All International articles – Page 494
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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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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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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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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.
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NewsWorld at War to be remastered
MIPTV: Classic documentary series The World at War is to be remastered and re-released later this year.
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NewsWeakest Link tops 40th format sale
Macedonia is set to get its very own Anne Robinson in a forthcoming adaptation of BBC quiz show The Weakest Link.
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NewsMTV to pilot Style Date
MTV is piloting a new format based on a popualr Irish series in which men attempt to win a date using their fashion sense.
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NewsWallace & Gromit head down under
Aardman Rights has sold its new Wallace and Gromit science show to ABC Australia as part of a raft of deals ahead of MipTV.
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NewsOprah to swap day for night
Chat show host Oprah Winfrey will switch to a night time slot on her new channel.