http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rss/international_rss.xml en-uk Cartoon Network is resurrecting arguably the world’s greatest animal-based rock band - The Banana Splits. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/banana_splits_to_reunite.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/banana_splits_to_reunite.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Chris Curtis 18 August 2008 14:07 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/bananasplits_resized_70_tcm19-1801052.jpg US producer ABC Studios has defended accusations that it encouraged producers to rip-off formats - branding a ‘leaked memo’ as “misconstrued and misread”. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/abc_defends_ripoff_claims.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/abc_defends_ripoff_claims.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Michael Rosser 15 August 2008 17:50 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/dancing_with_the_stars_resized_70_tcm19-1799491.jpg An international body dedicated to TV intellectual property rights has accused US producer ABC Studios of encouraging producers to rip-off programme formats. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/formats_body_slams_abc_over_ripoff_claims.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/formats_body_slams_abc_over_ripoff_claims.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Robin Parker 15 August 2008 11:24 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/dancing_with_the_stars_resized_70_tcm19-1799491.jpg Newcastle-based indie Standing Stone Productions has sold the rights to new reality gameshow format Hot Seat to worldwide distribution company Debmar-Mercury. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/distributor_debmar_gets_into_hot_seat.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/distributor_debmar_gets_into_hot_seat.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Kate McMahon 13 August 2008 16:29 Celebrities get a soaking in this watery version of the classic Battleship board game. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/international/formatfocus/2008/08/format_focus_battleship.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/international/formatfocus/2008/08/format_focus_battleship.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Katherine Rushton 13 August 2008 16:38 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/battleship_resized_70_tcm19-1797695.jpg Pioneer Productions' head of development Jeremy Dear runs through the basics of co-production in Canada. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/opinion_and_blogs/2008/08/blog_o_canada.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/opinion_and_blogs/2008/08/blog_o_canada.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 15 August 2008 11:35 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Jeremy-Dear_resized_70_tcm19-219799.jpg ITN has vowed to make “the strongest possible protest” to the Chinese authorities after ITV News China correspondent John Ray was arrested and detained. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itn_furious_over_ray_arrest.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itn_furious_over_ray_arrest.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Chris Curtis 13 August 2008 10:30 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/john_ray_resized_70_tcm19-1796879.jpg Sky Movies has inked a partnership deal to remake classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_movies_and_mtv_to_remake_rocky_horror.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_movies_and_mtv_to_remake_rocky_horror.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Rob Shepherd 13 August 2008 11:52 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/rocky_horror_picture_show_resized_70_tcm19-1796884.jpg Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd has found a new home in the US, after a trio of comedy sales by distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/us_picks_up_britcoms.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/us_picks_up_britcoms.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Katherine Rushton 12 August 2008 13:12 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/it_crowd2_resized_70_tcm19-1795983.jpg Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffatt has won his third consecutive Hugo award for an episode of the BBC series. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/doctor_whos_moffatt_wins_writers_prize.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/doctor_whos_moffatt_wins_writers_prize.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Robin Parker 12 August 2008 11:24 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/doctor_who_tate_2_resized_70_tcm19-1076958.jpg Sky One has secured the rights to the new US drama series from JJ Abrams, the producer behind Lost, Alias and the forthcoming Star Trek movie. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_one_grabs_jj_abrams_fringe.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_one_grabs_jj_abrams_fringe.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Michael Rosser 07 August 2008 17:27 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/fringe_resized_70_tcm19-1793494.JPG Australia’s Network 10 has picked up the broadcast rights to the BBC1 fantasy drama Merlin from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bbcs_merlin_heading_down_under.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bbcs_merlin_heading_down_under.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Will Hurrell 07 August 2008 16:52 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/merlin_resized_70_tcm19-1739476.jpg Gecko Productions, the indie behind Five’s shock-doc Girl in the Box, has signed a first-look deal with All3Media International. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/gecko_signs_firstlook_deal_with_all3media.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/gecko_signs_firstlook_deal_with_all3media.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Will Hurrell 06 August 2008 16:21 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/ex_forces_homeless_resized_70_tcm19-1792118.jpg Contestants must identify the real chef from a group of amateurs in this new food-based gameshow. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/international/indepth/2008/08/format_focus_who_is_the_chef.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/international/indepth/2008/08/format_focus_who_is_the_chef.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Will Hurrell 06 August 2008 16:35 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/who_is_the_chef_resized_70_tcm19-1792089.jpg Off the Fence (OTF) has completed a raft of deals, selling around 200 hours of programming to territories across the world. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/otf_sells_200_hours_around_the_world.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/otf_sells_200_hours_around_the_world.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Will Hurrell 06 August 2008 17:06 Bulgaria has become the latest country to acquire BBC Worldwide format Dancing with the Stars, the international version of Strictly Come Dancing. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bulgaria_boards_bbc_dancing_bandwagon.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bulgaria_boards_bbc_dancing_bandwagon.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Michael Rosser 06 August 2008 16:39 British producer Nigel Lythgoe is to step down from American Idol after six years to form a new joint venture with long-term collaborator Simon Fuller. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/lythgoe_quits_american_idol_launching_jv_with_fuller.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/lythgoe_quits_american_idol_launching_jv_with_fuller.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Robin Parker 05 August 2008 09:51 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/nigel_lythgoe2_resized_70_tcm19-1789446.jpg ITV has taken a 10% stake in US multiplatform producer Electric Farm Entertainment for $2m (£1.01m). http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv_buys_into_us_online_producer.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv_buys_into_us_online_producer.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Chris Curtis 01 August 2008 10:09 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/lee_bartlett_resized_70_tcm19-1530908.jpg Neil Ross Russell, the Sparrowhawk executive behind the joint children’s digital channel KidsCo, is to join BBC Worldwide as its managing director for children’s. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ross_russell_to_join_bbcw.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ross_russell_to_join_bbcw.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Robin Parker 01 August 2008 12:22 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/neil_ross_russell_resized_70_tcm19-1778272.JPG A pre-school animated series from UK production companies Dot to Dot and Red and Blue Productions has been sold to Playhouse Disney UK and ZDF in Germany. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/07/uk_kids_copro_claude_sold_to_disney_and_zdf.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/07/uk_kids_copro_claude_sold_to_disney_and_zdf.html;jsessionid=A3EC662AE30E5C0D2FB88CD52F9A4286 Will Hurrell 30 July 2008 16:00 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/claude_resized_70_tcm19-1770345.jpg