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NewsPBS UK to show Murdoch film a day after US debut
An investigative documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire will air in the UK less than 24 hours after its US premiere.
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NewsC5 goes Inside the Titanic with Dangerous Films
Channel 5 has picked up the UK rights to Inside the Titanic, a big-budget factual drama from producer Dangerous Films.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.
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Southern Star names new CEO
Southern Star, the Australian production giant owned by Endemol, has hired a Seven Network executive as its new chief executive.
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CBeebies Iconicles go west
Kids series Iconicles has been sold to broadcasters across the Americas and Canada.
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NewsFellowes’ Titanic sails to South Africa
ITV’s epic Titanic drama, written by Julian Fellowes, is to air in South Africa on the day the UK broadcast concludes.
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NewsLOTR's Monaghan going wild for Channel 5
Dominic Monaghan, best known for roles in Lord of the Rings and Lost, to front a series for Channel 5 in which he will hunt for the world’s most dangerous and elusive insects.
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NewsSky Arts to air original Homeland
The Israeli drama that provided the inspiration for new US thriller Homeland has been acquired by Sky Arts.
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ITV Studios takes 100 Mile Challenge
A new format in which families can only eat food produced within 100 miles of them has been optioned by ITV Studios.
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NewsMark Wright pilots ITV1 show
Former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright could be handed his first primetime ITV1 show - an entertainment vehicle based on a hit German format.
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NewsMirriAd strikes Viasat product placement deal
UK digital product placement firm MirriAd has signed a deal with Viasat Broadcasting to place ads on TV3 shows in Sweden and Norway.
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Parthenon Media Group lands new chairman
Parthenon Media Group has named former LoveFilm chairman Charles Gurassa as non-executive chairman.
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NewsElectric Sky investigates mega systems in 3D
Electric Sky Productions is making a 3D series for US channel 3net which will focus on complex systems such as New York’s Grand Central Terminal and John F Kennedy Airport.
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NewsVision TV puts foreign channels on Freeview
Foreign-language broadcasters Hellenic, Polska Plus, TeleFrance and TeleTurk have launched in the UK via internet-connected Freeview HD boxes.
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NewsHellish high school show heads to Syfy
A supernatural comedy about a teen who unleashes hell in his high school has been acquired by Syfy.
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NewsBBCW teams with HBO for atomic bomb drama
Jane Tranter’s LA division of BBC Worldwide Productions is working with HBO to develop a high-profile dramatisation of Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
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NewsE4 acquires Suburgatory
E4 has acquired the broadcast rights to new ABC comedy Suburgatory, bolstering its line-up of American sitcoms.
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NewsDarlow to make Concordia film
Darlow Smithson Productions is producing a new documentary about the Costa Concordia disaster for Discovery Networks International.
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NewsBBC Showcase to be biggest yet
BBC Worldwide’s annual Showcase event, which is moving to Liverpool for the first time, is set to become its biggest to date.