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NewsNBC orders comedy pilot from Reveille and Power
Drama producer and distributor Power has secured its second order from US network NBC, this time for a remake of a Peruvian comedy, with Justin Timberlake on board as executive producer. Based on the Peruvian hit My Problem with Women, the series is being adapted by Reveille, the US production ...
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NewsAbbey strikes DVD deal with Sesame Workshop
Children's producer and distributor Abbey Home Media has struck a deal with Sesame Workshop, the US producers of Sesame Street, to exclusively distribute its DVD titles in the UK and Eire.
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NewsPortman picks up Ullman's State of the Union
DRG-owned Portman Film & Television has picked up two new comedies from Allan McKeown Presents, including Tracey Ullman's new US comedy State of the Union.
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NewsHit launches iTunes channels
Hit Entertainment has become the latest UK distributor to make its programmes available for purchase and download from the iTunes store in the UK.
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NewsFremantle strikes download deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck a deal with download service Coolroom that will see classic series such as Dangermouse and Baywatch available to own and rent online.
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NewsGalleon teams with Chelsea for Chinese football show
Aim-listed Galleon Holdings has struck a deal with premiere league football club Chelsea to produce a new football talent search show in China.
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NewsMonster inks more deals for Planet Rock
Dublin-based Monster Distributes has struck a raft of new deals for its celebrity biography series, Planet Rock Profiles.
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NewsBBC3 to domesticate virgin cooks
BBC3 will put teens who cannot even boil an egg in charge of the family cooking, in a bid to transform them into “domestic gods and goddesses”.
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NewsITV orders religious series'
ITV Productions' restructured specialist factual and arts department, headed by Melvyn Bragg, has picked up a raft of new commissions.
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NewsBBC1's Enemy within
BBC1's struggling Sunday night drama The Last Enemy remained in the mire at 9pm with just 2.4m (9.6%), on par with BBC2 at the time.
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NewsBarnsley win keeps BBC1 on top
Barnsley's shock defeat of Premiership side Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter final on Saturday afternoon saw 7.1m viewers (34.6%) go through the turnstiles from 5.30pm.
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NewsDawn's further tales from LA
Dawn Porter continues her exclusive blog for Broadcastnow following her experiences making a new Channel 4 series in the US.
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NewsBBCW says 'Allo 'Allo to Germany
British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo has been sold to Germany - despite the shows famously anti-German stance.
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NewsC4 orders music/reality series
Whizz Kid Entertainment has been commissioned to make a new music/reality show for Channel 4, to be co-funded by the broadcaster and mobile phone company Nokia.
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NewsITV signs with Bebo
ITV is to distribute programmes including acquisition Gossip Girl on Bebo, four months after rival broadcasters signed up to the social network.
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NewsThe Saint set for TV film
Classic ITV series The Saint is to make a comeback in the form of a two-hour TV film that could lead to the production of a new show.
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NewsNohr leaves Granada International
Granada International managing director Nadine Nohr is leaving the distributor.
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NewsTV critics 10 March '08
'A Rolls-Royce of a documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsMacKenzie teams with Baz for online venture
Peter Bazalgette and Kelvin MacKenzie are backing a start-up venture that aims to help video content producers to manage their rights on digital platforms.
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NewsBBC launches mobile browser
The BBC has re-launched its bbc.co.uk site for mobile devices ahead of a major push into covering sports events on the platform.