All International articles – Page 354
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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.
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NewsBig Star Little Star secures format deals
ITV Studios has signed four international format deals with broadcasters to re-version family entertainment show Big Star’s Little Star.
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NewsITVS restructures distribution arm
ITV Studios has restructured its international distribution division to operate on a more regional level.
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NewsNetworks start drama push
Superheroes, celebrity showrunners and movie stars dominate the US networks’ new series, with broadcasters making a renewed push on drama for next week’s LA Screenings.
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NewsChina targets UK partners
Chinese broadcasters are rapidly ramping up their local content commissioning and are keen to partner more with UK companies to break their formats into the international market.
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CommentChina: time to seize the moment
Mick Desmond shares his experiences of the first UK-China TV summit
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NewsTurner reveals TruTV plans
Turner UK is planning to invest in original shows, UK reversions and acquisitions after revealing it will launch general entertainment channel TruTV as its first British free-to-air channel this summer.
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NewsSimon Cowell launches new talent format
US Spanish language broadcaster Univision Communications will link up with Simon Cowell’s entertainment company Syco to create a music-based TV and online competition show with a Latin twist.
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NewsSundance backs Danny Boyle's Babylon
US network Sundance TV has come on board Danny Boyle’s Channel 4 comedy drama Babylon.
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NewsTurner to launch UK free-to-air channel TruTV
Turner Broadcasting is gearing up to launch its first free-to-air TV channel in the UK - general entertainment network TruTV.
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NewsBravo developing Chinese drama
Cable network Bravo is developing the first major US drama series to be set and filmed in China.
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NewsSky Vision picks up Zodiak exec
Sky Vision has hired former Zodiak exec Barnaby Shingleton as director of factual and entertainment.
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NewsUK broadcasters hit by US cancellations
Channel 4, Sky and UKTV are among the broadcasters to have been hit by cancellations of imported series as the US networks make room for a crop of new shows.
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NewsZig Zag ties with Gurin for crisis couple format
Zig Zag Productions is aiming to secure a US commission for its couples-in-crisis format after striking a deal with local producer The Gurin Company.
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NewsCITV acquires Nerds and Monsters
CITV has acquired Slap Happy Cartoons’ Nerds and Monsters after airing an episode of the animated comedy last month.
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NewsSky in acquisition talks with German & Italian sisters
Sky has kicked off initial talks to acquire its sister pay-TV platforms in Germany and Italy as part of a multi-billion pound deal to help it compete with rivals including BT and Virgin Media.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest unveils line-up
Grayson Perry, Jon Snow and Sue Perkins are some of the big names heading to this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.