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NewsBBC makes rival smart kid quiz
BBC1 has picked up the programme rights to Endemol’s latest entertainment format The Kids Are All Right.
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NewsSparrowhawk boss quits
Sparrowhawk chief executive officer David Hulbert has left the company following its sale to NBC Universal.
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NewsSwitchover may cause HD divide
Michael Grade has warned that digital switchover could split television viewers into “haves and have-nots”.
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NewsDoubts over US IT Crowd
The future of Fremantle Media’s US remake of The IT Crowd is in doubt despite it being greenlit for a full series.
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NewsBBCW format factory commission
BBC Worldwide’s development unit, which was set up this year to create formats specifically for the international market, has won its first US commission.
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NewsPower to re-make Sea Wolf
Drama producer and distributor Power is to co-produce an adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel The Sea Wolf.
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NewsFremantle revives Password
FremantleMedia North America has picked up an order from CBS for a remake of the classic gameshow Password.
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NewsAardman to save the world
Aardman will make a series of humorous short films featuring tips from animals on how to live a greener lifestyle.
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NewsTon of Cash to Middle East
Endemol’s Middle East office has secured its first commission, a 15-week run of reality gameshow Ton of Cash.
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NewsNine picks Hole in the Wall
FremantleMedia has struck a number of deals for its new Japanese gameshow format Hole in the Wall.
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NewsSuccess for CBBC’s Serious
All3Media International has picked up a sixth series of CBBC’s children’s factual strand Serious -
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Hit adds to third party slate
Hit Entertainment has bolstered its slate of in-house productions with a raft of new third-party signings.
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NewsGI acquires Corteo
Granada International has bought two new titles from Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil.
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NewsBBC Worldwide racks up deals
BBC Worldwide Americas has concluded deals for more than 100 hours of drama and natural history titles with Hallmark Latin America and US Hispanic network Galavision, as well as four new sales in Latin America for Planet Earth.
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NewsWhat Not to Wear to Brazil
BBC Worldwide has licensed makeover format What Not to Wear to Brazilian broadcaster SBT, marking the first time the show will be produced in Latin America.
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NewsEco format cleans up
All3Media International has racked up deals for its eco-tainment series Wa$ted.
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NewsWGBH picks up The Last Enemy
DCD Media-owned NBDtv has secured a number of deals for Box TV’s new drama series The Last Enemy.
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NewsUS deal for You Are What You Eat
Dutch distributor 2waytraffic International has sold Celador's Channel 4 series You Are What You Eat to a raft of new broadcasters around the world, including BBC America and BBC Lifestyle in Asia.
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NewsGervais and Mirren scoop Emmy Awards
British stars Ricky Gervais and Helen Mirren were among the winners at last night's Emmy awards. [ALL]
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NewsNBC gets Serial Frank
Format house Distraction Formats has sold its scripted comedy format Serial Frankto US network NBC.