All International articles – Page 492
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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.
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NewsJamie Oliver goes Dutch
MIPTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises has secured a three-year deal for Jamie Oliver’s shows to air in the Netherlands and has also reintroduced the chef to South American TV for the first time in almost a decade.
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NewsSony sets 100m target for 3D TVs
Sony expects to sell 100m 3D TVs globally in the next three years as consumers quickly embrace the new format.
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Scripps calls on indies to "reinvent" Travel
MIPTV: Scripps Networks International has spelt out plans to aggressively grow Travel Channel, which it acquired last November, and called on UK producers to help it “reinvent” its content.
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NewsFour Weddings to be remade in Italy
MIPTV: Living’s primetime hit Four Weddings is set for an Italian makeover after national broadcaster Rete 4 commissioned the reality show for domestic production.
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NewsPrimeval wins major digital prize
ITV dinosaur drama Primeval and the BBC’s history of the internet, Digital Revolution, were among the winners at this year’s International Digital Emmy Awards last night.
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NewsDRG teams with Canada’s CBC
MIPTV: Distributor DRG has signed a two-year deal with Canada’s public broadcaster to sell its formats globally and establish a “significant” development fund.
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NewsSky Italia joins The Medici
MIPTV: A new BBC drama epic, made by Spooks indie Kudos, has secured a new co-production partner in Italy.
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NewsArnesen signs with Hasbro
MIPTV: Finn Arnesen, the Turner Broadcasting exec who left the kids broadcaster last year, has resurfaced at Hasbro Studios.
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NewsOff the Fence to co-produce Wildest Africa
MIPTV: Off the Fence Productions is to co-produce HD series Wildest Africa, a sweeping look at the continent’s diverse ecology partly commissioned by UKTV-owned channel Eden.
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NewsTurner to open Middle East unit with Twofour54
Turner Broadcasting is to launch a Middle Eastern animation school and studio in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based producer Twofour54.
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NewsUS comedy La La Land coming to BBC3
BBC3 has bought La La Land, the debut US series from British comedian Marc Wootton.
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NewsTF1 picks up ITV Studios’ TV movies
MIPTV: French broadcaster TF1 has agreed to an ongoing television movie output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsFremantle widens format net
MIPTV: Broadcasters are securing more hits from emerging territories as prejudice about where shows come from “melts away”, FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has claimed.
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NewsDRG acquires Treasure Tag
MIPTV: So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley is in Cannes promoting a new treasure hunt format, which has been acquired for distribution by DRG.