All International articles – Page 361
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NewsSky renews HBO deal as operating profits dip 8%
Sky has forged a coproduction deal with HBO to develop new drama series and the businesses have renewed their UK exclusivity deal for a further five years.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn de Mol, Talpa Media
Broadcast heads to a former Dutch military base to hear about John de Mol’s plans to make a ‘more upscale Big Brother’
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NewsUK indies in demand in DC
The Realscreen Summit in Washington, DC, was a hive of activity this week as 300 UK producers fought it out to secure commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsNBC: global formats 'less risky'
US network NBC has earmarked working with more international producers as it hunts for dating formats and interactive gameshows.
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NewsDRG swoops for Babylon and Genius
DRG has picked up the rights to distribute Danny Boyle’s forthcoming Channel 4 drama Babylon and National Geographic doc series Genius.
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NewsCNN searches for factual series
CNN is ramping up the number of factual series it commissions and is keen to order more “knowledge based” reality shows.
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NewsProSieben remakes Release the Hounds
Release the Hounds, the horror gameshow created by Gogglebox Entertainment for ITV2, is to be remade in Germany.
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NewsTNT & TBS hunt UK formats
Time Warner networks TNT and TBS are eyeing UK formats as part of the broadcasting giant’s drive to order more international shows.
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NewsZig Zag's Close Up Kings travels globe
Discovery’s magic series Close Up Kings is to travel the world after producer Zig Zag closed a deal with distributor Entertainment One.
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NewsTinopolis to launch US indie
The Real Housewives of Orange County-producer Kevin Lee has agreed a partnership with Tinopolis Group to launch production company Tollbooth Group.
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NewsBBC Brit unveiled by Worldwide
Male-skewing factual entertainment programmes including Top Gear are to feature on a new BBC Worldwide international channel, BBC Brit.
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NewsBBCW strikes deal with Lesley Douglas
The BBC has gone back into business with Lesley Douglas, the former Radio 2 controller who resigned from the corporation at the height of the Sachsgate scandal.
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NewsScripps hands Transparent global rights
Transparent Television has secured a commission from the Travel Channel which is almost full funded by Scripps Network International as part of its commitment to airing stand-out shows.
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NewsTitle Role scores first format deal
Title Role Productions has brokered its first international format deal as Australian broadcaster Foxtel ordered a local version of Crimes That Shook Britain.
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NewsTime Scanners gets global backing
Atlantic Productions has secured a number of international partners for Time Scanners, an engineering series which relies on 3D laser scanning technology.
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NewsLeopard Films beefs up US division
Leopard Films is beefing up its US division with the hire of Rex Vigil from Welsh indie Wild Dream Films.
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NewsFox lands John de Mol's Utopia
Simon Andreae has bought John de Mol’s new social experiment format Utopia as his first major deal for Fox.
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NewsHBO culls Family Tree and Hello Ladies
HBO has cancelled BBC coproduction Family Tree and Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies but is expected to renew the US remake of Getting On.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity exec launches US indie
Former I’m A Celebrity… producer Joanne Inglott and ex-Zodiak exec Geno McDermott have partnered to launch a US indie focussed on finding new talent.
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NewsIrvine Welsh, Jay Z and Will Smith set for HBO show
HBO is developing a comedy about dance music written by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and produced by UK DJ Calvin Harris, Will Smith and Jay Z.