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    Canadian deal for Martha Stewart

    2007-09-11T18:40:00Z

    FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold season three of The Martha Stewart Showto Canada's CBC.

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    Showtime orders more Californication

    2007-09-07T10:10:00Z

    US cable channel Showtime has ordered a second season of Five acquisition Californication. [ALL]

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    West End Star

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    A musical star talent show format has an overseas twist.

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    Jordan indie first-look deal

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    Sony Pictures TV has signed a one-year, first-look deal with Red Planet Pictures, the indie run by Life on Marsco-creator Tony Jordan.

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    High hopes for kids shows at Cartoon Forum

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    UK kids producers are pinning their hopes on this month's Cartoon Forum where they will debut a number of new children's shows in the hope of securing a commission.

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    Electric Sky has cannibal doc on menu

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    Penises, breasts and cannibals top the list of shows distributor Electric Sky will offer for the first time at Mipcom this October.

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    ABC orders US version of DanceX

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    Flop BBC1 format DanceXhas been given a new lease of life after US network ABC ordered a fresh version from BBC Worldwide.

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    Comment - US joins the reality TV witch hunt

    2007-09-05T10:00:00Z

    After a summer of bad press for the UK's broadcasters and indie producers it seems that the crisis over trust in television is spreading to the US, writes Dominic Schreiber.

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    Zeal rolls out Singing Bee worldwide

    2007-09-04T15:00:00Z

    Zeal Entertainment has secured a long list of commissions for NBC's reality hit Singing Beewith local versions already in production in Australia and Greece.

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    Red Planet lands first look deal with Sony

    2007-09-04T14:30:00Z

    Red Planet Pictures, the indie owned by Life on Marsand Hustleco-creator Tony Jordan, has struck a one-year first-look deal with US studio Sony Pictures Television.

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    ABC unveils Dance Wars

    2007-09-04T14:15:00Z

    US broadcast network ABC has unveiled the line-up for the fifth season of BBC Worldwide's reality hit Dancing With the Stars, as well as more details of its remake of spin-off series Dance X.

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    ID picks up Australian docs

    2007-09-04T14:10:00Z

    ID Distribution has added a new four-part documentary series from Emmy-winning Australian filmmaker Mark Lewis to its slate of factual titles in time for next month's Mipcom.

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    Cake cooks up partnership with Xilam

    2007-09-04T12:25:00Z

    Boutique children's TV outfit Cake Distribution has formed an alliance with French animation studio Xilam to handle distribution of its programming in English-speaking territories.

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    What Not to Wear heads to Brazil

    2007-09-04T12:22:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed What Not To Wearto Brazilian terrestrial broadcaster SBT, marking the first time the makeover format will be produced in Latin America.

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    Worldwide sells Jekyll to Australia

    2007-09-04T12:15:00Z

    BBC Worldwide Australasia has sold a raft of new scripted and natural history series, including Hartswood Films' Jekyll, to Australian public broadcaster ABC.

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    Ranking the Stars

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    A new panel show forces celebrities to reveal what they really think of their fellow stars.

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    UKTV picks up Hollywood hits in Sony deal

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    UKTV has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to bring a raft of Hollywood movies to three of its channels,

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    NBC buys new Burnett quiz

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    US network NBC has picked up the latest quiz show format from reality guru Mark Burnett, the producer behind hits such as The Apprentice, Survivorand Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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    FX bulk-buys Water Rats

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    Fox has acquired 177 hours of Australian cop drama series Water Ratsfor its FX channel in the UK.

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    Why distributors still believe in kids

    2007-08-29T09:45:00Z

    Life might be getting tougher for kids producers in the UK, but distributors remain upbeat about the genre.