All articles by Dominic Schreiber – Page 7
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NewsElectric Sky signs up Ian Wright
Electric Sky has picked up a raft of new titles in time for this month’s Asia TV Forum, including a new ITV1 travel series fronted by Arsenal legend Ian Wright.
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NewsSowerbutts takes on Zodiak distribution role
Diverse Production managing director Paul Sowerbutts has taken on the additional role of vice president of distribution at parent company Zodiak Television.
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NewsUK projects secure EU investment
Chorion, Brook Lapping, Seventh Art Productions and Bergmann Pictures have secured funding from the EU’s Media programme.
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NewsDavies builds Fluorescent's Empire
Fluorescent Media has teamed up with the producer of the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? to jointly pitch and produce a new cross-platform gameshow format.
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NewsCartoon Network picks up Skunk Fu!
Cake Distribution has licensed its hit animated series Skunk Fu! to Cartoon Network Europe for its EMEA Channels.
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BBC Worldwide names new marketing boss
BBC Worldwide Americas has appointed Andrew Jackson to the newly created role of senior vice president of marketing.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right with CME
European broadcasting group CME has optioned Endemol’s new BBC1 format The Kids Are All Right in all six of its territories.
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NewsWire in the Blood sold to Italy
Southern Star International has sold all five series of Coastal Productions’s ITV1 drama Wire in the Blood to AXN Italy.
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NewsFireworks renews Emmy deal
Fireworks International has renewed its deal with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to handle international distribution of the Primetime Emmy Awards to 2010.
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CommentFrom Wall Street to Wood Lane
Hiring a former investment banker as its new chief financial officer is unlikely to calm fears about BBC Worldwide’s growing commercial ambitions.
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FeaturesInterview with Kim Cattrall
Actress Kim Cattrall came to the UK to help shake off her Sex and the City character by taking some hard-hitting roles. She tells us why she has a lot of respect for British TV
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NewsBBCW appoints finance chief
BBC Worldwide has appointed a new chief financial officer as it gears up to spend more than£400m on acquisitions and new ventures over the next five years.
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NewsJoost beefs up acquisitions team
Broadband TV service Joost has named Stephanie Röckmann-Portier as its new vice president of content strategy and acquisition.
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NewsAmerican Idol heads down under
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold its US reality hit American Idol to Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel.
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NewsGranada cooks up Hell’s Kitchen video game
Granada America has struck a deal with Canadian games developer Ludia to create video games based on its Hell’s Kitchen format.
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NewsNGTI sells wildlife docs to RTE
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has sold a package of 30 hours of wildlife and science programming to RTE in Ireland.
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NewsLion beefs up US presence
Tony Tackaberry has been promoted to chief executive of Lion Inc and LA-based executive VP Tracy Green has been given an expanded role.
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NewsID and Whizz Kid strike deal
Whizz Kid Entertainment has signed a first look deal with ID Distribution, covering formats and completed shows.
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NewsITV joins moon drama co-pro
ITV1 has come on board Dangerous Films’ latest big-budget event drama, Moon Shot.
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NewsThe Deal to air on HBO
Granada’s drama charting Tony Blair’s rise to power and his relationship with Gordon Brown, will air in the US.