US syndication pick-ups for Millionaire 26 Jun 2001
Buena Vista has sold the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire to a total of 10 CBS owned and operated local stations.
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Pearson Germany's quiz gets ARD greenlight 25 Jun 2001
COLOGNE SCREENINGS - Pearson's German outpost has developed a new gameshow destined for an access primetime slot on public channel ARD, as well as a new show for Kabel1.
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German format sale for Saban 25 Jun 2001
COLOGNE SCREENINGS - After a deal with German producer Me Myself & Eye, Fox Family's international distribution division Saban International has made its first format sale.
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Brainpool launches new format outfit 25 Jun 2001
COLOGNE SCREENINGS - German production company Brainpool TV has teamed up with local TV presenter Aleksandra Bechtel to form a new production outfit.
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In-flight deals for ChumCity 22 Jun 2001
ChumCity International has inked an in-flight deal with Entertainment in Motion for its clients Qantas Airways, Delta Airlines, Gulf Airways, Air Canada, Northwest and Cathay Pacific.
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Brainpool buys into French producer 21 Jun 2001
Germany's Brainpool TV has acquired a 50% stake in France's Show Devant Productions (SDP) as part of its ongoing strategy to create an international network of media companies.
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First Bingo's game format goes to Peppermint 21 Jun 2001
German distributor Peppermint has entered into a licensing agreement with Canada's First Bingo to distribute the television format for internet/TV gameshow TriviaBingo throughout select European countries and Asia.
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Raft of international licences for ChumCity 20 Jun 2001
Canada's ChumCity has made its first international sale of SuperStars, a new series of entertainment interstitials, and has inked a raft of programming licences for Portugal, Sweden and the Middle East.
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Weakest Link finds CBS syndication home 19 Jun 2001
In the US, three of CBS's local stations have acquired NBC Enterprise's syndicated version of The Weakest Link, a quizshow based on a BBC format.
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MTV3 enjoys ratings hit with Pearson format 19 Jun 2001
Pearson Television's latest reality format, The Great Adventure, has proved something of a ratings success for Finland's MTV3 since the show's launch on June 1.
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Rive Gauche takes package of US factual shows 19 Jun 2001
Distributor Rive Gauche has acquired a bundle of new factual shows for the international market, after deals with Bruce Nash Entertainment, Pursuit Productions, Kaos Productions and other US producers.
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Another date in the diary? 18 Jun 2001
Bernard Chevry, responsible for the creation of markets like MIP-TV, MIPCOM and MIDEM, has unveiled his latest brainchild, TV Forum Europe
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Chatterbox's Dream House goes to Lions Gate 14 Jun 2001
BANFF NEWS - Lions Gate Entertainment has acquired the US rights to produce Dream House, a new format from UK format developer The Chatterbox Partnership.
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Reel Life expands into LE, comedy and sitcom 13 Jun 2001
In the UK, factual producer Reel Life TV is prepping a music show for breakfast time broadcaster GMTV to celebrate Black History Month, as well as making its first moves into drama and comedy.
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Endemol unveils two new entertainment formats 13 Jun 2001
Endemol Entertainment is moving into pre-production on their latest format Blind Faith, and is lining up an interactive format where viewers control football clubs.
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Endemol and TF1 on the hunt for new formats 12 Jun 2001
Endemol Entertainment has signed a wide-ranging development and production deal with France's TF1 for family entertainment formats as well as a night-time show for Eurosport.
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Weakest Link fever spreads to Pax network 8 Jun 2001
The BBC/NBC hit US quizshow The Weakest Link has proved a hit for Pax TV, after repeats of the show debuted last week.
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Fox invests in Company C 7 Jun 2001
In the US, Fox Television Studios has taken an equity stake in Company C, the new production outfit created by Robert Caplain and Thomas Colamaria.
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Lone Eagle searches for supermodels 7 Jun 2001
Canada's Lone Eagle Productions has partnered with Ford Models New York on Search for a Supermodel (8x30'), a new behind-the scenes docusoap set to air on Global Television in autumn/winter 2001.
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Survivor UK faces drastic action 6 Jun 2001
In the UK, ITV looks set to cut back its £10m (£15m) reality show Survivor to one episode per week, after a series of lack-lustre ratings.
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Lux to head Channel 4 entertainment 5 Jun 2001
The UK’s Channel 4 has appointed Danielle Lux as its new head of entertainment and controller of E4, replacing Kevin Lygo who is leaving to become director of programmes at Channel 5.
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Big Brother 2 fares well in the UK 4 Jun 2001
In the UK, the second series of Big Brother has posted respectable ratings for its first week: an average of 3.6m viewers and a 19% audience share.
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Oxygen greenlights Tracey Ullman 31 May 2001
In the US, women’s network Oxygen has placed an 11-episode order for Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines, a new talk show fronted by the British comedienne.
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CBS orders second run of Big Brother 30 May 2001
Stateside network CBS has ordered a second series of Big Brother from Endemol Entertainment USA in time for a July 5 kick-off.
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Jarowskij develops The Contract format 29 May 2001
In the format arena, the new Jarowskij team, headed up by Johannes Jensen and Anna-Karin Ruckert, has come up with The Contract - what Jensen describes as "a docu-thriller."
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Reality shows in Portuguese sex scandal 29 May 2001
In Portugal, Strix Television’s format The Bar has beaten out Endemol Entertainment’s Big Brother in the ratings, while the country's broadcast watchdog plans to prosecute both shows for obscenity.
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Stone Stanley picks up Sportworld's model format 25 May 2001
LA-based entertainment producer Stone Stanley Entertainment has inked a deal with Sportsworld Media Group and Ford Models for the US rights to Search for a Supermodel format.
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Two Way TV in Big Brother interactivity deal 24 May 2001
In the UK, Channel 4 and Endemol Entertainment have teamed up with Two Way TV in the run-up to the second series of Big Brother, which starts this Saturday, May 26.
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Survivor UK's ratings plummet on 2nd night 23 May 2001
On its second night out, ITV's Survivor took a ratings bashing from BBC1's soap spin-off Holby City, after winning just 4.4m viewers – 21% share.
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Flextech commissions Kamera for Cruel Summer 23 May 2001
In the UK, Flextech Television has commissioned the UK outpost of the Swedish internet TV outfit Kamera Interactive to produce the interactive platform for the cabsat broadcaster's new reality show Cruel Summer.
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