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    UBC Media in positive form

    2005-10-14T10:43:28Z

    10.30am: UBC Media appears to have bucked the trend of a difficult radio advertising market, with a like-on-like increase of 20% in revenues for the first six months of the year.

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    2.8m have a close encounter with C4

    2005-10-14T11:10:51Z

    Channel 4's documentary UFOs: the Secret Evidence managed to intrigue the viewers with a peak audience of 2.8 million (12.4%) at 9.30pm.

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    Tinopolis confirms talks with TV Corp

    2005-10-14T11:16:02Z

    Welsh indie Tinopolis, the producers of Lahore Law, has confirmed that it is in talks with producer Television Corporation over a possible acquisition.

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    Granada Int to distribute TLC's Ballroom Bootcamp

    2005-10-14T12:40:10Z

    LA-based Original Productions has chosen Granada International to distribute both the finished series and format of its new family entertainment series Ballroom Bootcamp.

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    C4I racks up deals for new Ricochet series

    2005-10-14T12:41:57Z

    Channel 4 International has inked a series of deals for It's Me Or The Dog, the latest factual entertainment hit from Supernanny producer Ricochet.

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    NBD TV brings sumo wrestling to Cannes

    2005-10-14T12:43:08Z

    UK distributor NBD TV is branching out into the world of sports entertainment at Mipcom, with the launch of World S.U.M.O. Challenge - Battle of the Giants (1 x 90 minutes).

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    Nat Geo acquires Parthenon co-pro

    2005-10-14T12:43:56Z

    Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has licensed new series Rough Trades (20 x 30 minutes) to the National Geographic Channel internationally.

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    ZDF buys La Plante dramas

    2005-10-14T12:45:03Z

    La Plante International and sales agent Minotaur have licensed further episodes of two leading UK drama franchises to ZDF in Germany.

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    TCI ramps up factual slate for Mipcom

    2005-10-14T12:47:18Z

    Television Corporation International (TCI) will launch a raft of factual titles from new production subsidiary Redback at Mipcom, alongside new programming from Mentorn and Folio.

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    Electric Sky appoints US consultant

    2005-10-14T12:48:28Z

    Brighton-based factual distributor Electric Sky is looking to expand its slate of US programming following the appointment of former Fremantle executive Jane Rimer as a consultant.

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    NGTI picks up indie docs

    2005-10-14T12:50:07Z

    National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has added new documentaries from London-based Darlow Smithson and South Africa's Peartree Films to its growing line-up of third-party titles.

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    All change for All3Media's formats division

    2005-10-14T12:51:19Z

    London-based All3Media International has appointed fellow UK distributor Screentime Partners to represent its formats in a number of territories as part of a restructure of its formats division.

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    Granada gets back to nature in Cannes

    2005-10-14T12:52:37Z

    Granada International is returning to its natural history roots at Mipcom, with the launch of two major blue-chip documentaries from acclaimed wildlife filmmakers.

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    TWI ramps up docs and reality

    2005-10-14T12:53:53Z

    TWI will launch its biggest ever slate of factual and entertainment programming at next week's Mipcom, including a documentary on John Lennon and the first productions from its joint venture with US talent agency Endeavor.

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    Abbey launches new pre-school series

    2005-10-14T13:08:39Z

    Abbey Home Media Group has begun pre-production on new pre-school series Rhyme Time with Mother Goose (26 x 10 minutes).

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    Illumina unleashes Ghosts at Mipcom

    2005-10-14T13:09:18Z

    London-based indie producer Illumina Digital will use next week's Mipcom to showcase the technology behind its new children's format GhostHouse.

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    ER targets Spain

    2005-10-14T13:10:22Z

    Entertainment Rights has strengthened its international sales team with the appointment of Isabel Pascual as territory manager for Spain and Portugal.

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    Foothill turns five at Mipcom Jr

    2005-10-14T13:11:46Z

    Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment will showcase new properties from the UK's Phew!! TV and LA-based Phuuz Entertainment, along with live-action series The Dress Up Box, when it attends Mipcom Junior for the first time this year.

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    Spellbound unveils new pre-school series

    2005-10-14T13:54:09Z

    UK-based Spellbound Entertainment will follow up its pre-school series The Koala Brothers with the launch of new property Q Pootle 5 & the Pootles at Mipcom.

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    French buyer for Mike Young Productions

    2005-10-14T13:58:28Z

    French animation company MoonScoop has acquired a 51% stake in UK and US-based animation studio Mike Young Productions (MYP) and its distribution arm Taffy Entertainment.