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TCI ramps up factual slate for Mipcom
Television Corporation International (TCI) will launch a raft of factual titles from new production subsidiary Redback at Mipcom, alongside new programming from Mentorn and Folio.
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ZDF buys La Plante dramas
La Plante International and sales agent Minotaur have licensed further episodes of two leading UK drama franchises to ZDF in Germany.
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Nat Geo acquires Parthenon co-pro
Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has licensed new series Rough Trades (20 x 30 minutes) to the National Geographic Channel internationally.
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NBD TV brings sumo wrestling to Cannes
UK distributor NBD TV is branching out into the world of sports entertainment at Mipcom, with the launch of World S.U.M.O. Challenge - Battle of the Giants (1 x 90 minutes).
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C4I racks up deals for new Ricochet series
Channel 4 International has inked a series of deals for It's Me Or The Dog, the latest factual entertainment hit from Supernanny producer Ricochet.
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Granada Int to distribute TLC's Ballroom Bootcamp
LA-based Original Productions has chosen Granada International to distribute both the finished series and format of its new family entertainment series Ballroom Bootcamp.
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NewsTinopolis confirms talks with TV Corp
Welsh indie Tinopolis, the producers of Lahore Law, has confirmed that it is in talks with producer Television Corporation over a possible acquisition.
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News2.8m have a close encounter with C4
Channel 4's documentary UFOs: the Secret Evidence managed to intrigue the viewers with a peak audience of 2.8 million (12.4%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsUBC Media in positive form
10.30am: UBC Media appears to have bucked the trend of a difficult radio advertising market, with a like-on-like increase of 20% in revenues for the first six months of the year.
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NewsITV drama Doc Martin goes to Germany
Distribution group Portman Film & TV has sold the format for ITV drama Doc Martin to German producer Phoenix Film.
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NewsSky has£1bn to play with
BSkyB has raised just over£1bn by selling a three-part bond, according to reports.
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NewsPEER POLL: Licence fee
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC get a licence fee settlement 2.3% above inflation?
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NewsGCap: job cuts will not top 100
GCap Media has assured trade union Bectu it will not make more than 100 people redundant.
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NewsTinopolis bids for TV Corp
3.30pm: Welsh indie Tinopolis has made a takeover bid for TV Corp, the troubled indie run by former BBC sport chief Peter Salmon.
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NewsSky plots move into broadband
11.45am: BSkyB is said to be planning a£1bn move into the broadband telephony market with one of its possible acquisition targets being IPTV service Homechoice.
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News11.2m see England victory
11.30am: BBC1's coverage of England's 2-1 victory against Poland was a crowd pleaser with the audience peaking at 11.2 million (45%) for 30-minutes from 9pm.
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BBC considers bond issue
The BBC is considering issuing a bond to help it pay for pensioners and disabled people to switch to digital television.
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C4 orders new Bodyshock docs
Some of the world's rarest diseases and conditions are explored in a trio of documentaries from indie Redback for Channel 4.
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BBC3 to look at darts legends
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is continuing a push into the factual genre, commissioning a pair of authored documentaries and looking for more programmes to make up a strand.