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NewsRicochet makes board changes
Indie Ricochet, producer of hit series Supernanny, has undergone a restructure of senior staff, with a number of internal promotions and additions to its board.
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Sky Travel investigates phobias
Sky Travel has bought Phobia, a documentary series about people with extreme fears, from US indie and distributor Cableready.
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Nickelodeon buys Oz mermaid drama
Nickelodeon has acquired Australian kids drama H2O, Just Add Water.
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NewsRussians get a taste for Coupling
Indie Hartswood Films has signed a deal which will see the format for hit comedy series Couplinggo to Russia.
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Reveille touts Fox quiz show format
The distribution arm of US indie Reveille has begun the international roll out of Fox quiz format Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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NewsRDF puts Trisha on international stage
RDF Rights is to distribute Town House TV's Trisha Goddard. The long-running talk show, which currently airs on Five, consists of a library of 250 hours of programming with a further 235 shows planned through to 2008.
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Alchemy hires for expansion in US and UK
London and LA-based producer and distributor Alchemy TV is staffing up in preparation for the launch of its new reality division and further expansion of its event drama business.
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Zucker to be new NBC Universal chief
Jeff Zucker has been named as the new chief executive of NBC Universal, the fifth largest media group in the world.
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NewsMilitary Channel airs soldier videos
Discovery Communications' Military Channel is asking members of the US armed forces to send in video diaries outlining their experiences of the global war on terrorism.
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NewsPact agrees terms of trade with BBC
Pact members have this week approved the BBC's new terms of trade concerning new media rights and the release of programming into the UK secondary market.
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C4 diverts£4m to multimedia programming
Channel 4 is shifting two thirds of its£6m education budget into multimedia from 2008 after research showed teenagers and teachers find its morning programmes difficult to access.
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NewsProgrammes that prove C4's value beyond reality
This seems like a good week to acknowledge the positive things Channel 4 does with its programming. On Monday at 9pm the channel had its highest rated programme of the week with The Smallest People in the Worldwhich had an audience of 4.2 million/16% share. ...
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Coogan hosts own themed weekend
UKTV G2 is to screen a Classic Coogan Weekend to be fronted by comedian Steve Coogan himself.
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BBC2 fails to deliver dramatic opening
Winter has always been a strong time of year for dramas but popular success isn't guaranteed even when a launch is backed by strong promotion.
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RDF Rights deal
RDF Rights has signed a deal giving it the rights to distribute US pre-school series Yo Gabba Gabba! internationally. It will also be responsible for the international licensing and merchandising of the show, which is made by US producers The Magic Store and Wildbrain.
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Off the record: February 9 2007
Stories that were 'Off the Record' from February 9 2007 issue of Broadcast.
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NewsSuper-indies look at next wave of deals
The likelihood of a new owner for Endemol has increased the probability of a 'mega-indie' merger involving a number of the UK's top 20 producers occurring at some point this year.
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NewsWall to Wall goes live with genealogy show
Indie Wall to Wall is building on the success of Who Do You Think You Are?with a live history show based around the hit genealogy series.
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NewsITV1 boosts daytime with two Endemol gameshows
ITV1 has made major moves to strengthen its afternoon line-up with two big money Endemol gameshows hosted by Jasper Carrott and Nicky Campbell.
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