All International articles – Page 290
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NewsBBCW hires Kate Phillips replacement
BBC Worldwide has hired Tricked creator Sumi Connock as creative director of formats.
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NewsNight Manager team join InTV
The team behind BBC1’s The Night Manager have joined the line-up for InTV, a Jerusalem-based conference established by The A Word firm Keshet.
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NewsAndrea Wong to exit SPT
Sony Pictures Television president of international production Andrea Wong is to leave the Left Bank-owner after six years.
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NewsBBCW ties with Snapchat for Planet Earth push
BBC Worldwide is to launch a series of Planet Earth II ‘shows’ on Snapchat ahead of the programme’s North American premiere.
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NewsBBC Studios exec joins revamped C5 production arm
BBC Studios’ Jeff Anderson has joined Channel 5’s revamped in-house production arm Elephant House Studios as director of factual.
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NewsContent Media acquired by Canadian firm
Content Media Group and five Toronto-based production companies have been bought by a Canadian acquisitions firm.
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NewsDigital sales surge for UK TV exports
The sale of digital rights generated more money for the British TV sector than new commissions in 2015/16, according to Pact’s UK Television Exports Survey.
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NewsBBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix
Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.
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NewsBBC3 acquires Irish comedy-drama
BBC3 has acquired Irish millennial comedy-drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope from Line of Duty distributor Content Media.
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NewsTrump ban to affect ITN Oscar trip
ITN Productions has landed its first Oscar nomination for Watani: My Homeland, though US president Donald Trump’s refugee travel ban may prevent the film’s Syrian subjects from attending the LA ceremony.
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NewsShowdown at Realscreen
US producers and broadcasters face off in debate around falling margins and rising costs
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NewsEndemol Studios exec joins ITVS US
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Shine Studios exec Dwayne Shattuck as executive vice-president of production.
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NewsYouGov: iPlayer treading water as Netflix makes waves
BBC iPlayer is suffering a decline in user satisfaction, quality and value and faces a “serious challenge” from Netflix and Amazon, according to YouGov.
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NewsWalter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.
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NewsJames Corden becomes Fulwell 73 partner
James Corden has become an equity partner in Carpool Karaoke indie Fulwell 73.
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NewsLionsgate signs Bonafide first-look deal
Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with The Last Post indie Bonafide Films as the Mad Men producer looks to expand its television footprint in the UK.
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NewsNetflix delves Inside British Vogue
Netflix has picked up the US rights to BBC documentary series Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue after striking a deal with distributor Drive.
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NewsThe CW buys Sky's Hooten & The Lady
US cable network The CW has picked up Sky 1 action drama Hooten and The Lady from Sky Vision, marking one of the distributor’s biggest scripted US deals to date.
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NewsRealscreen: entertainment and politics dominate DC
Realscreen Summit was marked by the issue of indie sustainability and discussion of how the stormy political climate would impact unscripted television.
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NewsDRG eyes investments after Wildseed tie-up
DRG has an “eye and a half ” on making a series of investments in the wake of its deal to back Wildseed Studios content, as it evolves into a future-proofed distribution business.