All International articles – Page 549
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Blasius joins Off the Fence
Indie producer and distributor Off the Fence has hired ZDF commissioning editor Ralf Blasius as executive producer.
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NewsTarget in rights tie-up with indie Big Earth
Target Entertainment has secured two major deals with Big Earth, the indie behind Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's travelogues.
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NewsGrammer to star in US Roman's Empire
Kelsey Grammer is to take the leading role in the US remake of BBC comedy Roman's Empire.
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NewsSkunk Fu kicks into US
Animated series Skunk Fu! has been picked up for broadcast by Cartoon Network in the US.
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NewsZodiak mulls£109m takeover
Zodiak Television, the Swedish company that owns Diverse Productions, Lucky Day and Red House, is considering a takeover offer from Italian publisher De Agostini Communications.
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NewsSix Feet Under scribe developing US Bad Girls
US cable giant HBO has hired Alan Ball, the writer behind Six Feet Under and Oscar-winning American Beauty, to develop an American version of Shed Media's long-running drama Bad Girls.
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NewsTetris gameshow for Fox
Fox US has ordered 13 x 60-minute episodes of Fremantle's “Human Tetris” gameshow Hole in the Wall.
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NewsTinopolis in talks to buy US sports giant
Welsh super-indie Tinopolis is aiming to double in size with the take-over of the biggest independent sports producer in the US, worth£40m.
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Satisfaction spreads
Edgy drama Satisfaction has been sold to four new territories by distributor Fremantle Media Enterprises.
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FeaturesFormat focus: The 100: Marriage
A hundred couples share their lives with the cameras in a new wedding-based series from the Netherlands, writes Will Hurrell.
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Cineflix sells 500 hours to Scandinavia
Five factual drama Cold Blood and property makeover series Colin & Justin's Home Heist are among 500 hours of programming sold to Scandinavian broadcasters by Cineflix International.
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NewsDRG sets up acquisitions arm
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) is planning a major expansion of its programming catalogue with the establishment of a dedicated content acquisitions arm.
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ITV slumps despite ad boost while Sky soars
BSkyB and ITV may share the rights to broadcast the Uefa Champions League final but their share prices moved in opposite directions this week.
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NewsDiscovery doc shows dark side of Cleopatra
Lion TV and Brave New Media are promising to cast Cleopatra in a macabre new light in a two-hour primetime documentary for Discovery US.
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NewsCome Dine With Me served to Spain and Netherlands
Channel 4 cookery show Come Dine With Me is to be remade for audiences in Spain and the Netherlands.
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NewsNews Corp grows Premiere stake
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has raised its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere AG to 25%.
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NewsNews Corp cleared of hacking
A subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has been cleared of charges in a corporate espionage lawsuit brought by satellite TV company DISH Network that claimed damages of almost $1bn (£510m).
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NewsBBC to air US basketball online
The BBC is screening daily US basketball highlights on the web after striking a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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NewsTarget name brand boss
Target Entertainment has promoted Helen Howells to the newly created position of global brand director.