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NewsMediaCity:uk gets funding boost
The developer of Salford’s MediaCity:uk has secured a£360m funding package to pay for the first phase of the development.
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NewsC4 orders conjoined twin doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary on an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs as she undergoes an operation to remove her conjoined twin.
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NewsGlobal leading race to buy Emap Radio
Senior industry sources have tipped Global Radio as the favourite to acquire Emap’s radio division, but believe the group could have to pay the full price to seal the deal.
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NewsBBC’s simulcast plans
The BBC is planning more live simulcasts after Radio 5 Live and BBC TV’s Newsnight last week joined forces to look at immigration issues in the UK.
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NewsGaydar’s Lawry joins GCap
Gaydar Radio DJ Yannick Lawry has quit the station to join GCap’s Media Creation division, which specialises in podcasting.
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NewsFox Italy picks up 150 hours of C4I shows
C4I has sold more than 150 hours of programming to Fox Italy.
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NewsBelgium buys Trinny and Susannah format
Belgian broadcasters are hunting for their very own Trinny and Susannah after optioning the format to the pair’s latest show from Granada International.
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NewsRDF inks first-look drama deals
RDF Rights (RDFR) has boosted its drama catalogue by signing first-look deals with a trio of drama indies.
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NewsBBC1’s Damages gets new run
FX has handed a two-season order to BBC1 acquisition Damages, ending weeks of uncertainty over the show’s future.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right with CME
European broadcasting group CME has optioned Endemol’s new BBC1 format The Kids Are All Right in all six of its territories.
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NewsWire in the Blood sold to Italy
Southern Star International has sold all five series of Coastal Productions’s ITV1 drama Wire in the Blood to AXN Italy.
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NewsFireworks renews Emmy deal
Fireworks International has renewed its deal with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to handle international distribution of the Primetime Emmy Awards to 2010.
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NewsZodiak staffs up London office
Scandinavian production group Zodiak Television has begun the process of staffing up its new London-based distribution office, following its acquisition of Bullseye TV.
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NewsPower closes deal with Artear
Drama producer and distributor Power has struck a major multi-year deal with Argentine broadcaster Artear covering more than 60 hours of primetime drama and mini-series.
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NewsFremantle picks up Aussie brothel drama
FremantleMedia Enterprises has picked up international rights to an edgy new Australian drama series set in an up-market city brothel.
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NewsNSPCC wants reality ban for young kids
An NSPCC advisor has called for a UK-wide ban on broadcasters’ use of kids under the age of three in reality TV shows.
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NewsI’m a Celebrity back with 8.7m
ITV1’s ratings blockbuster I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! returned with an impressive 8.7m (37.8%) at 9pm last night.
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NewsCineflix racks up Nordic deals
Cineflix International has struck a raft of deals with broadcasters in the Nordic region, amounting to 135 hours of programming.
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NewsBebo signs major content deals
Broadcasters including the BBC, BSkyB and Channel 4 and production companies such as Endemol are to offer free content to social network Bebo’s 40 million users in a global deal announced today (13 November).
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NewsTigerlily on board Goth Cruise
Tigerlily Films will explore the world of Goth culture and lifestyle in a new feature length documentary for US cable channel IFC.