LATEST INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC’s Mistresses gets US remake
A BBC drama about four female friends and their illicit affairs is to be remade for US audiences.
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Charley Bear goes global
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Gerhard Zeiler quits RTL Group for Turner role
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BBC4 acquires Lilyhammer
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North One wins US order for Gadget Show pilot
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CBBC partners with ZDF on Wolfblood
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AXN Mystery in market for content to fill UK season
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BBC launches Human Race Olympics tie-in
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Parthenon to Light the Ocean for Nat Geo
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Zodiak ties with Kennedys indie
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DRG hires BBCW exec
USA
BBC’s Mistresses gets US remake
A BBC drama about four female friends and their illicit affairs is to be remade for US audiences.
EUROPE
Charley Bear goes global
Hit Entertainment has secured fresh sales for Chapman Entertainment’s pre-school series Little Charley Bear.
CANADA
DRG secures Amazon sales
DRG has revived international interest in a Sky1 travel doc starring X Factor USA host Steve Jones.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Charley Bear goes global
Hit Entertainment has secured fresh sales for Chapman Entertainment’s pre-school series Little Charley Bear.
ASIA
AXN Mystery in market for content to fill UK season
Japanese broadcaster AXN Mystery is running a seven-month season of UK programming as interest in Britain soars ahead of the London Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
MIDDLE EAST AFRICA
Atom to produce Ultimate Cops for Discovery
Bristol indie Atom Productions International is to make a major new police series for Discovery.
LATIN AMERICA
Choccywoccydoodah heads to Lat Am
Good Food’s cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been snapped up by Fox Latin American Channels.
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COMMENT
Co-operation is key to cracking Latin America
The region is opening up for international format sales, says Barnaby Shingleton.
