All International articles – Page 362
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NewsEuro indies eye UK co-production boost
European indies including The Returned (Les Revenants) producer Haut et Court and Crossing Lines producer Tandem are keen to agree more international co-productions to boost the volume of English-language series they are developing.
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NewsTime Warner speeds up Shed buyout
Time Warner wants to accelerate a plan to take full ownership of Shed Media ahead of schedule, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSideline wins first UK commission with C5 series
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part documentary series about castles from Sideline Productions, marking the Irish indie’s first ever UK series commission.Great British Castles is a loose remake of Sideline’s Irish series Tales Of Irish Castles, which is set to air on TV3 later this year.C5’s 6 x 50-minute doc ...
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NewsRTÉ kicks off formats search
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is hunting for four lifestyle and entertainment pilots as part of its drive to promote local production.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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VideoVIDEO: Stella Briley, Electric Sky
Acquisitions boss Stella Briley shares her plans for Realscreen and thoughts about its recent growth.
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VideoVIDEO: Todd Lituchy, New Media Vision
The company founder on his Delorean reality series and a move into scripted shows.
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NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.
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NewsNutopia wins commission from new Esquire channel
Jane Root’s Nutopia has scored an order from nascent US broadcaster Esquire Network.
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NewsArrow preps Travel Channel US border doc
The Travel Channel has ordered a documentary series from Arrow Media focussing on the eventful border between the US and Puerto Rico.
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NewsMr Selfridge gets iTunes premiere
The second run of ITV period drama Mr Selfridge will be available to download on iTunes three days ahead of its TV debut.
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NewsSex Box to re-open in the US
Controversial Channel 4 format Sex Box is set to be remade in the US after show producers Clearstory struck a deal with Relativity Media.
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NewsRoss Noble: Freewheeling close to US format deal
Ross Noble: Freewheeling, Dave’s tweet-driven comic travelogue, is on the brink of being sold to Turner in the US as a format.
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NewsTCB secures CJZ slate
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a distribution deal with Go Back To Where You Came From-producer Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ).
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NewsPenn & Teller appear at The CW
US network The CW has acquired magic series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, which was originally commissioned by ITV.
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FeaturesRealscreen 2014: Hot picks
The projects most likely to get US execs reaching for their cheque books
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NewsFox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.