All International articles – Page 384
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NewsDiscovery orders Spain rail crash doc
Discovery has commissioned ITN Productions to produce a one-off doc about Spain’s Santiago de Compostella train crash.
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NewsSky acquires Australian CCTV series
Sky has acquired Australian CCTV series Surveillance after striking a deal with Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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NewsITVS hires new Australian boss
ITV Studios has hired The Gruen Transfer producer Anita Jacoby as its Australian managing director to help boost its business in the region.
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NewsBridezillas bootcamp spin-off re-ordered
September Films’ Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas has been recommissioned for a second series by US cable network WE TV.
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NewsC4 leads fight for US shows
The market for high-profile US acquisitions has heated up in the past seven days, with Channel 4 leading the way.
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NewsC5 picks up drama Betrayal
Channel 5 has acquired US drama Betrayal after striking a deal with Disney Media Distribution.
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NewsFresh One inks deal with GroupM-backed Canadian indie
Fresh One Productions has extended its reach in North America after striking a deal with Bristow Global Media, a new indie that is also working with GroupM Entertainment in the US.
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NewsHulu orders comedy from Lionsgate
US VoD service Hulu has commissioned Deadbeat, a comedy series from Lionsgate and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.
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NewsAmazon orders Electus kids series
Amazon Studios has ordered a kids pilot from Ben Silverman’s Electus, marking one of the fledgling VoD provider’s highest-profile children’s series to date.
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NewsCanada's Tricon launches kids division with Irish series
Canadian producer and distributor Tricon is launching a kids division and has acquired international rights to Irish animated series Wildernuts.
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NewsBeyond eyes digital acquisitions
International producer and distributor Beyond International is looking to acquire digital media companies and boost its third party catalogue following a 13% revenue growth.
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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.