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NewsZodiak sets aside $50m for US acquisitions
Mipcom: Zodiak Media Group has allocated a $50m war-chest in a bid to supercharge its US operations.
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NewsBBCW ties up with PBS
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has sealed a double deal to co-produce period dramas The Paradise and The Lady Vanishes with PBS’s Masterpiece.
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NewsYouTube: create content for us, or get left behind
Mipcom: YouTube’s Robert Kyncl claims that its skippable ads are generating the same per-hour ad revenues as US cable networks – and that producers who do not create content for the platform will be left behind.
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RatingsHomeland launches on par with series one
C4’s thriller Homeland returned for its second series to a similar audience as its debut, fending off competition from heavyweight ITV1 drama Downton Abbey.
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NewsCatchphrase returns to ITV1
Mipcom: ITV1 has commissioned a series of the revamped quiz show Catchphrase.
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NewsEmmerdale series producer takes helm at Corrie
Emmerdale series producer Stuart Blackburn will step-up to Coronation Street replacing producer Phil Collinson at the start of 2013.
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RatingsMonroe suffers second episode dip
Monroe ITV1’s drama about a neurosurgeon shed over 350,000 viewers from last week’s opener, failing to gain ground on BBC1’s New Tricks.
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NewsRightster buys stake in Charlie Bit My Finger stars
Mipcom: The stars of viral sensation clip Charlie Bit My Finger are to feature in new videos following the acquisition of a stake in talent management business Viral Spiral by online video network Rightster.
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NewsChimpact game aims to swing TV deal
Mipcom: Children’s game Chimpact could be brought to the small screen following a deal between games creators Yippee! Entertainment and Studio Liddell.
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NewsCineflix signs distribution deal with LMNO
Mipcom: UK distributor Cineflix Rights has secured the rights to distribute US producer LMNO Productions back catalogue of programming.
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NewsPeter Rabbit hops onto CBeebies
Mipcom: CBeebies has acquired CGI series Peter Rabbit from Penguin, Silvergate Media and Nickelodeon US, 110 years after the first publication of the classic children’s book.
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NewsPaul Abbott calls time on Shameless
Channel 4 has called time on long-running comedy-drama Shameless – just six months after creator Paul Abbott declared it could run for 40 more years.
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NewsBill Gates says media can be 'conscience of the world'
Bill Gates discusses the media’s role in eradicating poverty and disease, Microsoft as a platform for the creation and distribution of filmed entertainment, his “friend” and “competitor” Steve Jobs, and says he won’t be running for president any time soon.
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NewsWME's Emanuel says now is 'greatest time' for content creators
Ari Emanuel says range of distribution options opens up more money for content creators. He says Silicon Valley is now taking steps to work more closely with Hollywood, and Madison Avenue also needs to come into the mix.
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NewsMedia growth seen in Abu Dhabi
Al Mubarak says 3,000 new jobs in media sector have been created in last four years.
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NewsHulu and BBC in second co-pro deal
Mipcom: BBC Productions has agreed its second co-production deal with US VoD service Hulu to create comedy thriller The Wrong Mans.
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NewsFlovel and FOR-A unveil high sensitivity camera
Japanese firm Flovel has teamed up with FOR-A Corporation to launch the FZ-B1 high-sensitivity HD camera.
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NewsCITV signs Ninja Turtles
Mipcom: ITV has picked up the rights to air Nickelodeon’s CGI version of classic cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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NewsShine sells Minute To Win It to China
Mipcom: Shine Group has signed a double deal with Chinese commercial broadcaster Shanghai Media Group.
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NewsTwofour to make splash for ITV
Mipcom: Twofour is set to produce ITV1’s latest big entertainment hope - a celebrity high diving competition.