All International articles – Page 480
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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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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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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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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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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.
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Banksy defaces The Simpsons
The Simpsons has had its title sequence defaced by graffiti artist Banksy.
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The Broadcast InterviewRoma Khanna: Building for the future
NBC Universal’s president of global channels and digital initiatives tells Michael Rosser how the UK will play a key role in the company’s continued growth.
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FeaturesMipcom 2010: Hot picks
As Cannes prepares to play host to Mipcom, Robin Parker and Michael Rosser select some of the most promising programmes that buyers will be eyeing up on the Croisette.
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NewsC4 signs Arthurian series
Channel 4 has snapped up the rights to a retelling of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, created by execs behind The Tudors, Torchwood and the film The Departed.
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NewsNBC Universal in talks to acquire Monkey Kingdom
NBC Universal is in discussions to acquire indie Monkey Kingdom as part of the US studio’s ambitious production strategy in the UK.
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NewsMipcom hits optimistic note
An upbeat Mipcom shrugged off a stormy opening on Monday as distributors pointed to improved market conditions and brandbuilding content.
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Survival docu-drama greenlit by Animal Planet
MIPCOM: Animal Planet has greenlit an additional season of Darlow Smithson’s docu-drama I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
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NewsAll3 set to take Accused global
MIPCOM: All3Media International is finalising deals that could take Jimmy McGovern drama Accused into 20 new territories.