All International articles – Page 422
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NewsCITV's Bookaboo set to return for third series
CITV show Bookaboo will return for a third series after producer Happy Films secured two deals in Canada.
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NewsSPT poised to snap up £40m Left Bank
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is on the brink of acquiring Wallander producer Left Bank Pictures in a deal thought to be worth in excess of £40m.
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NewsMiranda and the Syndicate to air in Australia
BBC series’ The Syndicate and Miranda have been snapped up for broadcast in Australia as part of 50 hours of new sales by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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CommentAnimation and licensing key to overseas success
Kids’ content has to travel well and have licensing potential, says Paul Robinson.
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NewsBlakeway wins series for China
Blakeway Productions has partnered a Chinese indie to make a landmark series about the West that is being lined up for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
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NewsNick Rees named Passion MD
Passion Distribution has promoted Nick Rees to the newly created role of managing director.
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NewsZodiak renews ZKK deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look development deal with ZKK, the indie behind My Daughter the Teenage Nudist.
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NewsSky acquires Elementary, Vegas, Arrow and The Following
Sky has snapped up the rights to four new US shows including a fresh adaptation of Sherlock Holmes starring Johnny Lee Miller.
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NewsZodiak to distribute Rebound
Global distribution rights to French supernatural thriller Rebound have been acquired by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsUnforgettable revived in US
US crime drama Unforgettable, which airs on Sky Living in the UK, has been saved from the axe after being cancelled by CBS.
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NewsThomson: BBC will never put profits before programmes
The BBC’s chief operating officer has insisted that the corporation will never put profits before programming.
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NewsRaw takes Gold Rush to Africa
Raw TV is heading to Ghana for a spin-off of Discovery US ratings smash Gold Rush.
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NewsTwofour sets up US arm and hires OWN exec
Twofour has launched Twofour America in Los Angeles and hired a former Oprah Winfrey Network exec to spearhead production.
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NewsNGC buys Parthenon comic doc
National Geographic Channel has acquired documentary special Comic Store Heroes from Parthenon Entertainment.
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CommentTaking a risk in Japanese market can pay dividends
Japan is fascinating but can be a tough place to do business, says Danny Fenton.
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NewsOrsten takes Grand Scheme stake
Tony Orsten, the former managing director of the Paramount UK Partnership and chief executive of Abu Dhabi media initiative Twofour54, has invested in consultancy Grand Scheme and become its chairman.
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NewsBBC global audience hits 239m
BBC international services have seen a rise in its global weekly audience by 14m to 239m in 2012 - an increase of 6% despite facing cut backs.
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ITVS to sell Sundance's Rectify
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has secured the distribution rights to the new Sundance Channel drama from the producers of Breaking Bad.
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NewsC5 signs Truckers for life
Channel 5 and A+E Networks have acquired the ongoing rights to adventure doc Ice Road Truckers and its Deadliest Roads spin-off.
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Zodiak teams with Asahi Japan
Zodiak Rights has revealed its ambitions in Japan signing a co-development deal with broadcaster Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).