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    MipTV: Day One

    2009-03-30T18:15:24Z

    Despite a soggy start to the market in Cannes and noticeable decrease in delegates, there was still plenty of business to report from MipTV.

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    BBC axes Not Going Out

    2009-03-30T14:48:01Z

    The BBC has axed studio sitcom Not Going Out after three series.

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    Wire star attacks British drama

    2009-03-30T13:00:57Z

    The Wire's Dominic West has criticised British TV for its lack of “high end” drama and its reliance on period pieces.

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    Fremantle's Cohen bullish about downturn

    2009-03-30T12:56:17Z

    MipTV: FremantleMedia chief executive officer Tony Cohen struck a positive note at a press breakfast in Cannes this morning saying that, despite the downturn, 2008 had been the company's best year ever.

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    First look at new Prisoner

    2009-03-30T12:37:12Z

    Broadcastnow has secured a first look at official images from the upcoming remake of The Prisoner.

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    Kudos working on BBC pirate drama

    2009-03-30T12:36:05Z

    MipTV: Kudos is developing two major drama series for the BBC, including a swashbuckling pirate adventure with a modern feel.

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    ITV's Loose Women gets Project Penguin treatment

    2009-03-30T12:21:42Z

    ITV has introduced a host of new social networking features for Loose Women and is planning more for Coronation Street as part of its Project Penguin plans.

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    S4C moves to secure digital future

    2009-03-30T11:53:27Z

    Welsh-language broadcaster S4C is hunting more programmes focused specifically on Wales, to ensure that viewers seek it out after digital switchover.

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    ITV Global acquires doc from South Park creators

    2009-03-30T11:31:24Z

    MipTV: ITV Global Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights to a documentary series, featuring disabled reporters, from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

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    BBC4 lines up Royal Opera House shows

    2009-03-30T11:14:18Z

    BBC4 is to broadcast a three-part series on Italian opera classics and Verdi's acclaimed opera Don Carlo as part of a new agreement with the Royal Opera House.

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    Paul Abbott signs with FME

    2009-03-30T10:29:48Z

    MipTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck first-look deals with a host of international producers, including Shameless writer Paul Abbott's indie Abbott Vision.

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    High Point adds classic Brit films to line-up

    2009-03-30T09:55:33Z

    MipTV: Distributor High Point Television has picked up a library of classic British films, including Beat Girl, which it will distribute to broadcasters around the world.

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    Oz Clarke and James May go global

    2009-03-30T09:48:13Z

    MipTV: RDF Rights is serving BBC2 travel series Oz and James Drink to Britain to the international market for the first time and has already secured sales in six territories.

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    Mark Burnett to produce Dragons' Den US

    2009-03-30T09:35:32Z

    Reality show executive Mark Burnett is to oversee the US' latest spin on the Dragons' Den formula.

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    DRG acquires BBC dramas

    2009-03-30T09:05:20Z

    MipTV: Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has swooped to snap up the distribution rights to three BBC dramas, including the second series of Criminal Justice and Five Days.

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    Storyville exec gets new role

    2009-03-27T12:12:09Z

    The BBC has promoted Storyville editorial executive Greg Sanderson to executive producer, handing him new commissioning and compliance responsibilities for the documentary strand.

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    Docherty to chair DTG

    2009-03-27T11:28:09Z

    The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed David Docherty as chairman, replacing Professor David Youlton who has stepped down after more than 10 years.

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    CBBC extends stay in Dani's House

    2009-03-27T11:18:16Z

    RDF Media Group has sold CBBC drama Dani's House to several key European territories, and secured a recommission for two more series.

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    Shine launches German division

    2009-03-27T10:59:20Z

    Shine Group has created Shine Germany as part of a drive to expand the super-indie across the world in the next 12 months.

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    BPG Awards - the winners in full

    2009-03-27T10:37:03Z

    The 35th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards winners are: