All International articles – Page 307
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NewsVirgin Media returns to LA Screenings
Virgin Media is on the hunt for US serialised dramas and single camera comedies as it attends the LA Screenings for the first time in a number of years.
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NewsCBS shops Carpool Karaoke format
James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke is set to be remade around the world after CBS Studios International started shopping it to international broadcasters.
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NewsViacom boss sues owner
The row over Viacom took another twist on Monday, as chief executive Philippe Dauman launched legal action against the company’s owner Sumner Redstone and his representatives.
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NewsViacom at centre of ugly row in US
Channel 5 owner Viacom is at the centre of an ugly row between chief executive Philippe Dauman and representatives of the company’s proprietor, Sumner Redstone.
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NewsAmazon & Netflix in line for EU levies
Global digital streaming services including Netflix and Amazon could be hit with multi-million pound charges to fund European TV shows under new regulation.
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NewsFox debuts Outcast on Facebook Live
Fox is to debut horror thriller Outcast on Facebook Live – making it the first broadcaster in the UK to launch a show on the platform ahead of its linear TX.
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NewsLA Screenings fact file
Broadcast looks at the make-up of this year’s US event and highlights the hottest shows
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NewsLA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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NewsAmazon acquires AMC thriller Preacher
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to high-profile AMC drama Preacher – its latest first-run US acquisition.
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NewsBBC3 buys first online-only drama
BBC3 has made its first international acquisition since it became an online-only channel – swooping for apocalyptic Australian drama Cleverman.
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NewsITV ups stake in Nordic VoD service
ITV has upped its investment in the Nordic VoD service Cirkus, which offers a raft of British content to international audiences.
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NewsIn brief: Fremantle Media hire; C5 doc; TCB deals
Fremantle has bolstered its global drama division, while C5 doc Inside Buckingham Palace has been sold into the US and Warner Bros has closed a raft of Little Big Shots format deals.
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CommentCable convergence will deliver for consumers
US and European cable giants are quietly transforming the way we innovate, invest and connect, says Matthias Kurth
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NewsAmazon to co-produce BBC3's Fleabag
US online streaming service Amazon has boarded forthcoming BBC3 comedy Fleabag.
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NewsBBC Worldwide sales strategy ‘should be reviewed’
The way that BBC Worldwide sells shows around the world should be reassessed under the BBC’s new charter arrangements, according to the white paper.
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NewsVice boss to deliver MacTaggart lecture
Vice co-founder and chief executive Shane Smith is to deliver the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsDiscovery cuts costs to focus on digital growth
Discovery Communications is hoping that a major cost-cutting drive will save it up to £83m over the next 18 months as it refocuses on growing its digital services.
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NewsDisney plans closer collaboration at ABC
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has urged his ABC network and production division to work more closely together as the Hollywood studios’ drive for vertical integration gathers pace.
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NewsBBC4 buys French crime drama
BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsNetflix orders first competition format
Netflix has ordered its first competition format - a strongman series starring and produced by Sylvester Stallone.