All International articles – Page 453
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NewsBBC Worldwide competing for scale, says CEO
RTS CAMBRIDGE: “The inability to get hold of capital” is the biggest thing preventing BBC Worldwide from competing at scale, according to its chief executive John Smith.
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News71 Degrees North goes global
ITV reality show 71 Degrees North has been sold to six new territories by Banijay International.
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NewsParthenon boosts team as major orders come in
Parthenon Entertainment has boosted its Bristol production office with three appointments and unveiled two major commissions for broadcasters in Austria and Germany.
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NewsCake wins rights to Pocoyo
Cake has snapped up the distribution rights to children’s show Pocoyo, after ITV Studios Global Entertainment walked away from the series earlier this year.
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NewsPrimeval goes dark for spin-off
Impossible Pictures has secured an order from Canadian sci-fi broadcaster Space for an “older, darker and scarier” post-watershed spin-off of dinosaur drama Primeval.
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NewsWarning over World Service
The integration of the World Service into the BBC could take up to five years, senior figures have warned, with cultural and budgetary tensions threatening to “drown out” the service’s international voice.
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Hairy Bikers ride to US
US cable channel History has commissioned BBC Worldwide Productions to make a 12 x 30-minute version of Hairy Bikers to air in the States later this year.
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NewsZodiak wins race for Usain Bolt documentaries
Zodiak Rights has acquired the international rights to a new two-part film about record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt.
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Smithsonian extends OTF deal
Smithsonian Channel and indie Off the Fence have extended their distribution agreement through 2012.
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NewsCoolabi names licensing head
Entertainment producer and rights management company Coolabi has appointed a new head of licensing.
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NewsSneak peek: Broadcast Distributors Survey
Broadcast charts the fortunes of UK distributors in our annual survey this week – and subscribers can get a sneak preview from today.
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NewsMaverick to reveal Discovery's Naked Secret
Maverick TV, the indie behind Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, has produced a series about ‘naked secrets’ for Discovery Networks International.
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Gaumont moves into scripted TV
French film studio Gaumont has unveiled its first scripted TV projects - a series’ centred on fictional killer Hannibal Lector and Swiss artist Madame Tussaud.
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NewsNBC to adapt Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner has been picked up by US network NBC.
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NewsSky Living acquires Secret Circle
A new supernatural drama from the makers of The Vampire Diaries and Dawson’s Creek has been acquired by Sky Living.
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NewsNewsnight added to Global iPlayer
Newsnight, Hardtalk, Click and Talking Movies are being added to the BBC’s new Global iPlayer.
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NewsTurner buys LazyTown producer in £20m deal
Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired the Icelandic producer of global kids brand LazyTown in a deal thought to be worth almost £20m.
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NewsAustralian indie warns C4 over potential IP infringement
Channel 4 and Objective Productions have been sent a “legal warning shot” by Australian indie Zapruder that claims The Mad Bad Ad Show pilot could infringe the intellectual property around its existin
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NewsParthenon acquires Olly the Little White Van
Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Olly The Little White Van, the CGI-animated pre-school series currently airing on CiTV.
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NewsCineflix signals growth intent with rebranding
Cineflix International is being relaunched as Cineflix Rights as part of an “aggressive growth strategy” to boost revenues at the business.