Zeal Entertainment.
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NewsFremantle signs US shows
FremantleMedia Enterprises has acquired rights to four new US shows in a deal with Ice Road Truckers producer Original Production and BermanBraun.
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Spain launch for KidsCo
KidsCo, the London-based joint-venture channel owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment Inc, has launched in Spain via local operator Teuve.
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Belgium deal for CBBC
CBBC in-house production has signed a distribution deal with Studio100 Media NV & Co, a subsidiary of Belgium's Studio100, for hit shows and formats The Slammer, Trapped and Beat the Boss.
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All3Media eyed by NBC
All3Media has been approached about a takeover by US studio NBC Universal.
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No go for US versions of Spaced and NY-LON
Plans to produce American versions of cult Channel 4 comedy Spaced and transatlantic drama NY-LON have been axed amid this week's pick-ups by US networks.
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NewsFremantle wins Thompson TV deal
Acclaimed film producer David Thompson has signed a first-look TV development deal with Fremantle Media Enterprises and has a slate of six new projects.