All International articles – Page 435
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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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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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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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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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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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NewsBrit Awards return to US
The US acquired this week’s Brit Awards for the first time since 2009.
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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.
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NewsLOTR's Monaghan going wild for Channel 5
Dominic Monaghan, best known for roles in Lord of the Rings and Lost, to front a series for Channel 5 in which he will hunt for the world’s most dangerous and elusive insects.
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NewsSky Arts to air original Homeland
The Israeli drama that provided the inspiration for new US thriller Homeland has been acquired by Sky Arts.
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ITV Studios takes 100 Mile Challenge
A new format in which families can only eat food produced within 100 miles of them has been optioned by ITV Studios.
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NewsMark Wright pilots ITV1 show
Former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright could be handed his first primetime ITV1 show - an entertainment vehicle based on a hit German format.
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NewsMirriAd strikes Viasat product placement deal
UK digital product placement firm MirriAd has signed a deal with Viasat Broadcasting to place ads on TV3 shows in Sweden and Norway.
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Parthenon Media Group lands new chairman
Parthenon Media Group has named former LoveFilm chairman Charles Gurassa as non-executive chairman.
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NewsElectric Sky investigates mega systems in 3D
Electric Sky Productions is making a 3D series for US channel 3net which will focus on complex systems such as New York’s Grand Central Terminal and John F Kennedy Airport.