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NewsNew Wallace & Gromit heading down under
MIPCOM: Aardman Animations has pre-sold its live action Wallace & Gromit science show it to ABC Australia.
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NewsZig Zag gets cash boost
Movie production and finance firm Future Films has entered the TV space for the first time by signing a funding deal with Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsKidsCo eyes 2010 launch
KidsCo has set a 2010 deadline for its UK launch and is considering going free to air.
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NewsWaybuloo headed to the Middle East
MIPCOM: Al Jazeera has become the latest broadcaster to pick up CBeebies series Waybuloo.
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NewsDRG goes Renegade
MIPCOM: Digital Rights Group has acquired the international distribution rights to a batch of new factual series as part of its first look deal with Renegade Pictures.
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SPT ups distribution duo
MIPCOM: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted two of its London-based distribution executives.
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NewsBBCW takes Piers and Perrin worldwide
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide Channels has picked up travelogue series Piers Morgan on… and comedy revival Reggie Perrin for broadcast around the world.
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NewsBBCW sells 200 hours of shows to NZ
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide has sold a range of drama, factual and entertainment shows into New Zealand that include programmes featuring Louis Theroux and Michael McIntyre.
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Cineflix launches branded content unit
MIPCOM: Producer/distributor Cineflix is to launch a new division dedicated to branded content, integrating products into its TV series.
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BBCW to teach Italians how to cook
MIPCOM: BBC2 gastronomic format Recipe for Success is to be remade for audiences in Italy.
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ITV Studios launches in Spain
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has opened a new production centre in Madrid and has hired a managing director to run it – with a two pilots already commissioned.
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NewsSky and Discovery in shock ad sales renewal
Sky and Discovery Europe have called a truce on their year-long ad sales legal battle by signing a new four year deal starting in January 2010.
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RatingsITV1's Blue Murder trumps Criminal Justice
The return of Criminal Justice pulled in 4.4m viewers (18.9%) for BBC1 last night, but ITV1 inched ahead in the 9pm drama battle with Blue Murder attracting 4.6m (19.7%).
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NewsPhillips to host Sky Real Lives soldier series
Sky Real Lives is to “bring into sharp focus” the dedication, danger and loneliness of those serving in the British Armed Forces in a major series hosted by Fiona Phillips.
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NewsChapman strikes first BBC deals
Chapman Entertainment has struck its first deal with the BBC, which has taken its new preschool properties Little Charley Bear and Rah Rah The Noisy Lion.
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NewsMeet the Natives heads Stateside
MIPCOM: Keo Films has won its first US commission with an adaptation of Meet the Natives for the Travel Channel and National Geographical Channels International.
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NewsBBC daytime gets more Pointless
BBC2 has ordered a second 30-part run of Endemol daytime quiz show Pointless.
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BBCW greenlights first CBeebies series
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned its first original international production for CBeebies, which will launch in Australia and later migrate to the UK.
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NewsSeinfeld confident Marriage Ref will air in UK
MIPCOM: US comedian Jerry Seinfeld is “extremely confident” that his new show about married couples will be remade in the UK and expressed a desire for more feel good comedy over humiliating reality shows.