Hit swoops on US with Phoenix sale

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Miramax has acquired the US rights to BBC children's drama, The Phoenix and the Carpet, from Hit Entertainment, a UK producer/distributor. The series will be aired in the US in the form of a 90-minute TV-movie version of the film that was aired on BBC1 in 1997 as a 6x30-minute series. The Phoenix and the Carpet is only one of the 10 TV series sold by Hit Entertainment in the US. The other films include Happy Life's Big Sister, Little Brother, and Wildlife and Monsters from Hahn Films, which were acquired by Fox Family Channel.

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Sells US rights to BBC children's drama, The Phoenix and the Carpet, to Miramax

United States, Strategic alliances, Motion Picture Distribution, Movie distribution, Miramax Films, Article

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London traffic

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Granada Sky Broadcasting's chat channel, Talk TV, will be the first to broadcast live, daytime television chat programmes for twelve hours each day. It will use advanced communications technology including the Internet and electronic mail to ensure that viewers from all over the world can participate. The British, particularly women, are now more inclined to put forward their point of view, says programmes head Will Smith.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Satellite Telecommunications, Satellite TV Communications, United Kingdom, Product information, Television broadcasting industry, Talk shows, Satellite television, Granada Sky Broadcasting

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Going global

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Managing Director of HIT entertainment, Peter Orton, will not attend Mipcom, for the first time since the creation of his co-production/distribution company in 1989. Instead Orton will be working on expansion plans which target the US. HIT opened a Los Angeles based office in 1995, which has just clinched deals for the sale of ten television series. HIT boasts a turnover of 72 million pounds sterling.

Management, Television program distribution companies

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