All International articles – Page 460
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NewsTurner plans licensing tie-up with producers
Turner Broadcasting has signed licensing and merchandising rights to Bananas In Pyjamas, Chloe’s Closet and Jelly Jamm as it moves to represent pre-school shows for the first time.
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NewsChannel 5 books Silent Library
Channel 5 has commissioned a remake of a Japanese gameshow in which contestants must keep quiet while enduring ‘punishments’.
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NewsFood Network to serve cupcake reality show
A US reality show based around a small cupcake company and a travel series about drinking have been picked up by Food Network UK.
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NewsNBCU acquires Matchbox stake
NBC Universal International has acquired a majority stake in an Australian production company – its first indie investment outside of the UK.
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NewsITVS names Silverback boss
ITV Studios has named Hans Engholm as the new chief executive of its Swedish-based production company Silverback.
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NewsUKTV's Alibi collars US detective series
UKTV has picked up the exclusive rights to US detective drama Rizzoli & Isles from Warner Bros.
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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.