All International articles – Page 473
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NewsWalking Dead draws big US audiences
Zombie drama The Walking Dead, set to launch in the UK this week, debuted with the biggest audience for a series premiere on any US cable network this year.
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NewsWarner Bros hires Tiger Aspect exec
US studio Warner Bros has snared another executive from indie Tiger Aspect to continue its push into the international production market.
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NewsBBCW unveils £40m 3D dinosaur project
BBC Worldwide is to partner with Indian firm Reliance Big Entertainment on three feature-length films, including a 3D version of Walking With Dinosaurs.
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NewsE4 acquires US answer to Inbetweeners
E4 has acquired a new comedy series from the US that centres around college life in the 1980s, which the channel is angling as a successor to The Inbetweeners.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to provide in-flight channels for BA
British Airways passengers will be able to watch BBC shows on four branded channels from December following a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsIndies generate record Mipcom revenue
UK indies pulled in record revenues of more than £18m at this month’s Mipcom market, according to figures from Pact.
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NewsZeppotron names head of comedy
Endemol-owned indie Zeppotron has promoted formatted comedy editor Ruth Phillips to head of comedy.
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First look: Skins US
MTV has released the first trailer for the US version of teen drama Skins.
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NewsObjective remakes Tool Academy for E4
Objective Productions is making an 8 x 60-minute version of VH1’s US hit Tool Academy for E4.
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NewsMasterChef UK heads Down Under
BBC Worldwide Australia has concluded a deal with subscription TV network XYZ Networks to bring the British version of cookery franchise MasterChef to Australian viewers.
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FeaturesThe Big C, Showtime (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on this new comedy-drama from the US that dares to laugh at terminal cancer.
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Nelson rises at SPT
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Eddie Nelson as senior vice president of networks for EMEA.
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NewsHBO picks up BBC3’s Lip Service for South America
BBC3’s racy Glaswegian lesbian drama Lip Service is to be shown across South America as part of a package of programming snapped up by HBO.
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NewsPassion drags RuPaul into new territories
Passion Distribution has secured several sales of RuPaul’s Drag Race after launching the third season of the US reality series at Mipcom in Cannes.
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NewsZodiak snares World's Youngest Daredevils
Zodiak Rights has snared a global distribution deal with Connected Pictures for documentary special The World’s Youngest Daredevils.
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NewsCineflix sells titles to Nordic broadcasters
Cineflix International Distribution has sold nearly 230 hours of programming, including Channel 5 doc Manson, to broadcasters across the Nordic region.
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NewsBig Brother lives on
Big Brother may have taken its final bow on Channel 4 but Endemol has struck a deal that will see the reality show continue in the US.
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NewsBruckheimer to adapt UK format
Jerry Bruckheimer, the US producer behind CSI and The Amazing Race, is adapting a new format created by a Belfast-based indie.
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NewsPact welcomes Mip funding
Indie trade body Pact has welcomed the Government’s support for its UK Indies Pavilion at two major international trade events in Cannes.
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NewsGordon Ramsay heads to India
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to be seen by new audiences in India, following sales of some of his biggest series by Optomen International.