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MipTV: Day One
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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Wire star attacks British drama
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shine Group has created Shine Germany as part of a drive to expand the super-indie across the world in the next 12 months.