All International articles – Page 484
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NewsObjective’s O’Connor moves to LA to spearhead US charge
Objective Productions managing director Andrew O’Connor has moved to the US, where he will head up the company’s push to break into the market.
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NewsFX buys The Defenders
FX UK has picked up the rights to CBS’s new legal comedy drama The Defenders.
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NewsMTV UK hires Brookman to oversee channels
MTV Networks UK has appointed former Five director of acquisitions Vanessa Brookman as its vice-president of programming.
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NewsSTV agrees format swap deal with Kinetic in bid to crack US
STV Productions aims to establish a stronger foothold in the US after striking a format swap deal with Kinetic Content, the indie run by former RDF USA boss Chris Coelen.
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NewsC4 picks up NBC’s 24-style conspiracy thriller
Channel 4 has picked up the UK rights to The Event, a conspiracy thriller with echoes of 24 and Lost that has been touted as one of the biggest US dramas of the year.
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One in four Australians watch MasterChef final
MasterChef has broken its own ratings record in Australia, with one in four of the population watching the final at its peak.
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FremantleMedia Enterprises to make motor racing drama
The commercial arm of FremantleMedia is to adapt a motor racing book into a new drama series as part of a push for its scripted output.
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NewsC4 links with Kinetic to secure US cable dramas
Channel 4 has secured a potential pipeline of US drama and miniseries through a development deal with Kinetic Content, the indie run by former RDF USA boss Chris Coelen.
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NewsMad Men exec to head Cineflix scripted division
Cineflix has hired an executive behind Emmy award-winners Mad Men and Breaking Bad to head its new scripted programming division.
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NewsDiscovery in EMEA shake-up
Discovery Network’s EMEA managing director Arthur Bastings is leaving the broadcaster after six years in a move that will see his responsibilities split between two senior executives.
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NewsDamages saved for two more series
US legal drama Damages has been saved from the axe after satellite station DirecTV bought the show.
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NewsIMG signs Pilot Film & TV deal
IMG Entertainment has forged a new deal with Pilot Film & TV Productions to sell over 200 hours of programming around the world.
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Discovery joins Simply Media on Triangle co-pro
Indie Simply Media has secured a co-production deal with Discovery Communications for a new documentary about the Bermuda Triangle.
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NewsNBCU eyes UK market with fact ent boost
NBC Universal is ramping up production activity in the UK, with one show already under way and four others in the pipeline.
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NewsITV1 buys River Monsters
ITV has bought the second series of wildlife doc River Monsters from factual specialist Icon Films.
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The Broadcast InterviewStéphane Courbit, Banijay
He’s 45, rumoured to be worth €400m and counts Sarkozy and Arsene Wenger among his friends. In a rare interview, David Wood meets the Banijay boss intent on growing his empire.
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NewsDon’t Stop Believing gets Oz remake
New Five entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing is to be remade for audiences in Australia.
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News101 Ways scores format hat-trick
Endemol’s new BBC1 entertainment show 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow is to be remade for audiences in Germany, Brazil and Turkey.