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NewsTuesday's Child on Scripps road trip
Travel Channel has ordered a road trip series, RV Rampage, from emerging indie Tuesday’s Child.
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NewsWeinstein Company joins BBC's War and Peace
US film studio The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed a deal with Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide, to partner on BBC Cymru Wales Drama’s War and Peace.
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RRsat inks deal with Supponor
RRsat Europe has signed a deal with sports media and technology company Supponor for the global rollout of its digital billboard replacement system.
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NewsDragons Den inks German & Spanish deals
Broadcasters in Germany and Spain have inked deals with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for local versions of Dragons’ Den bringing the tally of local versions to 24.
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NewsCore Media plots distribution move
Mipcom: American Idol-owner Core Media is eyeing plans to move into international distribution to exploit its growing pipeline of programming.
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NewsBBC1 to reopen Open All Hours
BBC1 is to revive classic 1970s sitcom Open All Hours for a one-off Christmas special.
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NewsDesperate Housewives heads to Lagos
Mipcom: Desperate Housewives is set to move from Wisteria Lane to downtown Lagos following a deal between Disney and Nigeria’s EbonyLife TV.
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NewsSky's Murphy slams BBC arts show as ‘derivative’
Sky’s director of entertainment channels Stuart Murphy has slammed a key plank of Tony Hall’s vision to reinvigorate arts on the BBC as “derivative”.
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NewsZig Zag conjures up more magic shows
Mipcom: Zig Zag’s move into magic has been strengthened following a deal struck with Discovery and plans to launch a YouTube channel.
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NewsCookie Monster heads to CBeebies
Mipcom: Elmo and the Cookie Monster are to open the doors to The Furchester hotel – the result of a unique tie-up between Sesame Workshop and CBeebies.
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NewsPact: China boon for UK content
China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.
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NewsBBC to boost arts funding by 20%
The BBC is to boost funding for television arts programming by 20% as part of plans to put it “back at the heart” of the corporation.
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NewsSTV and Red Arrow strike partnership
Mipcom: STV plans to test more in-house shows on Scottish audiences after its production arm signed a co-development and distribution deal with Red Arrow Entertainment Group.
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NewsRadio 1 tunes up iPlayer video channel
BBC Radio 1 is to launch a video channel on the iPlayer – as the broadcaster prepares to personalise its on-demand service.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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NewsDRG takes rights to Nice Love Nest
UK distributor DRG has taken international rights to Scandinavian dating format Love Nest, which comes after parent company MTG Studios acquired local indie Nice Entertainment.
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NewsDiscovery partners with NFTS on factual course
Discovery Networks International has partnered with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to launch a factual development and production course to find the generation of producers.
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NewsDiscovery orders ship series from Windfall
Discovery Networks International has commissioned UK indie Windfall Films to produce World’s Biggest Ship.
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NewsFox's 24 to film in London
The latest version of 24 is set to film in the UK later this year after US network Fox ordered 12 episodes of the action series.
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NewsChallenge rebrands with animated idents
BSkyB is to rebrand Challenge as it bids to boost the entertainment channel’s profile.