All International articles – Page 431
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NewsUS firm to control Agatha Christie literary estate
IP firm Chorion has sold a majority stake of the Agatha Christie’s literary estate to US firm Acorn Media Group.
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NewsC4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel
Channel 4 has acquired an adaptation of Kate Mosse thriller Labyrinth and the sequel to medieval drama The Pillars of the Earth.
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NewsContent to sell BBC thriller Line of Duty
Content Television has secured the international distribution rights to new BBC thriller Line of Duty.
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NewsBBCW secures major content deal with Australia’s FetchTV
Australia’s FetchTV has acquired more than 1,750 episodes of BBC Worldwide programming for its VoD service.
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NewsWallander and Whitechapel head to Japan
British TV detectives will be displaying their powers of deduction in Japan following several new deals by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsMisfits indie unveils new sci fi dramas
Clerkenwell Films, the indie behind superhero series Misfits, are developing futuristic and supernatural dramas for US cable network BBC America.
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NewsTarget Entertainment goes into administration
International distributor Target Entertainment has gone into administration just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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NewsBlack Mirror nominated for Rose d’Or
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror and Ricky Gervais’ Life’s Too Short have been nominated for international awards at the Rose d’Or Festival.
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NewsRidley Scott to make Japan in a Day
Scott Free London is teaming with Japan’s Fuji TV to capture a snapshot of a day in Japan – marking the anniversary of last year’s deadly earthquake and tsunami.
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NewsFirst sales for Downs series Punky
Animated series Punky – featuring a lead character with Down Syndrome – has been sold into a raft of new territories and has secured award nominations in Ireland.
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NewsSales for Sinbad in Canada and France
Impossible Pictures’ Sinbad has been pre-sold by BBC Worldwide to Space in Canada and both Canal+ and NRJ12 in France.
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NewsDownton Abbey helps PBS to ratings high
The finale of the second series of Downton Abbey helped PBS to a three-year ratings high in the US.
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NewsBrit Awards return to US
The US acquired this week’s Brit Awards for the first time since 2009.
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NewsPBS UK to show Murdoch film a day after US debut
An investigative documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire will air in the UK less than 24 hours after its US premiere.
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NewsC5 goes Inside the Titanic with Dangerous Films
Channel 5 has picked up the UK rights to Inside the Titanic, a big-budget factual drama from producer Dangerous Films.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.
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Southern Star names new CEO
Southern Star, the Australian production giant owned by Endemol, has hired a Seven Network executive as its new chief executive.
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CBeebies Iconicles go west
Kids series Iconicles has been sold to broadcasters across the Americas and Canada.
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NewsFellowes’ Titanic sails to South Africa
ITV’s epic Titanic drama, written by Julian Fellowes, is to air in South Africa on the day the UK broadcast concludes.