INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Warner Bros to acquire 50% stake in Renegade
Warner Bros is nearing completion on a £5m deal to buy a 50% stake in Don’t Tell the Bride producer Renegade Pictures.
Watch partners with Travel Channel on Scream gameshow
UKTV entertainment channel Watch has partnered with the Travel Channel in the US on a new series of gameshow Scream If You Know The Answer!.
BBCW merges acquisition teams
BBC Worldwide has restructured its content and production arm, merging its in-house and indie acquisition teams to create genre specialists.
Ask Rhod Gilbert optioned in US
BBC1 entertainment show Ask Rhod Gilbert is to be adapted for audiences in the US and Denmark.
Ecosse planning US expansion
Ecosse Films is planning to use the adaption of BBC1 series Mistresses by US network ABC as a calling card to break into the mainstream market.
Charley Bear goes global
Hit Entertainment has secured fresh sales for Chapman Entertainment’s pre-school series Little Charley Bear.
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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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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Poppy Cat scampers into France
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DRG hires BBCW exec
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Zodiak ties with Kennedys indie
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