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NewsFremantle sells Falcon Beach into 18 countries
Fremantle International Distribution has confirmed the sale of teen drama Falcon Beach to the BBC, along with a host of additional international broadcasters, bringing the total number of countries set to air the series to 18.
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UKTV Food tours Scotland's cuisine
UKTV Food has bought The Woman Who Ate Scotland, one of two series picked up by acquisitions executive Katie Keenan to air this year. Made by Tern Television, the 8 x 30-minute STV series follows food writer Nell Nelson as she explores her native Scotland ...
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NewsBBC swoops on US teen drama
Blonde beach babes in bikinis and hunks in trunks sound like the kind of US import that might be snapped up by E4, Sky One or maybe even Five. But the BBC has emerged as the surprise buyer of Falcon Beach, the most talked about ...
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MIG goes to Ireland
Mobile broadcast specialist Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) has launched a new branch in Ireland.
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Irish broadcaster buys quiz show format
Talent TV has sold the format for Test the Nation to Irish broad-caster RTE.
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NewsSky and Setanta score Irish Premiership rights
BSkyB and Setanta Sports last night secured live Irish rights to Premiership matches starting in August 2007, mirroring the deal struck in the UK earlier this month.
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TVF racks up deals for Geldof doc
Factual distributor TVF International has secured a raft of deals across Europe for its latest slate of programming, including multiple sales for Geldof in Africa.
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New investment fund planned by Indigo
Distributor and co-producer Indigo Film & Television is looking to pick up more US dramas and UK factual programming, following the planned launch of a new investment fund this summer.
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NewsThe Force is strong for Electric Sky
Factual distributor Electric Sky has tied up multiple deals for its latest slate of indie titles, including Done and Dusted's Sky One special Star Wars - Feel The Force.
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Wall To Wall completes HG Wells drama
Wall to Wall has completed production on HG Wells: War With The World, the latest addition in its Life In Picturesstrand of dramatised biographies.
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Fremantle sells Man Stroke Woman
Fremantle International Distribution has sold series one of the Talkback Thames sketch show Man Stroke Womanto broadcasters in seven countries, ahead of its launch on BBC2 later this month.
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NewsITV eyes up CanWest's stake in TV3
ITV is being tipped to buy CanWest's 45% stake in Irish broadcaster TV3, which the Canadian company is hoping to offload for around£68.5m.
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NewsSky faces losing Irish Ryder Cup rights
BSkyB has found itself in the midst of another sports rights dispute, this time over the Ryder Cup.
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NewsSports Minister doubts cricket deal can be done
Sports minister Richard Caborn has told MPs he is willing to explore whether Test cricket can be restored to terrestrial TV - but doubts whether a deal can be struck with broadcasters.
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NewsTV-Loonland in sales blitz
8am: Children's animation group TV-Loonland has signed a raft of deals with international broadcasters in Europe and Latin America.
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NewsMotive hopes to buy UK indie
Irish TV producer Motive Television is in an acquisitive mood, admitting it is in negotiations to buy a number of UK indies and confident of striking a deal soon.
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Format Focus: Showhouse
Primetime home makeover shows seemed a thing of the past but an Irish indie wants to revive them.
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Brand new look for The Den
RTE Two's children's channel The Den has been given a facelift, with a range of idents and logos for use off and on air. Creative agency Dunning Eley Jones designed and produced the new look, which shows doors opening out of the show's title to reveal the programme content. The ...
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RTE commissions further Afternoon Show run from Green Inc
Belfast indie Green Inc Film and Television has picked up a major order from RTE with a recommission for 230 hours of its daytime programme The Afternoon Show.
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Balamory heads to Discovery Kids in US
The BBC's award-winning kids series Balamoryhas been sold to US network Discovery Kids. In a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide America, the US network bought the licence to 39 of the 22-minute episodes, as well as the rights to sell Balamorymerchandise in ...