All International articles – Page 397
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NewsStraight out of Leftfield
Leftfield Pictures, the producer of US cable hit Pawn Stars, is planning to enter the UK market, either by buying a reality production company or hiring an experienced production boss to set up a division.
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NewsBanijay revives UK indie plan
French producer and distributor Banijay Entertainment is resurrecting plans to acquire a British production company and hopes to strike a deal before the end of the year.
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NewsUK indies storm US upfronts
British indies’ position at the centre of the US cable content explosion was cemented this week as producers Left Bank Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Monkey Kingdom and Betty all snagged major deals.
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NewsStarz buys into Bindi's Bootcamp
US cable network Starz has acquired live action kids series Bindi’s Bootcamp from FremantleMedia.
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NewsBBCW & Monkey Kingdon secure Bravo series
US cable network Bravo has ordered 17 new series as part of its latest programming slate including projects from BBC Worldwide and Monkey Kingdom.
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NewsShine America hires former 19 exec
Shine has hired former 19 Entertainment and Endemol executive Kate Shepherd as vice president of development of its US division.
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NewsTechnicolor ramps up kids division
International kids producer Technicolor has hired Owen Hurley as creative director of its animation and games group.
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NewsHBO renews Game of Thrones for fourth season
US premium cable network HBO has renewed fantasy series Game of Thrones for a fourth season.
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NewsCineflix and October strike deal
Cineflix Rights has negotiated an exclusive first-look deal with Rude Tube producer October Films, beating a host of rivals including Zodiak Rights.
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NewsSony adds some Crackle to the VoD market
SPT’s executive vice-president of digital networks tells Peter White about its UK plans
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NewsNetflix orders series from The Matrix creators
Netflix has commissioned a sci-fi drama from The Matrix creators Andy and Lana Wachowski and Babylon5 creator Joe Michael Straczynski.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery orders Waco doc
Investigation Discovery will mark the 20th anniversary of the Waco Siege, the stand-off between the FBI and a cult, with a one-off documentary.
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NewsDiscovery sets launch date for TLC
Discovery-owned entertainment channel TLC is to make its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland at the end of April, as first reported by Broadcast last month.
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NewsCan't Stop Media strikes first Lat Am deal
Brazilian broadcaster Globosat has acquired comedy series Funnymals from British distributor Can’t Stop Media.
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NewsNetflix acquires Justin Time animation
Netflix UK and Ireland has acquired two series of Canadian preschool series Justin Time as it ramps up its kids content offering.
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NewsComedy Central bolsters programming team
Comedy Central is to expand its UK programming team following the promotion of Chris Collie to vice president of programming.
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NewsTax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks.
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CommentBlowing up Napoleon
True North recreates the world’s first vehicle bomb for Nat Geo’s Bloody Tales.
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NewsNat Geo US orders raft of new series
US cable network National Geographic has ordered a raft of new shows including a series described as “Forrest Gump meets the Jungle Man”.
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NewsLeopard hires former Endemol exec to head US arm
Leopard Films has hired former Endemol USA exec David Hamilton to run its US division following the departure of Nick Rigg.