All International articles – Page 331
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NewsLA Screenings: The complete guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the dramas and comedies picked up ahead of the LA Screenings.
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NewsPact hires David Lyle as US chief
Pact has hired former Fox executive David Lyle as the first president of its US division.
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NewsBBCW strikes The Office US script deal
The Office is set for a renewed global formats push after BBC Worldwide secured access to nearly 200 scripts from the US version of the hit British comedy.
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NewsFox cancels American Idol
US network Fox has cancelled long-running singing contest American Idol.
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NewsDLA Piper launches M&A arm
Law firm DLA Piper has hired Hollywood financier Anthony Mosawi as it attempts to play a part in the spate of indie consolidation.
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NewsSuperheroes and medical dramas lead US line-up
Superhero series, medical dramas and movie adaptations are to fill the schedules of the US networks over the next 12 months as the broadcasters unveil their annual programming slates.
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NewsSky, E4 and UKTV hit by US cancellations
Sky, Channel 4 and UKTV have had a number of their acquired dramas and comedies cancelled as US networks make room for new series.
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NewsTwofour developing Educating America
Twofour’s Educating… is heading to the US after cable broadcaster Esquire Network began developing a local version of the docu-series.
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NewsBBC Brit car series to air in UK
BBC Brit’s first original commission, car format Mud, Sweat And Gears, is to air in the UK after BBC Worldwide closed a deal with pay-TV broadcaster History.
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NewsDNI takes a step into drama
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is moving into drama for the first time and is hoping it can rival the BBC and Netflix with its latest natural history push.
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CommentThe benefits of thinking global
International formats are setting the pace for UK broadcasters
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NewsEuropean Commission unveils digital content shake-up
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled plans to create a Digital Single Market in a move that could have a significant impact on the way that TV series are sold across Europe and how online giants like Netflix and Amazon operate on the continent.
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NewsKilling creator's indie wins first order
SAM Productions, the producer set up by The Killing creator Søren Sveistrup and Borgen creator Adam Price, has won its first commission.
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NewsAll3Media America scores US drama pilot
All3Media America’s march into drama has taken a step forward after scoring a pilot for US cable network E!, written by Mad Men’s Jonathan Abrahams and produced by Objective Productions USA.
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NewsA+E Networks boards War and Peace
US cable group A+E Networks has boarded BBC2’s epic adaptation of War and Peace as part of a landmark deal.
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NewsBBC acquires Danish drama Follow The Money
BBC4 has picked up Danish drama Follow The Money - a white collar crime thriller from the team behind The Killing and Borgen.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Icelandic thriller
BBC4 has expanded its international drama slate with a 10-part Icelandic series, produced by Baltasar Kormakur, the director of Denzel Washington film 2 Guns.
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NewsRevealed: top US acquisitions
Superheroes, supernatural surgeons and sleuthing spin-offs are some of the characteristics helping to make acquired US network shows successful on British TV.
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NewsDone + Dusted wins £33m of business in US
Done + Dusted, the UK indie that produced the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, is expanding its US business, with $50m (£33m) worth of deals signed over the past six months, including a major series for Yahoo with Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment.
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NewsUS execs lead Edinburgh TV Festival line-up
US execs will be out in force in Edinburgh this year, with senior figures from HBO, Showtime, FX and Discovery flying the flag for cable and Amazon Studios representing the new breed of online commissioners.