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Paul Ross to produce Ant and Dec Xmas special
11am: TV and radio presenter Paul Ross is to executive produce the ITV Christmas special of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
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News6.4m say farewell to BBC1's Monarch
The last ever episode of BBC1's gentle Sunday evening drama Monarch of the Glen bowed out with a peak of 6.4 million (24.8%) at 9.45pm.
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News8.1m think ITV1 has The X Factor
ITV1's The X Factor increased its lead over BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in the battle for Saturday night viewers with an average audience of 8.1 million (37.8%) at 6.15pm.
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All3Media tops $1m with Serious sales
All3Media International has sold all three of the available series from the the BBC children's factual strand Serious? to Discovery Kids in the US.
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First broadcaster lined up for My Teen Genie
London-based Talent Television and leading French producer/distributor MoonScoop have signed French public broadcaster France 2 as co-developer on the new teen live-action series My Teen Genie.
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Abbey inks European deals
Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka, while infant learning series, Baby Bright has been released on DVD in France by UFG.
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NewsFriday rethink for Xfm
London indie station Xfm is to revamp its Friday daytime schedule to overcome problems caused by new breakfast show host Lauren Laverne's existing TV commitments.
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ER picks up more Barbie
Entertainment Rights has struck an agreement with Mattel for the home entertainment and TV rights to the next three animated Barbie movies, bringing the total number of Barbie films distributed by ER to nine.
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NewsLittle Princess begins production
UK animation house The Illuminated Film Company has begun production on new pre-school series The Little Princess, based on the successful books of writer/illustrator Tony Ross.
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NewsTarget picks up Fifi's follow up
Target Entertainment has picked up distribution of Chapman Entertainment's follow up to the successful pre-school series Fifi and the Flowertots.
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NewsBBC Worldwide reunites with Ragdoll
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Anne Wood's Ragdoll to handle worldwide distribution of the Teletubbies creator's next two children's series, In The Night Garden and Tronji.
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NewsAardman secures deals for Shaun
Bristol-based Aardman Animations is looking into setting up its own international distribution arm, after securing a raft of pre-sales for new BBC series Shaun the Sheep (40 x 7-minutes) at last week's Mipcom.
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NewsMartini and S+V in motor sport tie-up
TV Corp subsidiary Sunset + Vine has teamed up with Martini to produce an advertiser-funded series on international motor sport.
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NewsDic eyes acquisitions after Aim listing
US animation producer and distributor Dic Entertainment is looking to expand its European presence following a successful listing on London's Aim market earlier this month.
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Granada International secure deal with TV Polaska
Granada International has sold the rights to 11 Hollywood TV movies and a selection of classic films to Poland's state broadcaster, TV Polaska.
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Strong sales for The Queen's Sister
Channel 4 International secured a number of significant deals across its slate of programming at Mipcom, with Touchpaper drama The Queen's Sister proving a favourite with buyers.
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Most Haunted Live to air in the US
Living TV's Most Haunted Live Halloween will be simulcast in the US on Discovery-owned Travel Channel at the end of this month, following a deal negotiated by Minotaur International at Mipcom.
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Twofour secures international commissions
Independent producer Twofour TV has made further inroads into the international market, with a new commission from Japan's NHK and a US version of its Sky One documentary series Cruiseline in the works.
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Endemol to launch mobile channels
Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette unveiled plans for two mobile phone 'channels' and a new UK production division dedicated to mobile content as he addressed delegates at Mipcom's Mobile Day last week.
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Worldwide secures Extras deals
Ricky Gervais's struggling actor Andy Millman was a big hit with international buyers in Cannes, with BBC Worldwide racking up sales in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and across Europe for new comedy Extras.