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CommentDistribute your own content
Indie should avoid the temptation of Apple’s iTunes and create their own distribution platform, writes Alan Griffiths.
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NewsSuburban Shootout gets second shot in US
British comedy Suburban Shootout is to be adapted for US audiences by the ABC network - three years after it was piloted for HBO.
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NewsMipcom 2011: at-a-glance
Browse Broadcastnow’s full coverage from Mipcom 2011, including news, comment and features.
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NewsKids’ shows shine at Mipcom
The children’s market was easily the hottest at this year’s Mipcom, with some of the industry’s largest companies prioritising a push into the sector.
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NewsC4 exec joins Ukrainian broadcaster
A Channel 4 factual entertainment executive producer has left to join a prominent Ukrainian broadcaster.
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NewsTwofour sets sights on China and LatAm
Twofour is planning to launch in Hong Kong and Latin America within the next 12-18 months, with a view to producing content for the local markets.
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FeaturesBBCW: ‘Turn content into brands’
BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has urged the UK television industry to build programmes into content brands and become better at exploiting them around the globe.
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NewsBBCW urges indies to ‘come and talk to us’
BBC Worldwide is “open for business” and actively looking for indies in which to invest, its chief executive has said.
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NewsNetflix snaps up Being Human in first UK deal
Netflix has signed one of its first UK content deals, buying the UK original of Being Human and the US remake.
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NewsITVS acquires Ultimate Dance Battle
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has picked up the rights to a new reality dance format from RTL in the Netherlands.
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NewsDisney-ABC boss heralds “personal” TV
MIPCOM: Television will become increasingly more personal as the lines between content and technology blur, according to Disney-ABC exec Anne Sweeney.
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NewsSunset+Vine hire FM exec
Sports indie Sunset+Vine has appointed a FremantleMedia exec as its new commercial director as part of its push to become a more global business.
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NewsJapan to explore Wild Wales
MIPCOM: Content Television has sold BBC2 doc Wild Wales to NHK Japan – one of several new deals from its Cardiff-based Content West portfolio.
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NewsJamie Oliver gets new Dutch home
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia Enterprises has secured a five-year deal with Fox International Channels that will see new digital channel 24Kitchen become the new home for Jamie Oliver series in the Netherlands.
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NewsZodiak acquires ITN’s Showmen
MIPCOM: A new Channel 5 series that follows fairground families has been picked up for global distribution by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsDancing on Ice slides to Greece
MIPCOM: ITV format Dancing on Ice is to be remade in Greece in a series of new deals that will also see Four Weddings adapted for Romania and Come Dine With Me served up in Eastern Europe.
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NewsHorse & Country TV forms Euro network
Horse & Country TV has joined forces with two European equestrian broadcasters to form a specialist network with a combined potential reach of 35 million homes.
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NewsBBC1 acquires Usain Bolt doc
MIPCOM: BBC1 has secured a new two-part documentary about Olympic and 100m record holder Usain Bolt.
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NewsWide-Eyed to reveal monster snake
The producers behind March of the Dinosaurs are to make a new film about a prehistoric snake that slithered in at 48 feet in length.
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Electric Sky opens in Hong Kong
Factual distributor Electric Sky has launched a new Hong Kong brand to boost its presence in Asia and has appointed an ex-Endemol exec to run it.