All International articles – Page 469
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NewsBBC Showcase moving to Liverpool
BBC Worldwide’s annual programme event is to leave Brighton after more than 30 years and move to Liverpool.
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NewsEpisodes sold to 186 countries
Episodes, the BBC2 comedy starring Matt Leblanc, has been acquired by broadcasters around the world.
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NewsOctonauts swims to Disney US
Animated series Octonauts and Gaspard & Lisa are to air in the US following a deal between children’s indie Chorion and Disney.
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NewsGrammys' 26m viewers the biggest for 11 years
The Grammys hit a high note on Sunday night, drawing the show’s biggest US TV audience in a decade.
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NewsFME unites with Random House
FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a new deal with Random House to develop two new kids shows.
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NewsZodiak launches kids division
Zodiak Media Group has launched a children’s division, uniting the indie’s production and distribution arms into one unit.
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NewsWild Rover BBC1 quizshow set for US remake
Wild Rover’s forthcoming BBC1 quizshow Secret Fortune looks set for a US remake after Nigel Lythgoe picked up the rights.
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NewsIran jams BBC's Egypt coverage
The BBC’s Persian television service is being jammed from within Iran following coverage of the political unrest in Egypt, the broadcaster has said.
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NewsBBC cuts Top Gear Mexico jokes for US
Scenes in which Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May poked fun at Mexicans will be cut before the show is broadcast in the United States next week.
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NewsAl-Jazeera English to up original content by 25%
Al-Jazeera English is upping the number of original hours of content it orders by more than 25% this year as it increases its number of dedicated seasons.
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UK indie wins daily music show in China
A daily music show – Eye Tube - has been commissioned by Chinese broadcaster Channel Young. The programme has been developed by Paul Thompson and David Hopkins of Izon Music/Izon audio visual, with Steve Benham as producer.
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The Broadcast InterviewThe pitfalls of network TV
Want to work in network TV in the US? Veteran comedy producer Mitchell Hurwitz, creator of cult series Arrested Development, has some words of warning. Robin Parker reports.
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NewsFree Agents US pilot ordered
An American pilot of Channel 4 comedy, Free Agents, made by Big Talk has been commissioned by NBC.
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NewsRebranded Fiver to air Warner comedies
Channel 5 is rebranding its digital channel Fiver as 5* (Five Star) and has acquired two Warner Bros comedies, including the Twitter-inspired show $#*! My Dad Says.
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NewsPulling star Sharon Horgan to pilot ABC sitcom
Sharon Horgan, star and co-creator of BBC3 comedy Pulling, is to write and feature in a US sitcom - while BBC1’s Not Going Out is being reworked for audiences Stateside.
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NewsITVS America ups Stakes with pilots for US and UK
ITV Studios America is to make its first ever pilot for ITV1 and will simultaneously produce a US version of the show for NBC.
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NewsBBC America to air Six Nations
BBC America has inked a deal to air five live games from this year’s Six Nations for viewers in the US.
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NewsHistory channel to air Kennedys
Controversial US series The Kennedys is to air on the History channel in the UK – and has finally found a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsUnrepentant Gervais vows Globes repeat
Ricky Gervais has promised to “pull exactly the same s*** again or even worse” if he is invited back to host the Golden Globes, as organisers denied claims he had been offered a third stint.
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NewsRamsay shark doc sold to Greece
Gordon Ramsay’s latest Channel 4 documentary, about the devastating effects of shark fishing, has been reeled in by Greek broadcaster Skai TV.