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Indie nets satirical format
Hat Trick Productions, the indie behind Have I Got News for You , has picked up the format to Finnish satirical 'mockumentary' The ? Show.
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All3Media secures Inquisition sales
All3Media International has secured a raft of sales for period drama Inquisition. The one-off costume drama has been picked up by SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, TMC in France, Canal 22 in Mexico and RTV in Slovenia. The TV movie, made by indie ...
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Sky Travel nets Husband Hunt
Sky Travel has picked up Touchdown TV's reality series Husband Hunt for its autumn schedule. The New Zealand-based show takes six women into a farming community where they hunt the man of their dreams. The 2 x 60-minute show will air as part of a ...
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Miami Slice picked up by networks
September International has made a series of new sales of Sky One's plastic surgery reality series Miami Slice. The 6 x 60-minute series, made by September Films, has been licensed to Australia's Nine Network, RLT in the Netherlands and M-Net in South Africa. It ...
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DLT Entertainment nets cartoon rights
DLT Entertainment is bringing 1980s cartoon The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin back to the international market. The indie and distributor has picked up the international rights to all 65 x 30-minute episodes of the series. The show, produced by DiC and Alchemy II, will be ...
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The Stables goes to TV Ontario
BBC Worldwide has sold children's docusoap The Stables to Canadian broadcaster TV Ontario. The 10 x 27-minute series, made by Prism Entertainment, follows the lives of a group of inner-city children who meet at charity-run stables in Newcastle.
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Holly's Helpline gains ADF as partner
German broadcaster ZDF is the latest partner to invest in a new animated series for Welsh channel S4C. Holly's Helpline , a 26 x 10-minute stop-motion animation series, was launched at MipTV earlier this year and S4C hopes to complete the financing of the series ...
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Format Focus: Captive
This format builds on the familiar theme of locking a group of people in house by adding a quiz element.
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Miles to debut deals at Mipcom
Sally Miles, the former chief operating officer of September Films, has unveiled the formats and indies she will be pushing at Mipcom with her new venture ID Distribution.
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Keeping his options open
RTL chief Gerhard Zeiler tells Broadcast that he's happy to explore all options for Five - except selling it
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Future slicing the BBC?
The debate about the future of public service broadcasting is set to call into question the credibility of Ofcom
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ITV secures top films for free-to-air
ITV has signed an exclusive deal with Warner Brothers for the free to air TV rights to a range of film titles, including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Matrix Reloaded and Troy. The films, which also include ...
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Chippendale leaves sky after 14 years
BSkyB's director of sales, Mark Chippendale, has decided to quit the company after 14 years. His decision comes only three months after Nick Milligan's appointment as managing director of Sky Media.
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Rajar weighs up replacements for diary
Rajar is planning to drop its diary system of measuring radio audiences and replace it with electronic methods by 2007. Three candidates, Arbitron, Gfk and Eurisko, will submit devices for testing between now and March 2005. The new research contract will be put out in tender in April next year ...
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Murder prevention sold on before debut
World Productions' new crime show Murder Prevention is being adapted for a US network before it has even aired in the UK. The show, which centres around an elite police unit that monitors and arrests potential murderers before they commit a crime, is being scripted ...
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Good start for Disney freeview channel
Disney's new Freeview channel ABC1 made a strong debut this week, attracting a healthy share of viewers with its line-up of US soaps and sitcoms. During its broadcast hours of 6am to 6pm, ABC1 achieved an average share of 1.61% in Freeview homes on Monday, growing this to 2.05% on ...
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BBC indie champ commissions survey
BBC independents executive Elaine Bedell has commissioned a major external study on the corporation's relationship with indies. Consultancy Opinion Leader Research is currently interviewing over 200 indies across the country about their relationship with the BBC on issues such as commissioning and business affairs. The results are due in early ...
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Fred Basset revived after 30 years
Fred Basset is to return to TV in a new£2.3m series after an absence of three decades. Indie VGI Entertainment is developing a 26 x 12-minute animated series for delivery in autumn next year and will be pitching the series to broadcasters at the Mipcom television market in Cannes.
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NewsITV presses for on screen logos
ITV is pressing for regulatory change that will allow programme sponsors to have their logos on the screen throughout a show rather than just at the beginning and end.
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NewsBland: increase indie quota to 40%
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has called for the independent quota to be raised to 40% within the next three to five years and to widen the definition of what constitutes an independent.