All International articles – Page 358
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NewsZig Zag lines up Herbert Bros for A&E
US cable network A&E has ordered a new reality series from Zig Zag, billed as the “natural successor” to Duck Dynasty.
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NewsSky opens Animal House with Cineflix
Sky has acquired New Zealand animal documentary series Animal House as part of a 67 hour programming deal with Cineflix Rights.
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NewsBBCW chief joins Turner
BBC Worldwide’s Central European and Middle Eastern chief Ian McDonough is leaving the company as part of its latest wide-ranging staff changes.
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NewsITVS hooks NBC Charles Manson show
ITV Studios has secured a 13-episode straight-to-series order from US network NBC for Aquarius, a drama about a young Charles Manson.
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NewsNI Screen reveals £43m funding pot
Northern Ireland is bidding to tempt more Game of Thrones-style high-end TV and film productions to the country through a £43m, four-year investment plan.
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NewsGermany goes Cuckoo for BBC3 comedy
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo will become the first import in 10 years to air in a prime time slot on German broadcaster ARD, after it agreed a two series deal with Fremantle Media International.
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NewsBBC ‘must safeguard World Service’
Foreign secretary William Hague must “hold the BBC’s feet to the fire” to ensure it protects the World Service, a group of MPs has argued.
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NewsTCB staffs up in Europe
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has hired two new senior sales executives as it doubles its catalogue.
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NewsDiscovery & UKTV snap up Cineflix shows
Discovery and UKTV have each snapped up series from Cineflix Rights as part of the distributor’s latest slew of programme sales.
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NewsBroadcast opens International TV Forum
Key execs from BBC Worldwide, Shine, All3Media, Channel 5 and Sky will be speaking at Broadcast’s inaugural International TV Forum, which launches in June.
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsZig Zag preps Prince Harry dating show for Fox
US network Fox has commissioned Zig Zag Productions to produce a secret dating format in which American girls try to woo a man they think is Prince Harry.
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NewsBoulder Creek poaches Fox exec
UK producer and distributor Boulder Creek International has poached Fox acquisitions exec Kelly Convey.
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NewsC5 buys webcam erotica doc
Channel 5 has picked up Web Cam Girls, a documentary produced by Back2Back Productions and backed by Brighton-based distributor Electric Sky.
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UKTV snaps up JJ Abrams series Almost Human
UKTV has made its latest high-profile US acquisition, buying JJ Abrams’ sci-fi series Almost Human from the international sales arm of Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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NewsSky Atlantic to air Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language series, the hotly anticipated Italian crime-drama Gomorrah from distributors Arrow Films and Beta Film.
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NewsSky simulcasts Game of Thrones debut
Sky has struck a deal with HBO allowing it to air Game of Thrones at the same time as it launches on the US cable network.
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NewsBBC America makes comedy debut with Clive Tulloh
BBC America is moving into comedy for the first time after ordering aristocrat comedy Almost Royal from Clive Tulloh’s indie Burning Bright.
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NewsComedy Central buys Friends with Better Lives
Comedy Central has acquired US comedy Friends with Better Lives starring Dawson’s Creek’s James Van Der Beek.
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NewsJames and Lachlan Murdoch handed new Fox roles
Rupert Murdoch’s succession planning at 21st Century Fox entered its next stage with the promotion of James Murdoch and the return of Lachlan to the company.