All International articles – Page 372
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NewsHulu preps 20 original series
US online video service Hulu plans to launch 20 original titles next year with the UK firmly in its sights as a primary source for content.
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NewsNBC to boost international remakes
NBC is ramping up the number of international remakes that it develops as it searches for the next wave of scripted content, programming boss Bob Greenblatt told delegates at Israeli TV conference IN TV.
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NewsFX signs up Sacha Baron Cohen
US cable network FX is to bring back Ali G after striking a first-look deal with Sacha Baron Cohen’s indie Four By Two.
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NewsTVF skates off with ice doc
Distributor TVF International has sold its ice skating documentary Ice, Sweat and Tears to a raft of global broadcasters.
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NewsPulse eyes US with Vice deal
Pulse Films has struck a deal with Vice Media to boost the indie’s expansion into the US.
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NewsVicious picked up by PBS
ITV comedy Vicious is to join Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge on PBS after the US broadcaster struck a deal with Shine International.
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NewsRelease The Hounds let loose on YouTube
ITV2 horror gameshow Release The Hounds is heading to YouTube after Sony Pictures Television struck a distribution deal with multi-channel network Collective Digital Studio.
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NewsHollywood studio Fox eyes UK orders
Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television is looking to boost its international production business by winning commissions from UK broadcasters including Sky and Channel 4.
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NewsBBCW seeks global formats
BBC Worldwide is looking for ‘dude food’ formats and action adventure series for its portfolio of international channels as part of a commissioning revamp.
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NewsTwofour’s Educating... goes Dutch
Twofour’s Educating… format has been remade in the Netherlands as Educating Amsterdam, marking the first international version of the Channel 4 school-based doc series.
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NewsNetflix eyes more Lilyhammer
Netflix is eyeing a third series of Norwegian mob drama Lilyhammer ahead of airing the second season.
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NewsAMC set for global expansion
AMC Networks, the US company behind Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, could quickly rival international channel operators such as Discovery and UKTV co-owner Scripps following its $1bn acquisition of Chellomedia.
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NewsDirecTV picks up Black Mirror & Secret State
US broadcaster DirecTV has acquired dramas Black Mirror and Secret State.
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NewsBlink explores sloths for Animal Planet, DNI
US cable network Animal Planet is to air Blink Films’ wildlife documentary series Meet The Sloths.
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NewsThe Walking Dead rises for a fifth series
Zombie drama The Walking Dead is to return for a fifth series after securing a recommission from US cable network AMC.
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NewsSteve McQueen preps HBO drama
British film director Steve McQueen, who recently directed 12 Years A Slave, is developing a Shame-style TV project with HBO.
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NewsFremantle Media hires new kids boss
Fremantle Media has hired Rick Glankler as its new kids boss to replace Sander Schwartz, who departed earlier this month.
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NewsLast Tango star to return in Happy Valley
Writer Sally Wainwright has revealed that she is to work again with actor Sarah Lancashire on her latest BBC series, Happy Valley, after being “blown away” by her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
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NewsCBeebies' Cloudbabies heads to Germany
CBeebies pre-school series Cloudbabies is headed to Germany after Hoho Rights struck deals with two local broadcasters.
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NewsFremantle to remake BBCW formats in Australia
Fremantle Media has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide for the RTL-backed business to produce BBCW formats in Australia.