All International articles – Page 353
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NewsUKTV calls for Donut Showdown
UKTV’s Good Food has acquired pastry competition Donut Showdown from Tricon Films and Television.
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NewsShine snaps up ITV & C5 series
Shine International has snapped up the international rights to two series including forthcoming ITV drama Code of a Killer.
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NewsSky Vision recoups 'eye-watering' Fortitude investment
Sky Vision has recouped its “eye-watering” investment in big-budget drama Fortitude after closing ten pre-sales for the Sky Atlantic series.
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NewsBBCW drums up Dave Grohl deal
BBC Worldwide has scored the international rights to Sonic Highways, a music doc series directed by Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl for HBO.
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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.