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FeaturesBabes on the Bus, Endemol
Broadcast climbs aboard a new format that packs single city women onto a bus and sends them on the hunt for bachelors.
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NewsShine poaches Warner Bros exec
Shine has poached Warner Bros vice president of sales to head its international formats division.
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NewsBBCW expands in Asia
BBC Worldwide is to launch four of its flagship channels in Thailand next year, as part of a series of moves to expand the business in Asia.
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NewsFremantle to make original content for YouTube
FremantleMedia is to launch a YouTube channel dedicated to pets and animals, and will produce original content for the online site.
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NewsCiTV acquires teen music shows
CITV has acquired the first two series of Nickelodeon live-action kids’ shows Big Time Rush and Victorious.
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NewsTrue Vision wins Poor Kids spin offs
True Vision has won a string of spin-off developments and commissions from its critically acclaimed BBC1 film Poor Kids.
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NewsTarget founder steps down
Alison Rayson is to step down as chief executive of Target Entertainment, the distribution business she founded in 1998, and has appointed a new managing director to take the reins.
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NewsCanada's CBC renews Coronation Street deal
Coronation Street will continue to air on Canadian public broadcaster CBC after securing a multi-year deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsCineflix recruits Chris Bonney
Cineflix Media has hired Chris Bonney, a Warner Bros and former Outright Distribution exec, as chief executive of the indie’s rights across its production, scripted and distribution divisions.
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NewsBBCW to make Da Vinci drama
BBC Worldwide is to produce a new fantasy drama based around a young Leonardo Da Vinci, from the co-writer of the new Batman films.
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NewsBBCW to team with factual indies
BBC Worldwide is looking to work with UK factual indies on the production of bespoke content for France and Germany.
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NewsX Factor USA to introduce Twitter voting
The X Factor USA is to offer viewers the ability to vote for their favourite contestants via Twitter when the knockout stage begins on 2 November.
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NewsWalking Dead gets third series
US zombie drama The Walking Dead, which last week returned to FX in the UK, has been picked up for a third series.
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NewsC4’s Place in the Sun sold to Sweden/Australia
Foreign property show A Place in the Sun has been sold to broadcasters around the world by Electric Sky.
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NewsAlan Partridge flies Down Under
Steve Coogan’s recent revival of comedy character Alan Partridge is to be broadcast in Australia.
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NewsFX acquires Leverage
Leverage, the US con artist drama that previously aired on Bravo and Channel One, has been picked up by FX.
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NewsSyfy identifies Persons Unknown
Syfy has acquired the exclusive UK TV rights to Persons Unknown, a mystery miniseries from the writer of The Usual Suspects.
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NewsHit sold to Mattel for £425m
Hit Entertainment, the kids indie behind Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, has been sold to US toymaker Mattel for $680m (£425m).
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NewsNetflix to hit UK in early 2012
Subscription video-on-demand service Netflix, which has 25 million members across the US, Canada and Latin America, will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year.