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Arab broadcaster options BBC series
Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-based newscaster set up last year to rival al-Jazeera, has renewed its distribution ties with the BBC, optioning a further 125 hours of content, writes Colin Robertson.
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Animated Poirot to air in Japan
The classic crime novels of Agatha Christie have been animated for the first time following a deal between rights holder Chorion and Japanese broadcaster NHK. Two of Christie's most famous creations have been turned into cartoon characters for the 39 x 30-minute series, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ...
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Little Britain and Dead Ringers sell to Oz
BBC comedy Little Britain and satirical sketch show Dead Ringers have been picked up by Australian channel ABC. The two series, both 6 x 30 minutes, have been earmarked for a primetime slot on Thursday night where another BBC import, ...
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C4 child sex doc sells to Europe and USA
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of sales for Cutting Edge documentary The Child Sex Trade. The 50-minute co-production between Hardcash Productions and Arte France has been picked up by nearly a dozen broadcasters including CNN in the US, SRC in Canada and ...
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NHK buys little robots kids animation
BBC Worldwide has sold pre-school animation series Little Robots to public Japanese broadcaster NHK. The series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for indie Create TV & Film, will air from 10 April in an early evening slot on Saturdays. Little Robots has been sold to broadcasters in more than 60 ...
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ER to handle Japanese toon across Europe
Entertainment Rights, the owner of Basil Brush and Postman Pat , is to distribute Japanese animation series Duel Masters in Europe. The cartoon, spawned by a comic book and video game, is to ...
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Electric sky buys break-dancing rights
Electric Sky has picked up the distribution rights to break-dancing documentary B-Boy Championships , in a bid to expand its portfolio of lifestyle programmes. The 12 x 30-minute series, made by indie Just Fabulous TV, is filmed around the world and climaxes at Wembley Arena ...
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Five's frow signs up BBC property experts
Ben Frow has made his first major signing as controller of features and entertainment at Five, securing an exclusive two-year deal with the presenters of BBC2's Million Pound Property Experiment. Interior designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are being lined up for a series of property, entertainment and lifestyle shows ...
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Evolutions wins 65-show RDF deal
Soho facility Evolutions Television has agreed a deal with independent production company RDF Media - maker of Banzai and Faking It - to post-produce 65 programmes for two new property series. Evolutions did not reveal how much the deal is worth, writes Farah Jifri.
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Gearhouse splashes out on latest lenses
Broadcast services, sales and rental company Gearhouse Broadcast has invested a further£500,000 in the latest HD camera lenses, writes Farah Jifri.
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DGP invests in Symphony V5
DGP has bought eight of Avid's latest version of Symphony, writes Farah Jifri.
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Baker joins Metro
Richard Baker has joined Metro Broadcast as media and operations manager. The appointment comes in response to the company's recent growth and is aimed at driving the business further. The newly created role will give Baker overall responsibility for all the technical operations at Metro Broadcast's Soho facility. Baker joins ...
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Festival offer
Rushes Postproduction is calling for entries for its annual Soho Shorts Festival, due to take place between 31 July and 6 August this year. The festival will feature free screenings of shortlisted films in bars, cafes and cinemas throughout Soho. All entries need to have been produced in the past ...
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Mitcorp bags iVDR
Mitcorp has been appointed as the UK reseller for Thomson's Grass Valley brand - in particular the Grass Valley M-Series intelligent video recorder (iVDR), which combines traditional VTR functions, including playout and camera ingest, with video storage and media-exchange format. The move is intended to widen Thomson's pro-AV customer ...
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Demerger deal
Blitz Communications and Charter Broadcast have demerged from their parent company, Evenser. The move is the result of both sides of the Evenser business wanting to focus on their own specialist areas in the broadcast and presentation and events services markets. The newly formed Blitz Charter Group - headed by ...
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NewsMPs slam Ofcom for failure on ITV
Ofcom is investigating ITV plc's plans to slash 400 jobs from its Central franchise as MPs sent a stinging rebuke to the regulator, accusing it of failing to address regional ITV job cuts.
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BBC revamps its learning division
The BBC has appointed its first creative director for learning as part of a revamp of its educational output.
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Unique loses Radio 2 show
Unique Productions is to lose another lucrative contract when its BBC Radio 2 show with Richard Allinson is axed.
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RDF adds two agents to talent division
RDF Media has doubled the size of its talent management team with the appointments of agents Michael Joyce and Craig Latto from Silver Fox Artist Management.
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NTL and Sky make up
Cable operator NTL has resolved its dispute with BSkyB over the cost of carrying the satellite operator's portfolio of premium channels. The two companies have reached an agreement in principle. Once the details of the deal are worked out, the companies will seek the approval of the Office of Fair ...