Commercial broadcaster ITV is reportedly seeking full control of Dutch giant Endemol�if it buys the production company behind Big Brother. ITV is�constructing�a deal to acquire�Endemol by taking on its $2B debt without paying anything for the equity held by Mediaset, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, and Cyrte Investments.�Under the plan, the�three shareholders would see some cash, as they are all debt holders. �ITV also is�in discussions with Mediaset, the media group owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, about forming a joint venture to buy Endemol, whose�TV�formats includes Deal Or No Deal, Total Wipeout and Money Drop.� Inception Acquires World Wide Library For Digital Sydney-based World Wide Entertainment has sold more than 2,500 hours of programming to Inception Media Group for digital distribution.�Santa Monica-based Inception earlier this year acquired and released World Wide’s�A Royal Romance: William and Kate and Remembering 9/11. The�library,�heavy on biographies,�contains long form, episodic and short form content well-suited for online, VOD and mobile platforms. MPM Launches Sales Operation With ‘Historias’ Paris-based MPM Film is launching a sales operation with former Celluloid Dreams sales manager Pierre Menahem. The first film to be marketed by Marie-Pierre Macia and Juliette Lepoutre?s company�is�Historias, written and directed by Brazil’s�Julia Murat. The film�will screen at the Venice International Film Festival and then�play at the Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals. Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/global-showbiz-briefs-uk-australia-france/
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