All International articles – Page 515
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Five bags Breaking Bad
Five has bagged first-run UK rights to the second series of acclaimed US drama Breaking Bad.
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BBCW completes ad sales team reshuffle
BBC Worldwide has completed a revamp of its senior global ad sales team with two new appointments.
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Sky meets The Pacific
Sky Movies has acquired HBO’s The Pacific, the big budget WWII drama from the creators of Band of Brothers.
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Animal Planet hooks second Icon fish series
Bristol-based indie Icon Films has been commissioned by US cable channel Animal Planet to make a second run of its fishing adventure series, River Monsters.
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NewsDRG in deal with Motive TV to form sales division
Digital Rights Group has created a new sales division it will operate alongside its other brands after signing an exclusive distribution deal with Motive Television.
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NewsNBC sets out major overhaul of UK channels
NBC Universal is planning a major UK shake-up that could see most of the channels it acquired from Sparrowhawk Media disappear.
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NewsRaw wins first US order from new NY office
Banged Up Abroad producer Raw TV has opened an office in New York and has already secured its first US commission.
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UKTV Really buys Drew Barrymore TV dating show
UKTV’s new lifestyle channel Really has acquired a reality dating show from Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore’s indie Flower Films.
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New C4 acquisition axed
Privileged, the US teen drama acquired by Channel 4 last week, has been axed after just one season - and before it has had a chance to air in the UK.
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US TV: Scrapped and saved
Broadcastnow presents a round-up of the US TV shows that have been scrapped, saved or are under threat.
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FME hires Americas CEO
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has appointed Keith Hindle to the newly-created role of regional chief executive officer for the Americas.
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CBS finds Undercover Boss
US network CBS is believed to have picked up Stephen Lambert’s reality format Undercover Boss for its schedule next season.
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Sky 1 Cilla dating format goes global
Target Entertainment has sold dating format Loveland, which is fronted by Cilla Black in the UK, to Nine Network in Australia and a host of producers around the world.
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ABC forgets Samantha Who
US network ABC has cancelled its Christina Applegate-fronted sitcom Samantha Who, which aired in the UK on E4.
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HBO orders Ricky Gervais animation series
Ricky Gervais is creating an animated show for US cable channel HBO based on his hit series of podcasts.
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Sarah Connor terminated; Chuck lives
The Sarah Connor Chronicles has officially been axed by Fox in the US – but spy series Chuck has been renewed by NBC for a third season.
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19 plans drama with Cyrus' beau
Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment is pitching a teen drama starring Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend to US networks Fox and HBO.
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Primeval movie deal confirmed
Warner Bros. has confirmed it has signed a “high six-figure” deal for the screen rights to ITV1 sci-fi series Primeval and revealed some of the key people involved with the project.
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Fox passes on Ab Fab
The US remake of hit BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous has fallen at the first hurdle.