All International articles – Page 301
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NewsBBC Worldwide targets US expansion
BBC Worldwide is planning a concerted push in the US, with details emerging of its Netflix-rival SVoD service and a renewed drive to adapt UK dramas.
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NewsLucinda Riley's Seven Sisters set for TV adaptation
US indie Raffaella Productions has optioned British author Lucinda Riley’s seven-book series The Seven Sisters.
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NewsBBCW SVoD service to launch in 2016
BBC Worldwide’s ‘best of British’ subscription VoD service is to launch in the US and Singapore later this year.
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NewsUK shows dominate Rose d’Or nominations
UK-produced shows including Inside No. 9 and Happy Valley account for nearly two-thirds of this year’s nominees for the Rose d’Or awards.
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CommentBrexit: separating fact from fiction
Leaving the EU presents huge challenges for TV, but it is important to distinguish reality from hyseria, says lawyer Jeremy Roberts
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FeaturesTV squares up to the EU
Plans for a Digital Single Market are being resisted by industry bodies including Pact and the Motion Picture Association. Kate Bulkley examines how the Brexit vote could affect the outcome
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsStudio Hamburg launches UK arm
Studio Hamburg Production Group has launched a UK production arm, which will be overseen by BFI executive Vivien Muller-Rommel.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsBrazil snaps up Saturday Night Takeaway
Saturday Night Takeaway is heading to Brazil after ITV Studios Global Entertainment struck a number of format deals with South American broadcasters.
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NewsLethal Weapon heads to ITV
ITV has acquired the TV remake of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover’s classic cop flick Lethal Weapon.
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NewsAll3Media International boss departs
All3Media International chief executive Steve Macallister has left the company after a year and a half.
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NewsAmazon acquires Cameron Crowe's Roadies
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Cameron Crowe’s Showtime drama Roadies.
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NewsLionsgate to acquire US cable network Starz
Mad Men producer Lionsgate has acquired US cable network Starz in a deal worth $4.4billion (£3.3billion).
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NewsSky to host James Corden US talkshow
Sky has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS to air The Late Late Show with James Corden in the UK.
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NewsVice gears up for linear push
Vice is stepping up its linear strategy after ordering a dozen original series for its UK channel and an aggressive global rollout of Viceland.
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NewsAmazon acquires Steven Soderbergh drama
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Steven Soderbergh’s high-end escort drama The Girlfriend Experience.
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NewsFox acquires TV remake of Wolf Creek
Fox has acquired the TV adaptation of Australian horror film Wolf Creek.
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NewsThe Jump set for first global remake
The Jump is to be remade in Slovenia after Twofour struck a deal with local broadcaster Planet TV, marking the show’s first international format deal.
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NewsPassion strikes CEE deals
Dynamo: Magician Impossible distributor Passion Distribution has struck a raft of deals across CEE with fledgling DTT broadcasters.