All International articles – Page 383
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NewsAmazon orders drama from X-Files creator
Amazon has ordered a pilot of apocalyptic drama The After from The X-Files creator Chris Carter.
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NewsTLC set to lose Happily Divorced
US cable network TV Land has cancelled sitcom Happily Divorced, which airs on TLC in the UK.
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NewsSyfy pilots 12 Monkeys remake
US cable network Syfy has ordered a TV remake of Terry Gilliam’s 1995 feature film 12 Monkeys.
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NewsUKTV buys King & Maxwell to fill gap on Alibi
UKTV has acquired edgy US crime drama King & Maxwell to replace procedural Body Of Proof, which was cancelled earlier this year.
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NewsCBeebies plans co-pro push
Studio AKA has been commissioned to make animated series Chop Chop! for CBeebies in the UK and across the globe, as the BBC children’s channel ramps up its international projects.
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NewsTV3 invites UK pitches for soap
Republic of Ireland broadcaster TV3 is looking to commission its first-ever soap opera and wants UK indies to pitch ideas.
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NewsC4 sees off rivals to land Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Channel 4 has acquired high profile US superhero series Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. after a fierce bidding war.
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NewsRambo heads to TV after eOne deal
Rambo is being remade for television after Entertainment One struck a deal with producer Avi Lerner.
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NewsBBCW closes China deal
BBC Worldwide has sold a package of natural history programming including Attenborough’s Ark to Chinese public broadcaster CCTV.
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NewsAlvin and the Chipmunks return to TV
Alvin and the Chipmunks are heading back to TV screens after the success of their film allowed distributor PGS Entertainment to strike a deal with US producer Bagdasarian Productions.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.
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NewsNBC picks up Spanish drama from New Media Vision
NBC has picked up crime drama The Mysteries of Laura, a remake of a Spanish series distributed by London-based firm New Media Vision.
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NewsShed Media US boosts development team
The US arm of Shed Media has boosted its development team with the hire of two execs including Firecracker Films exec Dan Snook.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.
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NewsTV3 takes Bake Off to Ireland
Irish broadcaster TV3 is to launch a local version of The Great British Bake Off as part of its autumn schedule.
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NewsKeo launches Australian division
Keo Films is to expand its business into Australia after securing a recommission of River Cottage Australia.
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NewsRaw Cut extends Foxtel blue-light deal
Raw Cut’s distribution arm has sold World’s Craziest Police Pursuits to Australian broadcaster Foxtel.
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NewsCarnival eyes US with NBCU hire
Carnival Films is building on the success of Downton Abbey in the US with the hire of NBC Universal production boss Deborah Oppenheimer.
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NewsBBC4 buys Martin Luther King doc
BBC4 has acquired a Martin Luther King Jr documentary ahead of the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march in Washington DC.
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NewsRTL & CBS launch Asian channels
RTL and CBS have formed a joint venture to roll out two English-language channels across Asia featuring a raft of US and UK shows.