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  • Prince Harry
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    Harry 'prisoner' docudrama planned

    2010-10-06T11:21:00Z

    Plans have been announced for a “dramatised documentary” depicting the results of Prince Harry being captured while serving on the front line in Afghanistan.

  • Sharon Horgan
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    US remake for BBC3's Stanley Park

    2010-10-06T10:36:00Z

    MIPCOM: Fox is set to remake BBC3 drama Stanley Park for US audiences after concluding a deal with producer and distributor Lionsgate.

  • Joanna Shields
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    Viewers should have more influence, says Facebook exec

    2010-10-06T10:41:00Z

    MIPCOM: UK broadcasters must invite viewers into the creative processes behind their biggest shows to build an online social networking presence, according to Facebook’s Joanna Shields.

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    Survival docu-drama greenlit by Animal Planet

    2010-10-06T18:08:00Z

    MIPCOM: Animal Planet has greenlit an additional season of Darlow Smithson’s docu-drama I Shouldn’t Be Alive.

  • Radio
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    National radio fees deal continues

    2010-10-06T10:57:00Z

    The potential costs of broadcasting in digital will be taken into account by Ofcom when it sets the cost of analogue licence fees for the three national commercial radio stations, Classic FM, TalkSport and Absolute Radio.

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    All3 set to take Accused global

    2010-10-06T13:13:00Z

    MIPCOM: All3Media International is finalising deals that could take Jimmy McGovern drama Accused into 20 new territories.

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    BBCW rack up Cannes deals

    2010-10-06T11:35:00Z

    MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide has notched up a series of major international sales in Cannes, including selling spy drama Spooks to Russia.

  • Rolling Stones
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    Sky Arts gets satisfaction with Rolling Stones film

    2010-10-06T10:21:00Z

    Sky Arts has bought the UK rights to a feature-length film of the Rolling Stones during part of the band’s 1972 tour of America.

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    GMG Radio Scotland hires MD

    2010-10-06T13:14:00Z

    GMG Radio Scotland has appointed Gavin Bruce as its permanent managing director following a ten-month stint acting in the role.

  • Steve Lamacq
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    6 Music to broadcast convention

    2010-10-06T10:36:00Z

    BBC 6 Music is to broadcast live from a music convention in Manchester later this month.

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    Prime Focus shares suspended

    2010-10-05T16:02:00Z

    Shares in Prime Focus London plc have been suspended as the visual entertainment services company looks to embark on a worldwide restructure.

  • CSI: Miami
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    C5 names acquisitions and digital channel bosses

    2010-10-05T13:06:00Z

    Channel 5 has reshuffled some of its top level roles following the sale of the broadcaster to Richard Desmond, and has named new bosses to lead its acquisitions and digital channels strategy.

  • Frank Skinner
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    Absolute Radio losses hit £4.3m

    2010-10-05T13:10:00Z

    Absolute Radio has posted a pre-tax loss of £4.3m for 2009 but parent company TIML UK has declared the results ‘exactly in line with projections made at the time of acquisition’.

  • The X Factor
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    TV 'largest ad medium'

    2010-10-05T09:21:00Z

    New research has shown that television regained its place as the the largest medium for advertisers in the first six months of this year.

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    WRN Broadcast secures African playout deal

    2010-10-05T16:25:00Z

    Vauxhall’s WRN Broadcast has picked up a contract to manage and playout a range of TV channels for Wananchi Group Holdings’ (WGH) triple play Zuku platform in East Africa .

  • Come Dine With Me
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    C4 extends Come Dine With Me deal

    2010-10-05T10:27:00Z

    MIPCOM: Come Dine With Me is to stay on Channel 4 for at least two more years after ITV Studios signed a new multi-year deal with the broadcaster.

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    C4 buys Spike Jonze AIDS doc

    2010-10-05T13:42:00Z

    MIPCOM: Channel 4 has acquired a Spike Jonze-produced documentary about the life-restoring effects of antiretroviral drugs used on people in Africa.

  • Must Be The Music
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    Sky1 talent shows dance to Australia

    2010-10-05T12:11:00Z

    MIPCOM: Shine International has sold Sky1 talent shows Must be the Music and Got to Dance to Australian broadcaster Foxtel.

  • Demetri Martin
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    E4 extends Demetri Martin order

    2010-10-05T13:51:00Z

    MIPCOM: E4 has acquired the second series of US comedy Important Things With Demetri Martin.

  • District 9
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    ITVS GE signs US indie deal

    2010-10-05T12:23:00Z

    MIPCOM: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has beamed up a new series about aliens – the first fruits of a new relationship with Emmy-winning US indie Base Productions.