All International articles – Page 488
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NewsDistributors positive as spending rises at MipTV
Distributors have returned from MipTV with a buoyant outlook on the year ahead, as buyers continue to boost their acquisition spending to offset the drop in original commissions.
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NewsElectric Sky secures NZ deal
Channel 4 series Glamour Puds and A Place in the Sun will soon be broadcast in New Zealand, following sales by Electric Sky.
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NewsFremantleMedia acquires Blu
FremantleMedia has completed the full acquisition of Scandinavian production company Blu.
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NewsShah to leave BBCW
Senior BBC Worldwide exec Monisha Shah is to step down after more than a decade at the distributor.
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NewsCurb Your Enthusiasm to return for eighth run
Fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm are set to enjoy an eighth series, lined up for broadcast next year.
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NewsGranada TV expands in Asia
Piers Morgan, Jeremy Kyle and Paul O’Grady are set to win new fans in Taiwan and Thailand, with the launch of Granada TV in both territories.
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NewsNutopia scores Obama coup
Jane Root’s indie Nutopia has secured US President Barack Obama’s services for its first commission.
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NewsTop Gear racing to US
Top Gear is set to make its long awaited debut in the US on cable network History.
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NewsBBCW signs co-pro partners for Great Barrier Reef
BBC Worldwide has secured major co-production partners in the US and Australia for upcoming natural history series Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsCBBC acquires £8m Jungle Book
The BBC has picked up an £8m reworking of The Jungle Book made in 3D.
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NewsRTÉ to co-produce Brendan Bracken doc
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is to co-produce a new documentary about Winston Churchill’s right-hand man who was also rumoured to be his secret son.
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NewsMark Gray to leave FME
Mark Gray is to step down from his senior role at FremantleMedia Enterprises after more than six years at the distribution giant.
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NewsFremantleMedia buys Dutch indie
FremantleMedia has acquired Dutch indie FourOne Media, expanding its line-up of drama and sitcoms.
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NewsMIPTV delegates stranded: update
MIPTV: TV executives remain stranded in Cannes, with UK flights cancelled due to ash released from this week’s Icelandic volcano eruption.
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NewsBBC ends censorship row over Sri Lankan feeds
BBC World Service programming is to return to Sri Lankan national broadcaster SLBC after the broadcasters resolved a row over censorship.
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NewsDiscovery acquires Landmark's Sex Robot
Discovery Health in the US has picked up Landmark Films’ new documentary Sex Robot.
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NewsBig Talk relocates Erica to Glasgow for UK remake
Big Talk Productions is planning a “rough and ready” UK version of Canadian drama Being Erica - swapping the title character’s therapist for an NHS worker and relocating the action from Toronto to Glasgow.
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NewsRDF chief ‘confident’ over Zodiak takeover
RDF Media Group is on track to finalise its sale to Zodiak Entertainment by the end of the month, with RDF backer Cyrte Investments rolling its stake over into the enlarged group.
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NewsCo-pros the talk of MipTV as execs tackle recession
The crowds were noticeably thin at MipTV this week but meetings were productive as broadcasters shrugged off the recessionary gloom and set about finding ways to get the most ambitious shows on air.
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NewsHBO orders more Treme
HBO has ordered a second series of Treme, the new drama from The Wire co-creator David Simon, just days after its US premiere.