All International articles – Page 519
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HBO gives hope for third Conchords series
MipTV: HBO is anticipating a third series of cult comedy Flight of the Conchords, despite rumours that its creators would not return after a second run.
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First sales for RDF's Waybuloo
MipTV: RDF Media Group has signed its first overseas deals for Waybuloo, the£10m preschool show which will make its UK debut on CBeebies in May.
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Al Jazeera acquires Aardman's Timmy Time
MipTV: Aardman is to take Sean the Sheep's cousin to the Middle East after signing a flurry of new deals for his preschool spin off, Timmy Time.
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UK to show Pushing Daisies finale before US
UK audiences will get to see the final episodes of Pushing Daisies before US viewers, following a decision by ITV to air the full series of the axed ABC drama.
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MipTV: Day One
Despite a soggy start to the market in Cannes and noticeable decrease in delegates, there was still plenty of business to report from MipTV.
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Fremantle's Cohen bullish about downturn
MipTV: FremantleMedia chief executive officer Tony Cohen struck a positive note at a press breakfast in Cannes this morning saying that, despite the downturn, 2008 had been the company's best year ever.
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ITV Global acquires doc from South Park creators
MipTV: ITV Global Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights to a documentary series, featuring disabled reporters, from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
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Paul Abbott signs with FME
MipTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck first-look deals with a host of international producers, including Shameless writer Paul Abbott's indie Abbott Vision.
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High Point adds classic Brit films to line-up
MipTV: Distributor High Point Television has picked up a library of classic British films, including Beat Girl, which it will distribute to broadcasters around the world.
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Oz Clarke and James May go global
MipTV: RDF Rights is serving BBC2 travel series Oz and James Drink to Britain to the international market for the first time and has already secured sales in six territories.
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Mark Burnett to produce Dragons' Den US
Reality show executive Mark Burnett is to oversee the US' latest spin on the Dragons' Den formula.
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DRG acquires BBC dramas
MipTV: Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has swooped to snap up the distribution rights to three BBC dramas, including the second series of Criminal Justice and Five Days.
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CBBC extends stay in Dani's House
RDF Media Group has sold CBBC drama Dani's House to several key European territories, and secured a recommission for two more series.
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Shine launches German division
Shine Group has created Shine Germany as part of a drive to expand the super-indie across the world in the next 12 months.
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Bazalgette to chair SPT UK
Former Endemol chief creative director, Peter Bazalgette, has become non-executive chairman of Sony Pictures Television's UK production business.
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ShineReveille picks up FX UK's debut No Signal
ShineReveille International has secured the sole international distribution rights to FX UK's first homegrown show No Signal.
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Heathcliff and Hannay go down under with ABC
ABC Television in Australia has acquired BBC1's remake of spy story The 39 Steps and ITV1's yet-to-air Wuthering Heights from ITV Global Entertainment.
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MipTV 2009: The Guide
As broadcasters, distributors and producers flock from around the world to MipTV in Cannes, Broadcast tips the Hot Picks for this year's market, reveals what factual buyers are looking to acquire and examines several key territories including the US.
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MipTV 09: Factual: Buyers: David Weiland
Senior vice-president, programming, BBC Worldwide Channels