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Monster’s Fluffy animation series gets GMTV slot
GMTV has picked up the UK terrestrial rights to an animated pre-school series that originally aired on RTE 2 in Ireland.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl heads to Oz
ITV Global Entertainment has sold more than 40 hours of scripted content to public broadcaster ABC in Australia, including ITV1 comedy Boy Meets Girl.
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NewsSci-Fi acquires US fantasy drama
Sci-Fi channel has snapped up the UK, pay-TV rights to ABC Studio’s Legend of the Seeker, a fantasy drama series executive produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi.
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NewsBBC channels to launch in South Korea
BBC Worldwide Channels is to launch two of its new channels - BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle - on South Korea’s SK Broadband platform.
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NewsCanal+ buys Young at Heart doc
Walker George’s More 4 documentary Young@Heart is heading to French TV screens after broadcaster Canal+ picked up the rights.
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NewsBBC adaptation heads to the US
The BBC’s adaptation of award-winning novel Small Island will air in the US following a move by PBS, a key investor in UK drama, to come on board as co-producer.
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NewsDistraction goes under
International TV format house Distraction has gone into liquidation after 12 years in operation.
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NewsMerlin's US debut watched by 5m
Merlin failed to cast a spell on US viewers during its NBC debut on Sunday night when it was beaten by two repeats on rival network Fox.
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NewsPlans to revive Don't Forget Your Toothbrush in Holland
Classic Channel 4 entertainment show Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush could soon be revived in Holland after Fremantle Media optioned the format rights in the country.
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BBCW sells Great format to Slovakia
The Great Britons format is to be adapted for audiences in Slovakia following a deal between BBC Worldwide and free-to-air broadcaster Slovak TV.
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NewsEndemol pitches Seinfeld marriage format for UK
Endemol will pitch Jerry Seinfeld devised show The Marriage Ref to UK broadcasters after picking up the global rights to the new format.
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NewsUS gears up for remake of Britain’s Worst Driver
Mentorn’s Britain’s Worst Driver format, which aired on Five in the UK, is to be remade in the US.
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NewsTen Alps in move to tap Asian content market
Super-indie Ten Alps is finalising plans to set up a base in Asia after ruling out plans to buy any more UK producers.
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Cake to produce cartoon comedy for Canadian TV
Kids producer and distributor Cake Entertainment is co-producing a live-action comedy for Canadian kids broadcaster Teletoon.
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NewsTarget MD to step down
Target Entertainment’s managing director Ian Jones is to leave the company as part of a management restructure designed to help “weather the economic recession.”
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NewsDisney UK picks up Jonas Brothers series
UK viewers will be able to see the Jonas Brothers’ new TV comedy series this September when the show launches on The Disney Channel.
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CommentSealing the deal in Canada
DRG exec Luci Burnley reveals how she’s turning introductions into productions with Canadian partners.
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NewsEastern Europe falls under Merlin's spell
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has made a number of sales in Eastern Europe for three of its major drama series - Merlin, Satisfaction and 112.