All International articles – Page 506
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NewsParkinson returns for one-off retrospective
Chatshow veteran Sir Michael Parkinson is returning to screens for a one-off special – in Australia.
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NewsOprah Winfrey Show to end in 2011
US television star Oprah Winfrey is expected to bring her popular talk show to an end after 25 seasons in 2011, according to her production company.
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NewsAhoy! RDF to make ABC Family pirate drama
RDF Media is developing a “swashbuckling” pirate drama for ABC Family, targeted at the Merlin demographic.
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NewsLiving It wedded to reality as budget airline series takes flight
Living 2’s new incarnation, Living It, will kick-off with a raft of acquisitions, including a fly-on-the-wall comedic factual series following the ups and downs of travel on a budget airline.
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NewsVirgin 1 boosts US drama slate with shows from NBC and SyFy
Virgin 1 has given its US line-up a shot in the arm with the acquisition of sci-fi series Warehouse 13 and NBC paramedic drama Trauma.
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NewsUkraine makes its own version of Yes Minister
Classic BBC comedy Yes Minister is to return to TV - but with a shift from the halls of Westminster to Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada.
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NewsTLC orders $2m mall doc series from September
September Films has won a $2m commission from TLC in the US to turn its real-life pilot Mall Cops: Mall Of America into a full series.
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NewsKidsCo picks up DangerMouse in FME detail
KidsCo is to air DangerMouse, Count Duckula and other children’s classics after striking a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).
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NewsElectric Sky acquires conjoined twins doc
Electric Sky has picked up a new documentary about two-year-old conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna, who were today separated in a 32-hour operation.
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NewsCollision races around the world
ITV1 drama Collision is to air in the US, Australasia and Scandinavia following a raft of deals by the Digital Rights Group.
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NewsBBC get Nurse Jackie treatment
The BBC has picked up highly-acclaimed US show Nurse Jackie, a dark comedy starring multi-Emmy and Golden Globe winning Sopranos star Edie Falco.
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NewsC4 to stage plane crash
Channel 4 is broadcast the crash-landing of a 300-seat passenger jet for a new documentary.
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NewsScripps set to cook up UK shows for Food Network
US cable broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive is on the hunt for a raft of UK programming, including reality shows, travelogues and documentaries, to stock the schedules of the new UK version of its Food Network channel.
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NewsHigh Point picks up Londoners
Londoners, dubbed “the Polish EastEnders”, has been picked up for international distribution by High Point Television.
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NewsRestaurants in Turkish living rooms
Viewers in Turkey and Scandinavia will soon be feasting on local versions of Virgin 1 culinary series Restaurant in our Living Room, following fresh sales by Target Entertainment.
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FeaturesBeata Hegedus, Debmar Mercury
The managing director of Debmar Mercury International, Beata Hegedus, on her most recent acquisitions, what she is looking for and the challenges ahead.
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NewsZig Zag and September make shock-docs for US
Zig Zag Productions and September Films have kept up their good international form by winning two shock-doc orders in the US.
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NewsUK broadcasters win slew of AIB global awards
The UK dominated this year’s AIB Awards with Channel 4 and BBC News documentaries beating stiff competition from around the world.
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NewsTranter turns to Pharoah and Graham
Jane Tranter has turned to Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham to try to kickstart BBC Worldwide Productions’ US drama ambitions.
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NewsSyfy in US transfer
BBC3 supernatural comedy-drama Being Human is to get an American makeover after Syfy greenlit a 13-part remake from RDF Media USA.