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    TWI to distribute BBC's Timewatch

    2005-10-24T16:08:11Z

    TWI has secured international rights to the BBC's long-running flagship history strand Timewatch.

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    BBC2 rapped by Ofcom over Pulp Fiction

    2005-10-24T16:08:08Z

    BBC2 has been rapped by watchdog Ofcom for screening the movie Pulp Fiction, despite appealing against the complaints three times.

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    Busy Mipcom for Fremantle Media

    2005-10-24T16:06:47Z

    RTL-owned Fremantle Media unveiled a raft of international sales and commissions at last week's Mipcom, along with an exclusive international output deal with Daisy Goodwin's new independent production company, Silver River.

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    Worldwide secures Extras deals

    2005-10-24T16:05:27Z

    Ricky Gervais's struggling actor Andy Millman was a big hit with international buyers in Cannes, with BBC Worldwide racking up sales in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and across Europe for new comedy Extras.

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    Endemol to launch mobile channels

    2005-10-24T16:03:50Z

    Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette unveiled plans for two mobile phone 'channels' and a new UK production division dedicated to mobile content as he addressed delegates at Mipcom's Mobile Day last week.

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    Twofour secures international commissions

    2005-10-24T16:02:24Z

    Independent producer Twofour TV has made further inroads into the international market, with a new commission from Japan's NHK and a US version of its Sky One documentary series Cruiseline in the works.

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    Most Haunted Live to air in the US

    2005-10-24T16:00:55Z

    Living TV's Most Haunted Live Halloween will be simulcast in the US on Discovery-owned Travel Channel at the end of this month, following a deal negotiated by Minotaur International at Mipcom.

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    Strong sales for The Queen's Sister

    2005-10-24T15:59:38Z

    Channel 4 International secured a number of significant deals across its slate of programming at Mipcom, with Touchpaper drama The Queen's Sister proving a favourite with buyers.

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    Granada International secure deal with TV Polaska

    2005-10-24T15:58:39Z

    Granada International has sold the rights to 11 Hollywood TV movies and a selection of classic films to Poland's state broadcaster, TV Polaska.

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    Dic eyes acquisitions after Aim listing

    2005-10-24T15:18:59Z

    US animation producer and distributor Dic Entertainment is looking to expand its European presence following a successful listing on London's Aim market earlier this month.

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    Martini and S+V in motor sport tie-up

    2005-10-24T15:17:36Z

    TV Corp subsidiary Sunset + Vine has teamed up with Martini to produce an advertiser-funded series on international motor sport.

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    Aardman secures deals for Shaun

    2005-10-24T15:16:37Z

    Bristol-based Aardman Animations is looking into setting up its own international distribution arm, after securing a raft of pre-sales for new BBC series Shaun the Sheep (40 x 7-minutes) at last week's Mipcom.

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    BBC Worldwide reunites with Ragdoll

    2005-10-24T15:15:07Z

    BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Anne Wood's Ragdoll to handle worldwide distribution of the Teletubbies creator's next two children's series, In The Night Garden and Tronji.

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    Target picks up Fifi's follow up

    2005-10-24T15:13:28Z

    Target Entertainment has picked up distribution of Chapman Entertainment's follow up to the successful pre-school series Fifi and the Flowertots.

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    Little Princess begins production

    2005-10-24T15:12:15Z

    UK animation house The Illuminated Film Company has begun production on new pre-school series The Little Princess, based on the successful books of writer/illustrator Tony Ross.

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    ER picks up more Barbie

    2005-10-24T15:07:01Z

    Entertainment Rights has struck an agreement with Mattel for the home entertainment and TV rights to the next three animated Barbie movies, bringing the total number of Barbie films distributed by ER to nine.

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    Friday rethink for Xfm

    2005-10-24T15:05:20Z

    London indie station Xfm is to revamp its Friday daytime schedule to overcome problems caused by new breakfast show host Lauren Laverne's existing TV commitments.

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    Abbey inks European deals

    2005-10-24T15:04:53Z

    Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka, while infant learning series, Baby Bright has been released on DVD in France by UFG.

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    First broadcaster lined up for My Teen Genie

    2005-10-24T15:02:58Z

    London-based Talent Television and leading French producer/distributor MoonScoop have signed French public broadcaster France 2 as co-developer on the new teen live-action series My Teen Genie.

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    All3Media tops $1m with Serious sales

    2005-10-24T14:59:59Z

    All3Media International has sold all three of the available series from the the BBC children's factual strand Serious? to Discovery Kids in the US.