All articles by Dominic Schreiber – Page 3
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NewsLeopard sells C4 doc to ITV4
MIPTV: Leopard Films has struck a raft of deals for its factual series across Europe, including the sale of its Channel 4 documentary Reigning in Hell to ITV4.
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NewsEuro deals for Trivial Pursuit
MIPTV: Debmar-Mercury International, the UK-based distribution arm of US producer Debmar Mercury, has struck its first European deals for a new gameshow based on the classic board game Trivial Pursuit.
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NewsSales for Tiny Tearaways
MIPTV: Outline Productions' fourth series of BBC3 reality hit All New House of Tiny Tearaways has been licensed to Vitaya in Belgium and MTV3 in Finland.
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NewsRDF strikes truTV deals
MIPTV: RDF Rights has secured a raft of sales for recently rebranded US cable network truTV, including a major package deal with Discovery in the UK.
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NewsAlchemy picks up CBS drama series
MIPTV: London and LA-based Alchemy Television is ramping up its drama series slate, with the acquisition of international rights to new CBS drama Flashpoint.
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NewsMTV hands BBCW New York outpost its first commission
BBC Worldwide America's New York production office has won its first commission, making a six-part talent search series for MTV.
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NewsShine Reveille makes first moves
Shine Reveille International has opened a London office and made its first move into scripted programming ahead of its debut at MipTV.
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NewsLambert: I almost quit after Queengate
Ex-RDF chief launches Studio Lambert with backing from All3Media.
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NewsC4 orders US gender war format
September Films has won its biggest commission to date from Channel 4, an eight-part battle of the sexes reality series based on US format When Women Rule the World.
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NewsNat Geo names distribution head
US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.
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NewsNat Geo names distribution head
US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.
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NewsFremantle brings Teenage Kicks to Cannes
A new ITV sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson and Kudos Film & Television's teen drama Nearly Famous are among the highlights of FremantleMedia Enterprises' programme slate at next month's Mip TV. Produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainment for ITV1, Teenage Kicks (8 x 30-mins) sees Edmondson playing a middle-aged divorced dad who ...
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NewsNBC orders comedy pilot from Reveille and Power
Drama producer and distributor Power has secured its second order from US network NBC, this time for a remake of a Peruvian comedy, with Justin Timberlake on board as executive producer. Based on the Peruvian hit My Problem with Women, the series is being adapted by Reveille, the US production ...
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NewsAbbey strikes DVD deal with Sesame Workshop
Children's producer and distributor Abbey Home Media has struck a deal with Sesame Workshop, the US producers of Sesame Street, to exclusively distribute its DVD titles in the UK and Eire.
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NewsPortman picks up Ullman's State of the Union
DRG-owned Portman Film & Television has picked up two new comedies from Allan McKeown Presents, including Tracey Ullman's new US comedy State of the Union.
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NewsHit launches iTunes channels
Hit Entertainment has become the latest UK distributor to make its programmes available for purchase and download from the iTunes store in the UK.
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NewsFremantle strikes download deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck a deal with download service Coolroom that will see classic series such as Dangermouse and Baywatch available to own and rent online.
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NewsGalleon teams with Chelsea for Chinese football show
Aim-listed Galleon Holdings has struck a deal with premiere league football club Chelsea to produce a new football talent search show in China.
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NewsMonster inks more deals for Planet Rock
Dublin-based Monster Distributes has struck a raft of new deals for its celebrity biography series, Planet Rock Profiles.
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CommentIndies must look beyond the UK for growth
There were plenty of reasons for indie producers to be feeling good about themselves as Pact unveiled its latest census last week, but there are challenges facing the sector as it looks to continue its growth streak, writes Dominic Schreiber.