All International articles – Page 499
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NewsMammoth Screen to adapt Fear of Flying
Wuthering Heights indie Mammoth Screen is set to adapt Erica Jong’s iconic novel Fear of Flying, with backing of ITV Global and US broadcaster the Sundance channel.
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NewsBBCW eyes drama franchises
BBC Worldwide is working on strategies to create drama franchises of the scale of 24 and Heroes as it gears up for BBC Showcase later this month.
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CNN hires Donald to make features more interactive
Studio Lambert co-founder Jamie Donald is to join CNN as director of its international productions arm.
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NewsJeffrey swaps TV for bid to unseat Labour
Nat Geo’s European boss, George Jeffrey, is to quit TV to pursue his dream of becoming an MP.
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NewsAlibi seals highest-profile deal for ABC’s Castle
UKTV crime channel Alibi has sealed its highest-profile acquisition to date - picking up the exclusive UK rights to the first two series of ABC Studios drama Castle.
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NewsRamage Rooney quits C4 to join Ramsay’s indie
Channel 4’s features department has lost its second commissioner in a month, with Adeline Ramage Rooney moving to Gordon Ramsay’s indie to executive produce Fox’s US remake of Masterchef.
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NewsSky1 acquires Glenn Martin
Sky 1 has secured exclusive UK rights to stop-motion animated US comedy Glenn Martin, DDS.
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NewsWorking Title launches indie with NBCU
Working Title, the film company behind Bridget Jones and Atonement, has joined forces with NBC Universal International to launch a new TV indie.
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NewsMy Monkey Baby swings around the world
Cineflix International have racked up new sales of Channel 4 documentary My Monkey Baby and fact ent series Conviction Kitchen.
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News24 filming halted as Sutherland falls ill
TV chiefs have halted production of the thriller 24 so its star Kiefer Sutherland can undergo surgery.
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NewsITVS ups Hedges
The head of comedy and drama at ITV Studios Global Entertainment has been upped to a new acquisitions role.
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NewsBravo broadens its appeal with con artist drama from Fox
A USA Network comedy drama about a quick-thinking con artist has been collared by Bravo.
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NewsFriends to swap C4 for Comedy Central
Comedy Central UK will become the new home of Friends next year after succeeding with a 12-month “all-singing, all-dancing” campaign to land the show from Warner Bros.
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NewsNickelodeon drops splat for ‘older’ identity
Nickelodeon UK is ditching its famous orange splat as part of a major global rebrand.
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NewsDRG sets up dedicated arm for 3D distribution
Digital Rights Group is to become the first distributor to launch a division dedicated to 3D programming and will unveil about a dozen titles at MipTV in April.
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NewsUKTV beefs up spring schedule for Good Food
UKTV has beefed up the spring schedule of cooking channel Good Food with five culinary series from around the world.
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NewsDaredevils picked up in US
RDF Rights has sold documentary series Daredevils to international broadcasters including Discovery-owned Animal Planet in the US.
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NewsBeale to join NBCU
Former 12 Yard executive Mike Beale is to take a senior production role at NBC Universal.
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NewsC4 to drop Friends
Channel 4 is to wave goodbye to US comedy Friends after 15 years, freeing up slots on both C4 and E4 for new shows - with Comedy Central picking up the rights.
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NewsUndercover Boss draws 38.6m in US
The US version of Undercover Boss was seen by a massive audience of 38.6m, airing after the Super Bowl on Sunday night.