All International articles – Page 470
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NewsBBC could raise £1bn from Worldwide sale
BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm, could be partially privatised to raise up to £2 billion and allow the BBC to spearhead growth in exports from Britain’s creative industries, according to reports.
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NewsAP to distribute Celebrity Footage
The Associated Press (AP) is to distribute content produced by Los Angeles-based agency Celebrity Footage through its sales division, AP Archive.
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NewsBBC2 and Animal Planet order Icon snake odyssey
BBC2 and Animal Planet US have commissioned a doc from Icon Films following reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he travels across India on a “serpentine odyssey”.
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NewsPower rescued by African firm
Producer and distributor Power Corp International has been bought out of administration by African media investment business Sabido Investments for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsNBCU boosts UK presence
NBC Universal International has poached Hat Trick’s head of comedy and appointed the former creative director of Diverse and Silver River as it accelerates its production ambitions in the UK.
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The Broadcast InterviewTLC: Rita Mullin, VP development
TLC is one of Discovery Communications’ big three brands. A female-skewing network, it is in 99 million homes and is being rolled out aggressively around the world.
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The Broadcast InterviewSmithsonian: David Royle, EVP, programming and production
Jointly owned by the 164-year-old Smithsonian Institution and CBS’s Showtime Network, Smithsonian Channel delivers programmes that are entertaining and informative.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning: US market overview
Overview of the factual commissioning market in the US and the opportunities it holds for UK producers.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning Report: US cable networks
To mark the publication of Broadcast’s Factual Commissioning Report, subscribers can sample extracts here that detail what US cable bosses are looking for, an overview of the market and an interview with a HBO documentary executive.
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The Broadcast InterviewHBO: Nancy Abraham, SVP, documentary programming
With a factual slate of mostly feature-length documentaries, HBO aims to deliver something viewers won’t see anywhere else, its senior vice-president of documentary programming tells Maria Esposito.
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NewsPillars of the Earth sequel greenlit
A sequel to the epic history drama The Pillars of the Earth is to go into production next year.
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NewsShine poaches Disney exec
Shine International has appointed a Disney executive to a new top-level role at the distributor.
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NewsC5 acquires US zombie drama The Walking Dead
Channel 5 has picked up the free-to-air rights to The Walking Dead, the hit US zombie drama starring British actor Andrew Lincoln.
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NewsNew Skins sold ahead of debut
The forthcoming new series of teen drama Skins has been picked up by broadcasters in Latin America and South Korea as part of a raft of new sales by All3Media International.
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Live German TV stunt ends in serious injury
Millions of German TV viewers saw a man seriously injure himself trying to jump over a car on a live show.
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NewsBBCW scores format first in South Korea
Strictly Come Dancing is to be adapted for audiences in South Korea, the first time BBC Worldwide has secured a format deal in the country.
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NewsOverseas iPlayer to host ‘best of British’ content
The global iPlayer will host content from other UK broadcasters when it launches next year as part of a “best of British” brand proposition.
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NewsUndercover Boss sold worldwide
Factual series Undercover Boss has been sold into more than 175 territories by distributor All3Media International.
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NewsZodiak wins commission for Al Jazeera kids’ series
Zodiak Media Group has won its first commission in the Middle East and has handed Nigel Pickard responsibility for production in the region.