All International articles – Page 552

  • people_pele
    News

    FME wins Pele film rights deal

    2008-06-04T15:11:51Z

    Legendary footballer Pelé will be the subject of a major new documentary following a deal between Fremantle Media Enterprises and Prime Licensing.

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    News

    CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld

    2008-06-03T12:48:52Z

    CBeebies has commissioned a new animated series for older preschoolers that encourages them to play outdoors and “get grubby”.

  • people_gustavo_antonioni
    News

    GI hires brand director

    2008-05-30T10:53:59Z

    Granada International has hired TV brand consultant Gustavo Antonioni to drive the global marketing and licensing strategy for its biggest shows.

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    News

    Pilot shortage prompts call for change at LA Screenings

    2008-05-28T17:31:50Z

    The lack of completed pilots made this year's LA Screenings a damp squib, prompting talk of changing the way that US studios do business.

  • people_jay_kandola
    Features

    The post-strike LA Screenings

    2008-05-28T15:32:59Z

    The writers' strike slammed the brakes on US TV production, making for a more muted LA Screenings this year. Broadcast asked five key execs for their take on the annual acquisitions shopping spree.

  • shows_ba_ba_boom
    Features

    Format focus: Ba ba boom

    2008-05-28T14:17:49Z

    Tracking down three coins hidden under 20 hands is the challenge in new gameshow Ba Ba Boom.

  • News

    Skunk Fu! heads to US

    2008-05-28T14:10:55Z

    Animated series Skunk Fu! has been picked up by Cartoon Network in the US.

  • News

    Skunk Fu! heads to US

    2008-05-28T14:09:27Z

    Animated series Skunk Fu! has been picked up by Cartoon Network in the US.

  • News

    Blasius joins Off the Fence

    2008-05-28T14:05:06Z

    Indie producer and distributor Off the Fence has hired ZDF commissioning editor Ralf Blasius as executive producer.

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    News

    Target in rights tie-up with indie Big Earth

    2008-05-28T13:57:31Z

    Target Entertainment has secured two major deals with Big Earth, the indie behind Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's travelogues.

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    News

    More Mad Men for BBC4

    2008-05-28T12:46:05Z

    Award-winning US drama Mad Men is to return to BBC4 for a second series.

  • people_kelsey_grammer
    News

    Grammer to star in US Roman's Empire

    2008-05-27T13:55:42Z

    Kelsey Grammer is to take the leading role in the US remake of BBC comedy Roman's Empire.

  • shows_skunk_fupanda
    News

    Skunk Fu kicks into US

    2008-05-27T13:02:54Z

    Animated series Skunk Fu! has been picked up for broadcast by Cartoon Network in the US.

  • shows_beat_the_star2
    News

    Zodiak mulls£109m takeover

    2008-05-27T12:34:17Z

    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.

  • shows_bad_girls
    News

    Six Feet Under scribe developing US Bad Girls

    2008-05-27T11:59:18Z

    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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    News

    Tetris gameshow for Fox

    2008-05-21T17:27:35Z

    Fox US has ordered 13 x 60-minute episodes of Fremantle's “Human Tetris” gameshow Hole in the Wall.

  • sport_rodeo
    News

    Tinopolis in talks to buy US sports giant

    2008-05-21T17:19:22Z

    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.

  • News

    Satisfaction spreads

    2008-05-21T15:58:12Z

    Edgy drama Satisfaction has been sold to four new territories by distributor Fremantle Media Enterprises.

  • shows_the_100
    Features

    Format focus: The 100: Marriage

    2008-05-21T15:50:23Z

    A hundred couples share their lives with the cameras in a new wedding-based series from the Netherlands, writes Will Hurrell.

  • News

    Cineflix sells 500 hours to Scandinavia

    2008-05-21T15:43:34Z

    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.