All International articles – Page 333
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NewsITV 'in talks to acquire The Weinstein Company's TV arm'
ITV is in talks to acquire the television division of The Weinstein Company for up to £630m, according to reports in the US.
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NewsMiramax steps up TV plans
Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting distributor Miramax is ramping up its plans to move further into TV production following the success of Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn.
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NewsUK indies win big at Discovery Upfronts
Raw Television, Arrow Media and World Media Rights have all scored major US commissions from Discovery as part of its annual line-up of programming.
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NewsTVF strikes 4K doc deals
Japanese broadcaster NTT Plala has acquired a raft of 4K documentaries from UK distributor TVF International.
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NewsBlink lands Korean doc deal
Blink Films has struck a landmark partnership with Korean broadcaster EBS after working closely with Argonon-backed business enabler The Bridge.
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NewsBBCW strikes new Bake Off deal in Oz
The Great British Bake Off has switched broadcasters in Australia after pay-TV network Lifestyle Food took over the format rights from terrestrial channel Nine Network.
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NewsTop Gear Live gets greenlight
BBC Worldwide has given the greenlight for Top Gear Live to continue following Jeremy Clarkson’s “fracas” - with the caveat that all BBC branding will be removed from the event.
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NewsLime and Monkey win Bravo orders
Lime Pictures and Monkey Kingdom have landed major orders from US cable network Bravo as part of the NBC Universal-owned broadcaster’s latest programming slate.
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NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsHBO buys Nick Broomfield murder doc from Sky
US network HBO leads the line-up of international broadcasters that have acquired Sky’s Nick Broomfield documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper.
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NewsTrevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF
Projector Pictures, the indie set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, has inked a first-look deal with ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster.
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NewsPBS explores history behind Wolf Hall
US public broadcaster PBS has commissioned Jeremy Dear’s fledgling indie Ideas Room to take a closer look at the real-life story of Wolf Hall.
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Behind The ScenesLondongrad, CTC Media
Behind the scenes on Londongrad, the first Russian television series to be filmed in the capital
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NewsNordic nations eye tax breaks
Norway and Sweden could rival the UK as a destination for highend drama production as they look to introduce tax benefits for scripted content.
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NewsBBCW super brands chief to join A+E
Amanda Hill, one of the architects of BBC Worldwide’s super-brand strategy, is leaving to join US broadcaster A+E Networks.
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NewsJames Corden’s US debut ratings revealed
The Late Late Show with James Corden got off to a good start on Monday evening, beating NBC’s rival brand Late Night with Seth Myers.
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NewsGreat British Bake Off heads to Israel
Israeli broadcaster Keshet is to remake The Great British Bake-Off after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsSteve Mcqueen prepares HBO race drama
12 Years A Slave director Steve Mcqueen is partnering with Top of the Lake indie See Saw Films for a six-part race drama for US network HBO.
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NewsTop Gear live shows postponed
The BBC has apologised for postponing four Top Gear Live events in Norway amid on-going uncertainty over Jeremy Clarkson’s future.
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NewsTV3 hires director of content
Irish broadcaster TV3 Group has appointed Lynda McQuaid as director of content to replace the outgoing Jeff Ford.