All articles by Dominic Schreiber – Page 10
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NewsUnderground Ernie goes Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has picked up the international programme sales and merchandising rights for Joella Productions' animated pre-school series Underground Ernie.
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NewsOutright inks deals for TV Asahi format
Outright Distribution has secured new deals in Belgium and the Netherlands for its Japanese format Ranking the Starsand racked up options in seven other territories for the celebrity panel show.
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Off the Fence sells docs to Russia
Factual producer and distributor Off the Fence has stuck a raft of deals in Russia for its latest slate of docs, including two titles from Bristol-based indie Quickfire Media.
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3DD makes three appointments
3DD Entertainment has made a number of new appointments, hiring Anita Barnard as sales manager, Steve Wood as financial controller and Jane Parker as legal and business affairs executive.
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RDF appoints new kids sales boss
RDF Rights has appointed former Jetix and Hit Entertainment exec Henrietta Hurford-Jones as head of children’s TV sales.
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CommentComment - Private equity bets on distribution
Dominic Schreiber explains why private equity companies are finally turning their attention - and their money - towards the distribution sector.
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NewsTarget racks up royal sales
Target Entertainment has unveiled a raft of sales for its latest line-up of factual and entertainment titles including Scarlet TV's Diana's Last Day.
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TVF restructures management team
Factual distributor TVF International has restructured its management team following the departure of director of international sales Rita Akkari.
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NewsWorldwide sells Louis to Seven
BBC Worldwide has licensed a raft of factual titles, including new medical series Fight for Life(6 x 50-minutes) and three Louis Theroux specials, to Australia's Seven Network.
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Supernatural success for Blood Ties
Fireworks International has struck deals for its Canadian crime thriller Blood Tiesthat will see the 22 x 60-minutes series air across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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Power inks TV Azteca drama deal
Drama producer and distributor Power has struck a deal with Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca to supply it with more than 120 hours of primetime miniseries and drama programming.
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NewsGalleon smells Skunk Fu! success
IP management outfit Galleon Holdings has licensed the UK DVD rights for series one of its new animated series Skunk Fu!to Warner Music Group.
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NewsRocket to handle Franny's Feet
Rocket Licensing has picked up the UK licensing and merchandise rights for Decode Entertainment's pre-school property Franny's Feet.
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NewsWilson's last pitch: a TV punk special
Tony Wilson was developing a one-hour TV special charting the rise of punk and the birth of Manchester's Joy Division just weeks before his death last Friday at the age of 57.
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NewsWall to Wall makes heart op docudrama
Wall to Wall has made a major feature-length medical docudrama co-funded by Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel in the US.
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CommentWhy Britannia rules the TV waves
One of the stranger suggestions made during 'Queengate' was that the worldwide success of the UK's indie sector is somehow to blame for the decline of British TV.
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NewsBBC Worldwide strikes deals for The Office
BBC Worldwide America has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms that will see the original UK version of The Officemade available to download in the US for the first time.
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NewsBBC Worldwide buys Carnival thrillers
Southern Star International has sold a trio of drama titles from Carnival Films to BBC Worldwide for the new BBC Entertainment Channel in India, Asia and Africa.
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NewsAvalon takes Kombat to the US
Avalon International has sold its critically acclaimed BBC2 series Kombat Opera Presentsto US cable network Ovation TV.
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Parthenon appoints new sales boss
Parthenon Entertainment has hired former ID Distribution sales exec Cynthia Kennedy as its new sales and acquisitions director.