All International articles – Page 473
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NewsDRG bags rights to new US sitcom Retired At 35
DRG has picked up the distribution rights to US comedy Retired At 35.
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NewsNickelodeon acquires two US toons
Nickelodeon UK has picked up two animated series from its US division.
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Darlow Smithson to infest Animal Planet
Indie Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned to make a new mini-series about major infestations.
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NewsSmall Potatoes planted in France/Finland
Forthcoming CBeebies show Small Potatoes has been harvested for broadcasters in France and Finland.
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NewsZodiak launches digital/AFP unit
Zodiak Media Group is to merge its digital and branded content companies to form a new division designed at exploiting its content around the world.
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NewsFood Network acquires new shows
Food Network and sister channel Fine Living Network have acquired six new programmes covering world cuisine and cultural hot spots.
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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.