All International articles – Page 338
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NewsRed to exploit European links
Red Production Company is to work more closely with writers including The Killing creator Søren Sveistrup and Borgen showrunner Adam Price after a restructure at its parent company StudioCanal.
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NewsTop Gear controversy threatens £50m 'super-brand'
The fracas surrounding the future of Top Gear and its host Jeremy Clarkson could significantly dent BBC Worldwide revenues after the format was estimated to be worth at least £50m per year.
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NewsNBC Universal business affairs chief departs
NBC Universal International TV Production’s senior vice president of business affairs Jacqueline Moreton has left the company after just over a year.
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CommentChinese formats on the rise
Tantrums, censorship and celebrity remakes were all on the agenda for DRG’s Jeremy Fox on a visit to China
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CommentChildren's media rings the changes
This year’s Kidscreen was buzzing with talk of new horizons. Sarah Baynes reports from Miami
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NewsUS network GSN eyes Man Vs Fly
US network GSN is developing a TV version of Gogglebox Entertainment’s online fly-swatting format Man Vs Fly.
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NewsJane Tranter to leave BBC Worldwide
Jane Tranter is to leave BBC Worldwide Productions and is expected to return to the UK’s independent production sector.
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NewsKevin Spacey to front CNN White House doc
Kevin Spacey is to front a documentary series about the White House for CNN, produced by Raw TV.
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NewsHelicopter crash kills 10 on Zodiak TF1 show
A helicopter crash in Argentina has killed 10 people working on French reality series Dropped, which is produced by Zodiak Media’s Adventure Line Productions for TF1.
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NewsDon't Tell The Bride travels to China
Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in China after distributor DRG sold the format to local broadcaster Shenzhen.
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NewsBroadcast’s International Rising Stars open for nominations
Broadcast will celebrate talented young British execs making their mark in international TV with an awards cocktail event at Mip TV.
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NewsBBCW hires Twenty Twenty producer
BBC Worldwide has appointed Twenty Twenty executive producer Kirsty Hanson as commissioning executive for its recently-launched international channel BBC Earth.
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NewsStudioCanal restructures TV division
The creator of The Killing and Red Production Company are to forge closer ties following a restructure of StudioCanal’s TV business.
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NewsEndemol Shine merges global formats support divisions
Endemol Shine Group has merged its international formats support operations and has appointed former Shine TV creative director Lisa Perrin to run the new entity.
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NewsGomorrah lands second series
Filming on the second series of acclaimed Sky Italia crime-drama Gomorrah is due to get underway in Naples next month.
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NewsNetflix acquires US remake of The Returned
Netflix is to offer its subscribers the US version of The Returned after striking a global rights deal with Fremantle Media International for the zombie remake.
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NewsFremantle revenues hit by X Factor US cancellation
The cancellation of The X Factor US and a decline in the revenue generated from American Idol has caused Fremantle Media’s 2014 revenues to dip below £1.1bn.
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NewsDRG adopts regional strategy
The Inbetweeners distributor DRG has undertaken a major corporate restructure as it seeks to compete with the major Hollywood studios and the ever-increasing number of consolidated UK production groups.
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NewsEx on the Beach heads to Sweden
Ex On The Beach is to be remade in Sweden after Viacom International Media Networks struck its first format deal for the entertainment format.
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NewsReally takes care of business with crime docs
UKTV is beefing up its slate of true crime series with the acquisition of a pair of titles from Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.