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NewsCanon reveals XF camcorders
Canon has unveiled the first two camcorders to use Canon XF, its newly developed MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps codec.
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NewsTF1 picks up ITV Studios’ TV movies
MIPTV: French broadcaster TF1 has agreed to an ongoing television movie output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsFremantle widens format net
MIPTV: Broadcasters are securing more hits from emerging territories as prejudice about where shows come from “melts away”, FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has claimed.
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NewsCoach Trip booked for two more journeys
Channel 4 daytime show Coach Trip will stay on air into next year after the broadcaster commissioned two further series.
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NewsDRG acquires Treasure Tag
MIPTV: So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley is in Cannes promoting a new treasure hunt format, which has been acquired for distribution by DRG.
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NewsWorld at War to be remastered
MIPTV: Classic documentary series The World at War is to be remastered and re-released later this year.
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NewsWeakest Link tops 40th format sale
Macedonia is set to get its very own Anne Robinson in a forthcoming adaptation of BBC quiz show The Weakest Link.
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NewsWallace & Gromit head down under
Aardman Rights has sold its new Wallace and Gromit science show to ABC Australia as part of a raft of deals ahead of MipTV.
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NewsMTV to pilot Style Date
MTV is piloting a new format based on a popualr Irish series in which men attempt to win a date using their fashion sense.
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NewsPact appoints diversity champion
Pact has appointed Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams to help UK indies boost their diversity efforts.
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NewsMen fuelling mobile TV boom
Men are leading the way when it comes to using their mobile handsets for different purposes, such as mobile television viewing, according to a study by Orange.
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NewsR3 to air classical chart
BBC Radio 3 is lining up a new weekly chart for fans of classical music.
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NewsOprah to swap day for night
Chat show host Oprah Winfrey will switch to a night time slot on her new channel.
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NewsGreen light for Shameless US
A premium cable channel in the US has ordered 12 new episodes of the popular British TV drama Shameless.
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NewsAnimation award for Shaun the Sheep
Children’s TV show Shaun the Sheep made mincemeat of competition at the British Animation Awards.
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NewsITV sets out election stall
ITV has revealed its plans for coverage of the 2010 general election, spearheaded by the Leaders’ Debate.
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NewsC4 lines up comedians for election night
Channel 4 is lining up talent including Rory Bremner, Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell for its election coverage, which will also include a special edition of Come Dine With Me.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils flash dance format
Warner Bros is to unveil a new ‘flash mob’ dance format at MipTV hosted by a British presenter and starring the choreographer of Michael Jackson’s This Is It.
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NewsMaconie gets 6Music spin-off
BBC 6Music is to launch a late-night spin-off of Stuart Maconie’s eclectic Sunday afternoon show The Freak Zone.
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NewsBBC America hires first multiplatform chief
BBC Worldwide executive John Taite is to take on a new role heading up BBC America’s multiplatform strategy.