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NewsRussia to get its own Footballers' Wives
Shed's Footballers' Wivesis to be remade in Russia and Romania, following two new format deals brokered by Target Entertainment.
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NewsZeal racks up deals for Norway's Big Idea
Zeal Television's international sales arm is reporting strong demand for Norwegian format What's the Big Idea?, with a number of local versions going into production this year.
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NewsNovel strikes DVD deal for Horrid Henry
Independent producer Novel Entertainment has struck a DVD deal with Abbey Home Entertainment for its hit CiTV animated series Horrid Henry.
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NewsWorldwide secures more Primeval deals
BBC Worldwide has racked up television sales in 20 territories for Impossible Pictures new drama series Primeval. The show airs on ITV next month.
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NewsNew broadband portal picks up 50 films
MercuryMedia and broadband TV outfit Aggregator have licensed an initial 50 films for their co-owned broadband portal joiningthedots.tv ahead of its launch next month.
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Minotaur picks up Clancy series
Minotaur International has picked up the international rights to Whizz Kid Entertainment's new celebrity reality series Abbey's American Dream.
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Fremantle adds Disney exec to licensing team
FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW) has appointed Sarah Marti to the newly created position of creative services executive.
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Hit appoints new Latin American exec
Hit Entertainment has appointed Rodrigo Pizà to the position of vice president, TV for Latin America.
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NewsViewers warm to celebrities on ice
The second episode of ITV1's Dancing on Iceon Saturday night (28 January) managed to maintain its popularity with 8.5 million people (38.5%) tuning in at 7.10pm.
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NewsShetty wins Celebrity Big Brother after racism row
Channel 4 bosses breathed a sigh of relief last night after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brotherand denied that she had been a victim of racism.
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NewsBBC to launch online commissioning system
The BBC is launching a commissioning system which will allow programme makers to submit proposals electronically and track their progress via the internet.
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NewsGovernment approaches Puttnam about chairman role
Lord David Puttnam has been approached by the Department of Culture Media and Sport about replacing Michael Grade as chairman and said he is considering the offer 'very seriously'.
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NewsEmap Radio to axe 50 jobs
Emap Radio is set to cut 50 jobs from its Big City Network of stations, as part of the ongoing integration of Scottish Radio Holdings.
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NewsCapital signs up Vaughan for another three years
GCap has decided to stick with Johnny Vaughan as the voice of its Capital Radio breakfast show for a further three years, despite a substantial drop in listeners since he took over the slot in April 2004.
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NewsFox demands name of YouTube pirate
YouTube has been issued with a subpoena by 20th Century Fox after episodes of The Simpsonsand 24appeared on the online video site.
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NewsDouble win for Mirren at SAG awards
Helen Mirren's seemingly unstoppable drive towards Oscar glory continued last night (28 January) as she won two Screen Actors Guild awards, one for The Queenand the other for ElizabethI.
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NewsITV1 to offer sneak previews of Corrie and Emmerdale
ITV1 is taking a behind the scenes look at Coronation Street and Emmerdalewith a 20 x 30-minute series for daytime .
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NewsSix Nations in HD for the first time
The BBC will broadcast all England, Wales and Scotland home games in high definition (HD) for the first time when the RBS Six Nations 2007 championship kicks off next month.
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NewsITV hires Jo Clinton-Davis
ITV has confirmed UKTV executive Jo Clinton-Davis is to take-up the newly created role of controller of popular factual commissioning.
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NewsC4 pulls Shipwrecked repeat
Channel 4 has decided not to repeat an episode of Shipwreckedin which a contestant made racist remarks to ensure the safety of the people taking part in the show.