All International articles – Page 311
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NewsLove It or List It heads across Europe
Love It Or List It, the Channel 4 property series fronted by Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp, is to be remade around the world after Beyond Distribution struck a series of format deals.
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NewsRicky Kelehar joins Optomen USA
Optomen USA has bolstered its development team after recruiting former BBC America non-scripted chief Ricky Kelehar.
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FeaturesPromoting UK creativity in Miami
Patricia Arias, founder of the Miami Media and Film Market, plans to shine the light on the UK’s creative industries.
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NewsDiscovery hit by currency fluctuations
Discovery Communications’ international business was hit by foreign currency fluctuations over the last twelve months.
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NewsPaul Lee to exit US network ABC
Paul Lee, the British boss of ABC, is leaving the Disney-owned broadcaster after six years.
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NewsSexy Beasts shipped to Russia
Lion Television’s unorthodox dating show Sexy Beasts has been snapped up by Russia’s CTC Network.
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NewsBerlin bolsters TV presence
The Berlin Film Festival ramped up its television offering this week with a raft of feature film-makers and high-end scripted producers in town to promote drama projects.
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NewsZnak & Jones develops Dating Naked
Sky-backed indie Znak & Jones is developing a British version of controversial social experiment Dating Naked after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsBBCW opens Nordic division
BBC Worldwide plans to capitalise on Norway’s growing appetite for British programming by launching BBC Worldwide Productions Nordics.
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NewsBerlin: HBO ramps up European production plans
HBO is to start commissioning original content from the Nordics for the first time.
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NewsBerlin: Sony eyes Salt remake
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is developing a remake of Salt, the spy film which stars Angelina Jolie.
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FeaturesTesting TV in the Netherlands
Nick Breukelman UKTI’s Trade and Investment Adviser for Holland says that Dutch viewers have a passion for discussion shows and English football while its sophisticated entertainment tastes make it an ideal test bed for the international market…
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NewsSyfy launches VR cop drama
NBC-owned broadcaster Syfy has ordered a virtual reality drama to air on its linear channel as well as VR platforms including Oculus Rift.
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NewsNBC launches reality VoD service
NBC Universal is to launch a subscription VoD service dedicated to reality TV, offering access to over 3,000 episodes of shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians and The Real Housewives.
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FeaturesInternational: China Focus
China is hardly renowned for its high-quality television drama, so how did a British team end up penning a 40-part detective series for Chinese TV?
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NewsComedies dominate US pilots
US broadcasters are hunting for the next Modern Family, with UK indie Kindle Entertainment getting in on the act as family comedies dominate the line-up of around 85 scripted pilots ordered for the 2016/17 season.
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NewsTLC picks up NBC medical drama
TLC has acquired forthcoming US medical drama Heartbeat, fronted by Home and Away’s Melissa George.
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NewsStarz orders White Queen follow-up
US cable network Starz has commissioned a follow-up to The White Queen from Company Pictures three years after the fantasy drama launched.
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NewsAll3Media US bolsters scripted division
All3Media has hired former Lifetime exec Nina Lederman to drive its scripted division in the US.
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NewsSally Miles to exit Passion
Sally Miles is to leave Passion Distribution, the international TV sales firm that she founded eight years ago, Broadcast has learned.