All International articles – Page 459
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NewsBattle begins for US hits
Competition will be fierce at this year’s LA Screenings as broadcasters battle to acquire the best from a bumper crop of new US comedy and drama.
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NewsFirst Look heads to US with Evil Up Close
Stratford-Upon-Avon-based factual specialist First Look TV is setting up a US base after clinching its first US sale with a commission for cable network A&E.
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NewsBBC eyes The Voice for Saturday night
BBC1 is considering new singing format The Voice for a prime Saturday night slot following its success in the US.
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NewsSecret Iraq heads to Denmark
A BBC2 film about Iraq after the fall of Saddam has been sold to a Danish broadcaster by distributor Electric Sky.
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NewsSky poised to acquire Glee
Sky is set to snatch the rights to US high school musical Glee from Channel 4.
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VideoVideo: C4's Free Agents wins US series
Free Agents, the Channel 4 comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Sharon Horgan, is to be remade for US network NBC - which has released the first clips of their version.
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VideoVideo: Prime Suspect US
US network NBC has unveiled a first look at the new adaptation of ITV crime drama Prime Suspect.
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FeaturesUS TV: Commissioning Strategies 2011-2012
Broadcast has released an abridged version of its in-depth US TV report, revealing insight into commissioning strategies at key US broadcasters ahead of this month’s LA Screenings.
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NewsMisfits and Ashes head to Latin America
Teen superhero drama Misfits and the BBC’s Ashes to Ashes have been acquired for broadcast in Latin America.
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NewsKutcher drops Two And a Half Men hint
Twitter king Ashton Kutcher has given his followers a big clue that he may be joining Two And A Half Men.
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Camp Orange hits the UK
Nickelodeon is launching a UK version of its international reality format Camp Orange, which sees eight kids sent to compete in a series of bush challenges in the Australian outback.
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FeaturesCarmi Zlotnik, Starz
Liberty Media-owned Starz is a premium pay-TV channel that reaches about 22 million homes in the US. Originally focused on screening theatrical movies, the last two years have seen the company make a major move into content origination.
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FeaturesRichard De Croce, BBC America
BBC America is a 13-year-old BBC Worldwide-owned entertainment channel reaching 68 million cable homes via major platform operators such as Time Warner, Cox, DirecTV and DISH. The channel has been expanding its audience for some time and is on track for its fifth straight year of growth in primetime.
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FeaturesErika Kennair, Syfy
Syfy, the network formerly known as Sci-Fi, is part of the NBC Universal family. One of the most popular cable channels in the US, Syfy currently ranks in the top 10 among 25-to 54-year-olds.
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FeaturesCBS
CBS started as one of the largest radio conglomerates in the Unitied States in the late 1920s and, though now a television network, CBS has stayed in the foreground of entertainment since its inception. Currently the most-watched network in the US, CBS has kept this position for almost a decade.
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FeaturesNBC
NBC had enjoyed unparalleled dominance in US broadcasting, claiming number one spot in primetime ratings throughout the 1980s and 1990s - fuelled by scripted powerhouses Friends, Frasier, Seinfeld, The West Wing and ER, not to mention the earlier classics such as Cheers, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Knight Rider and ...
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Prime Suspect heads to the US
ITV’s seminal crime drama Prime Suspect is to be adapted for US audiences for the first time.
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NewsITVS America ups stakes with first order for ITV1
ITV Studios America is to make its first show for ITV1 as part of a raft of entertainment commissions won by the in-house production business.
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NewsDisney India to remake Zodiak's That’s My Kid
Disney Channel has signed a format deal with Zodiak Rights to reversion That’s My Kid for young audiences in India.