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    Southern Star to distribute Sky's Kylie interview

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    Australia's Southern Star International has been appointed as the international distributor of The Kylie Interview, which is set to air on Sky One on Sunday July 16 and on the Nine Network Australia on Monday July 17.

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    ContentFilm targets US DVD market

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    AIM-listed film and TV distributor ContentFilm is teaming up with veteran US media execs Jeff Sagansky and Kerry McCluggage in a bid to establish a major presence in the US DVD business.

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    Comment: Worldwide still way out in front

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    As Broadcast kicks off its annual survey of the distribution sector, it looks unlikely that any of the new breed of super indies will have closed the gap on BBC Worldwide.

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    Fireworks closes deals for kids' series

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    Fireworks International, a division of the UK's ContentFilm, has concluded a raft of sales for titles from its kids' catalogue, including a number of deals for live-action series Black Hole High.

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    BKN teams with Universal for home entertainment launch

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    AIM-listed animation company BKN International has struck a deal with Universal Music Operations (UMO) for the exclusive distribution of its DVD and home entertainment products in the UK and Ireland.

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    Beastly Behaviour on mobile phones

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    Honeycomb Animation's cult animated series Beastly Behaviour is set to launch on The Comedy Channel on Vodafone Live in the UK, following a deal with mobile content specialists Mobile Streams.

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    Aardman strikes mobile deal in Singapore

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    Singapore-based mobile operator M1 is to launch a video channel featuring clips from some of Aardman Animations most popular series, in a deal that was completed by mobile content publisher Starcut.

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    3DD sells C4 music show in Bulgaria

    2006-07-03T16:00:00Z

    3DD Entertainment has finalised a series of package deals with central and eastern European buyers, following its visit to last month's Discop market.

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    Lost gets sexy

    2006-07-03T11:45:00Z

    The 'secret hatch' in hit US drama Lostcould be about to get steamy, with producers planning to inject a major dose of sex and romance into the third season of the show.

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    Geena Davis: Commander in Chief will return

    2006-07-03T10:35:00Z

    Actress Geena Davis has revealed that axed US White House drama Commander in Chiefwill come back as a TV movie, after admitting the show had been beset by production problems.

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    Langham named best actor as UK dominates in Monte Carlo

    2006-07-03T10:30:00Z

    The UK scooped ten awards at the 46th Monte Carlo Television Festival on Saturday night, including a Golden Nymph for Bafta-winning actor Chris Langham.

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    Alleged sexual assault on Australian Big Brother

    2006-07-03T09:35:00Z

    Endemol is embroiled in another Big Brotherscandal after an alleged sexual assault took place in the Australian house, resulting in police questioning and calls from senior MPs for the controversial reality show to be axed.

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    Granada International hires head of formats

    2006-06-30T10:05:00Z

    Granada International (GI) has poached a 20th Century Fox director to head up its worldwide formats business, taking responsibility for series including Dancing on Iceand Nanny 911.

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    Turner buys Canadian toon Storm Hawks

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    Turner Broadcasting has acquired new comedy action-adventure series Storm Hawksfrom Canadian animation house Nerd Corp Entertainment. The 52 x 30-minute series is due to air next year on Cartoon Network in the UK, France and the US.

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    Bravo buys Blade spin-off series from Warner Bros

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    Bravo has acquired Blade: The Series, a scripted drama based on the hit movie trilogy about a warrior fighting his way through a shadowy underworld of vampires.

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    Eastern Europe snaps up BBC dramas

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed over 500 hours of programming to the major broadcasters in eastern Europe, following Discop, the area's largest market for content buyers.

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    BBC Worldwide builds on LA success

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide is to capitalise on the success of its Los Angeles production arm by opening more overseas production offices - with an announcement on locations expected within a month. The corporation's LA office makes Dancing with the Starsfor ABC, the international format of ...

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    Southern Star bags rights to Little Devil

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    Australian company Southern Star International has taken the worldwide rights to new ITV comedy/drama Little Devil, as it looks to build a distribution relationship with the show's producer, Talkback Thames.

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    America gets Piers

    2006-06-29T08:30:00Z

    America's Got Talent, the new talent show on which former Mirroreditor Piers Morgan is appearing as a judge, debuted with ratings of over 12 million on US network NBC last week. Made by Simon Cowell's indie, Syco, and Fremantle Media, it was the most watched ...

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    ITV plans push into US syndication

    2006-06-29T08:00:00Z

    ITV is planning a push into the US syndication market as part of plans to up its profits from Granada America, the company's stateside operation.