All articles by Will Hurrell – Page 17
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RDF Rights seals 2-year deal with Betty
RDF Rights has handed Liz Warner's indie Betty an exclusive two-year development deal.
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History Channel and Five pick up Black Gold
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has sold its new US oilworkers series Black Gold to Five and The History Channel in the UK.
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Electric Sky inks Royal Opera deal
Electric Sky will be dancing its way to Mipcom after picking up a catalogue of ballet and opera titles from the Royal Opera House's 2008/9 season.
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China next to Beat the Star
Beat the Star, the entertainment format fronted by Vernon Kay on ITV1, is set to be remade for audiences in China.
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BBCW to buy stake in Baby Cow
BBC Worldwide is buying a minority stake in Baby Cow, the indie set up by comedian Steve Coogan.
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ITVW making passage to India
ITV Worldwide has appointed a new sales executive for India and the sub-continent.
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Lyrics to serenade Spain
Sky 1's karaoke format Don't Forget the Lyrics will be singing its way into Spain after RDF Rights (RDFR) sold the format to Spanish channel La Sexta.
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ITVW names new digital exec
ITV Worldwide has appointed Jason Binks, former senior sales executive at media consultancy service Roo Media, as vice president of digital and new media.
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Endemol names content chief
Paul Römer, the managing director of Endemol Netherlands has been promoted to global head of programming at Endemol Group.
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2waytraffic lands Breakdown sales
2waytraffic International has secured a raft of sales for its BBC1 entertainment property Commercial Breakdown with Jimmy Carr.
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Format Focus: The Calendar of the Year
A format that pits various nude calendars against one another has proved a ratings winner in Spain, writes Will Hurrell.
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Outright takes international rights to C4 terrorism doc
Outright Distribution has picked up the international rights to Channel 4 documentary Car Bomb.
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Africa's GTV to double volume of UK shows
Pan-African broadcaster GTV plans to double the amount of UK-made content it buys so that it accounts for around 40% of all acquisitions.
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Five secures new Noddy
Chorion has signed a broadcast deal with Five for the brand new series of Noddy.
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Fremantle takes stake in Beyond
FremantleMedia (FME) has strengthened its foothold in Australia by acquiring a stake in Sydney-based producer and distributor Beyond International.
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Scardino hired at 19 Ent
Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment has appointed Janet Scardino as president of commercial.
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C4i hypnotizes Turkey
Turkish viewers are to experience the hypnotic effect of Derren Brown following a multiple content deal for C4i with the recently launched DSmart channel.
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BBCW makes record sales in Paraguay
BBC Worldwide Americas has scored its biggest ever programming deal in Paraguay at its annual showcase in Latin America.
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BBC and CFC launch co-pro training
The BBC has teamed up with Canada's CFC (Canadian Film Centre) to launch a training programme for encouraging UK/Canadian co-production projects.
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Target signs first-look with US network
Target Entertainment Group has signed a first-look deal with US music television network Fuse to distribute its original programming around the world.