All International articles – Page 443
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NewsBBCW urges indies to ‘come and talk to us’
BBC Worldwide is “open for business” and actively looking for indies in which to invest, its chief executive has said.
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NewsNetflix snaps up Being Human in first UK deal
Netflix has signed one of its first UK content deals, buying the UK original of Being Human and the US remake.
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NewsITVS acquires Ultimate Dance Battle
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has picked up the rights to a new reality dance format from RTL in the Netherlands.
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NewsDisney-ABC boss heralds “personal” TV
MIPCOM: Television will become increasingly more personal as the lines between content and technology blur, according to Disney-ABC exec Anne Sweeney.
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NewsSunset+Vine hire FM exec
Sports indie Sunset+Vine has appointed a FremantleMedia exec as its new commercial director as part of its push to become a more global business.
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NewsJapan to explore Wild Wales
MIPCOM: Content Television has sold BBC2 doc Wild Wales to NHK Japan – one of several new deals from its Cardiff-based Content West portfolio.
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NewsJamie Oliver gets new Dutch home
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia Enterprises has secured a five-year deal with Fox International Channels that will see new digital channel 24Kitchen become the new home for Jamie Oliver series in the Netherlands.
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NewsZodiak acquires ITN’s Showmen
MIPCOM: A new Channel 5 series that follows fairground families has been picked up for global distribution by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsDancing on Ice slides to Greece
MIPCOM: ITV format Dancing on Ice is to be remade in Greece in a series of new deals that will also see Four Weddings adapted for Romania and Come Dine With Me served up in Eastern Europe.
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NewsHorse & Country TV forms Euro network
Horse & Country TV has joined forces with two European equestrian broadcasters to form a specialist network with a combined potential reach of 35 million homes.
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NewsBBC1 acquires Usain Bolt doc
MIPCOM: BBC1 has secured a new two-part documentary about Olympic and 100m record holder Usain Bolt.
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NewsWide-Eyed to reveal monster snake
The producers behind March of the Dinosaurs are to make a new film about a prehistoric snake that slithered in at 48 feet in length.
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Electric Sky opens in Hong Kong
Factual distributor Electric Sky has launched a new Hong Kong brand to boost its presence in Asia and has appointed an ex-Endemol exec to run it.
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NewsZodiak to rep Guinness World Records
MIPCOM: Zodiak Rights has signed an international distribution and production deal with Guinness World Records TV.
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NewsJackass star to host US Sing if You Can
MIPCOM: Sing If You Can, the ITV1 entertainment show hosted by Keith Lemon, is to be remade in the US – where it will be hosted by Jackass star Steve-O.
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NewsRussia conjures Magicians remake
MIPCOM: Shine format The Magicians, which will return to BBC1 as a live show next year, is to be remade for audiences in Russia and the Ukraine.
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NewsBBCW secures first Parade’s End sale
MIPCOM: Parade’s End, the forthcoming BBC drama adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard, has been picked up for broadcast in Australia.
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FME unveils first Animation Collective project
MIPCOM: A new teen action drama is to be the first project to emerge from a new partnership between FremantleMedia Enterprises and Animation Collective.
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NewsBBC4 buys two Scandi dramas
MIPCOM: BBC4 hopes to pick up on the success of The Killing with another Scandinavian crime drama centred on the discovery of a dead woman’s abandoned body.
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NewsITV's Best House to be remade in Canada
MIPCOM: Shiver-made ITV daytime format May the Best House Win has been commissioned by broadcasters in Canada and Belgium.