All International articles – Page 350
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News50 Cent drug drama gets digital release
50 Cent’s drug drama Power is to be made available in the UK after US cable network Starz struck a series of download deals.
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NewsFresh One cooks up Canadian food format
Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions has landed its first order since tying up with North American indie Bristow Global Media.
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NewsDRG strikes Latimer deal
DRG has struck a first look deal with Latimer Films, the indie behind Penny Woolcock’s forthcoming dog-fighting doc Going to the Dogs.
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NewsITV Studios launches US drama indie
ITV Studios’ US arm has inked a joint venture deal with Prison Break producer Marty Adelstein to launch a comedy and drama production company.
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NewsAll3 cuts deals for The Missing
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is among the first tranche of international broadcasters to acquire BBC1 drama The Missing – the first series produced by Charlie Pattinson’s indie New Pictures.
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NewsHarry Potter key to UK VFX boom
The growth of the Harry Potter franchise set up the UK TV and film industry to be a world leader in visual effects, according to Warner Bros boss Josh Berger.
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NewsUS ad deal may reach UK
An attempt by US broadcasters to alter advertising payment structures to account for PVR recording and VoD viewing may have a knock-on effect in the UK, according to analysts.
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NewsHeaney's TCB beefs up sales staff
TCB Media Rights, the international distribution firm set up by former Cineflix Rights boss Paul Heaney, has hired Mem Bakar as head of sales.
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NewsUTV plans Irish indie briefing
UTV is preparing to host a briefing session for indies in Dublin ahead of the launch of its Irish channel.
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NewsDSP prepares for Mars mission
Darlow Smithson Productions has gained exclusive access to film the Mars One space mission, which will send a number of astronauts on a one-way trip to the Red Planet.
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NewsC4 gets graphic with animal mating doc
Channel 4 and US network PBS are to study animal reproduction in graphic detail in a four-part series produced by Windfall Films.
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NewsLA Screenings: Talent talks
Broadcast talk to the creators and executive producers of hot shows from the screenings
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NewsAmazon buys UK first run rights to Halle Berry drama
Amazon has acquired exclusive UK first run rights to Halle Berry’s sci-fi drama Extant after reaching an agreement with CBS Studios International.
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NewsTop Gear being remade in China
Top Gear is to be remade in China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with Shanghai Media Group and local indie Honyee Media.
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NewsHBO Europe remakes DRG comedy
HBO Europe is remaking DRG’s Australian scripted format Small Time Gangster.
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NewsITVS launches Japanese block
ITV Studios is launching a branded programming block in Japan with series including Mr Selfridge and Poirot.
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PodcastTalking TV: Hollywood stars & BBC’s BA doc
The Talking TV podcast tackles TV consolidation, hears from Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman and Matthew Perry at the LA Screenings and finds out more about BBC2’s British Airways documentary.
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NewsLA Screenings: drama to wow buyers
British buyers have spent the past week in the Californian sunshine assessing a new season of US shows that has a heavy emphasis on drama.
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NewsInfographic: LA Screenings
Broadcast crunches the numbers around the shows that will play across the world.
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NewsITVS secures bumper Come Dine With Me order
ITV Studios has inked a bumper renewal deal with French-Canadian broadcaster V Tele for the format of Come Dine With Me.