All International articles – Page 353
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NewsUK indies head to China
A trade mission comprising 22 UK TV indies and Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is heading to China for the first ever China-UK TV summit.
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NewsPBS orders Windfall D-Day doc
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off D-Day documentary from Windfall Films which draws heavily on cutting-edge technology.
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NewsLion's Find My Past heads to Travel Channel
US cable network Travel Channel is remaking Lion Television’s British genealogy series Find My Past.
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NewsNetflix unveils price hike
Netflix is to increase the price of its subscription streaming service around the world to help with its push to acquire more content.
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NewsThe Hangover indie launches TV distribution arm
The Hangover producer Legendary has launched an international TV distribution division following the appointment of former Sony Pictures Television president Michael Grindon.
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NewsChinese TV delegation heads to UK
A delegation of Chinese TV industry executives is heading to London in September to forge ties with UK indies and broadcasters as part of the Screen China event.
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NewsUS network Pivot boards Fortitude
US cable network Pivot has come on board Sky Atlantic’s big-budget drama Fortitude as a coproducer after striking a deal with Sky Vision.
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NewsUK shows primed for the US
Next month, the likes of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW will decide which of the US studios’ 100 pilots, including 15 foreign adaptations, will be taken to series.
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NewsMipTV boosts Educating’s appeal
Channel 4 and Twofour’s Educating… franchise is set to be remade in several new territories after Shine International held a producers’ workshop at last week’s MipTV.
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NewsSundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
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CommentThe rise of the 'instamentary'
Ian Russell explains how to make six docs for nine territories in four weeks
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NewsNetflix US swoops for Hinterland
Netflix has picked up Welsh crime drama Hinterland to stream in the US after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsNerd scores US pilot with FYI
Nerd TV has become the latest UK indie to score a US deal after Jana Bennett-run lifestyle network FYI ordered long-lost love format You’re The One.
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NewsThe Village set for US remake
Peter Moffat’s BBC historic drama The Village is to be remade in the US by Sundance and Paramount TV.
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NewsSyco chief executive steps down
Syco Entertainment chief executive Charles Garland is to leave the company after three years.
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NewsThe hunt for global partners
MipTV was awash with producers, networks and broadcasters looking for international partners to co-finance high-end drama projects that appeal beyond national borders.
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NewsUK firms set to gain from quiet Cannes
A relatively quiet MipTV was good news for British producers and distributors, who took advantage of a noticeable lack of Americans to strike deals.
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NewsC4 takes Shipping Wars to series
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Shipping Wars - a UK version of A&E Television Networks’ logistics documentary.
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NewsVice chief: big business backing vital
MipTV: Vice Media chief executive Shane Smith has claimed it is “almost impossible” to build an international media brand without investment from a large media conglomerate.
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NewsCineflix closes Canadian content deal
MipTV: UK distributor Cineflix Rights has agreed a partnership deal with Canada’s CMJ Productions.