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NewsOTF inks Scandi deals
Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has sold a raft of key titles, including BBC3 series Changemakers, in Scandinavia.
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Reality Channel goes mobile
European channel operator Zone Vision Networks has struck a deal with mobile content publisher Player X to distribute clips from its Reality TV channel across Europe and Asia.
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Two awards for ITV's Pocoyo
ITV pre-school series Pocoyohas picked up two Pulcinella awards at Italy's annual Cartoons on the Bay animation festival.
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NewsTarget racks up deals for MTV's Next!
Target Entertainment has struck a number of deals for US comedy reality show Next! and has picked up another 40 episodes of the series, bringing its total to 110.
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NewsUS sale for All3Media family drama
All3Media International has secured further sales for its CBBC fantasy drama Maddigan's Quest(13 x 30 minutes), including deals in the US and the Middle East.
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NewsUK programme exports hit new high
Investor confidence in the indie production sector will be boosted by new figures out today which show that UK programme exports rose an impressive 21% to£632m in 2005.
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NewsPhillips to return to BBC
Recently retired BBC Worldwide deputy chief executive Mike Phillips is to return to the corporation's commercial arm to oversee projects including the big screen release of Planet Earth.
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NewsUK programme exports hit£632m
Investor confidence in the indie production sector will be boosted by new figures out today which show that UK programme exports rose an impressive 21% to£632m in 2005.
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NewsFriends reunited on ITV Play
8am: A spin-off of website Friends Reunited will be one of the flagship shows on ITV's new gaming channel, ITV Play, which launches today (Wednesday).
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NewsTrue Movies spin-off set for launch
The Chart Show Group is launching a second True Movies channel following on from the unexpected success of its original real life film offering.
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NewsPaxman latest BBC salary leak
The BBC has extended its investigation into leaked salaries after University Challengehost Jeremy Paxman's wage was revealed.
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NewsFourth series for C4's Shameless
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth series of drama hit Shamelessafter signing new contracts with key cast members including David Threlfall.
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NewsRDF poaches ABC exec
RDF Media has poached an executive at major American network ABC to run its US development operation.
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NewsSky to launch entertainment festival
Sky is launching an entertainment festival in Manchester this August, featuring over 30 events with contributions from over 25 channels including Discovery, FX and Paramount.
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Sparrowhawk poised to sell TV movies list
Sparrowhawk, owner of the Hallmark international business, is in talks with Fremantle International Distribution over the sale of its movies for TV library, thought to be worth more than£120m.
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Ofcom lifts free-to-air rule
Ofcom this week opened the door for more pay-TV services on the Digital Terrestrial TV platform. The regulator has decided to lift a requirement that all channels carried on the digital multiplexes B, C, and D are free to air.
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NewsITV beats C4 to snare new Bond
ITV has snapped up the exclusive terrestrial rights to new James Bond film Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig in his first outing as 007, beating stiff competition from Channel 4.
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NewsIndies court Kudos owners
Super-indies RDF Media, All3Media, Shed and TWI are circling Kudos as the Life on Mars producer weighs up its future options.
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NewsRights issue goes mobile
Mobile phone companies have used Ofcom's TV production sector review to demand clarity over rights to show content on phones.
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Show us their money
What do Dame Sue Street, a former senior civil servant, and Chris Moyles, the Radio 1 DJ, have in common? The answer is a. not much, and b. their salaries were disclosed by the national press in the past week.