All International articles – Page 320
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NewsKaboul Kitchen among Walter Presents acquisitions
Channel 4-backed digital service Walter Presents has acquired a new wave of foreign-language films including controversial French comedy Kaboul Kitchen.
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NewsNordic digital service Viaplay moves into originals
Nordic subscription VoD service Viaplay is moving into original programming with its first commission, comedy Swedish Dicks.
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The Broadcast InterviewJulie Gardner and Jane Tranter, Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf’s co-founders tell Robin Parker why Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy embodies their mission statement - and what their adaptation will mean for Wales
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NewsIn brief: Slow TV heads to US; TV version of Snowpiercer planned
Windfall Films is to produce a slow TV-style train event for US cable network Destination America, while ITV Studios America is remaking feature film Snowpiercer and Endemol Shine Group has promoted its global formats execs.
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NewsSky strikes first pan-regional deal with HBO
Sky has extended its long-running deal with HBO to cover all five of its European territories and increase the volume of associated digital rights.
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NewsLionsgate eyes All3Media partnership
Lionsgate is keen to forge stronger ties with All3Media in the UK after the super-indie’s owners invested in the Orange Is The New Black producer.
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NewsTinopolis pulls plug on sale
Tinopolis has pulled the plug on its sale process because none of its potential suitors could “give us what we needed”.
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NewsDiscovery & Liberty Global to take stakes in Lionsgate
Discovery and Liberty Global plan to pay $195m (£128m) for separate stakes in the indie studio.
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NewsJimmy Carr to record Netflix special
Jimmy Carr will become the first UK comedian to record an original stand-up show for Netflix.
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CommentHow Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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NewsZig Zag explores African business for Bloomberg
Zig Zag Productions is to make a 12-part series about African business for Bloomberg shortly after partnering with South African indie Urban Brew Studios.
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NewsJobs at risk as NBCU merges international channels operations
NBC Universal International Networks is merging its UK and emerging markets businesses, meaning a number of jobs in the regions will come under threat.
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NewsVice to launch US TV channel
Vice is to launch its first linear TV channel in the US after striking a deal with A+E Networks.
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NewsITV faces federal US trial
ITV may be forced to pay out £65,000 in healthcare liability to writer / producers after being summoned to a federal trial in the US.
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NewsNBC to remake ITV 'event' drama
ITV drama Collision, which aired in 2009, is being developed for NBC in the States by Eleventh Hour Films.
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FeaturesUKTI's Tim Crouch on how to achieve US success
UK Trade & Investment’s involvement in the American Film Market is one of the many ways it provides year-round support to British companies seeking to do business in the US.
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NewsGogglebox travels to South Africa
Gogglebox is to head to South Africa after All3Media International struck a slew of deals ahead of the Discop Africa market.
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NewsWGAE hopes ITV US hire will resolve dispute
The Writers Guild of America (WGAE) is hopeful that ITV Studios’ appointment of Brent Montgomery will help end its dispute with the broadcaster.
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NewsSTV sends prison doc to Australia
Australian broadcaster Nine Network is remaking Sky 1 prison documentary Prison: First & Last 24 Hours.
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FeaturesGlobal formats: scaling the format heights
From naked dating to mountaineering and feel-good prank shows, Peter White provides a rundown of the hottest international properties and the biggest emerging trends.