All International articles – Page 570
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NewsESPN joins race for Premier League rights
US cable sports network ESPN is keen to join the likes of Sky Sports and Setanta Sports in bidding for the rights to the English Premier League when they come up for auction in 2009.
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NewsITV lands controversial US drama series Dexter
ITV has snapped up the terrestrial rights for controversial US drama series Dexter after a successful first run on cable channel FX.
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NewsShed to push Wall to Wall titles in US
Shed Media is to focus on growing brands such as Who Do You Think You Are? in the US, following the purchase of Wall to Wall.
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CommentWrite-hand turn
After the fuss over my writers’ strike column, even I don’t agree with myself.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Family Nation
A new format from Germany is being billed as the world’s first true reality show.
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Pilot shows travel
Pilot Productions has completed a number of sales for its travel-based documentaries.
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Eyeworks opens in Brazil
Dutch based super-indie Eyeworks is to launch a production office in Brazil on the back of its purchase of Argentinian indie Cautro Cabezas earlier this year.
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NewsGirl power helps boost Victoria’s Secret show sales
The Spice Girls’ first public performance since their high profile reunion has helped British indie Done and Dusted secure a raft of sales for The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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NewsModel format takes global stage
Minotaur International has sold Whizz Kid Entertainment’s glossy reality series Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best into more than 10 territories, including the US.
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CommentMeasuring the impact of the C4I sale
The long running saga of the C4I sale might finally be over but rival distributors are still scratching their heads over the deal.
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NewsFifi to blossom in US
Pre-school show Fifi and the Flowertots is on its way to the US after a deal secured by Hit Entertainment.
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NewsShine close to Reveille deal
Shine is poised to snap up US indie Reveille for around£97m ($200m) in a deal which will see the value of Elisabeth Murdoch's indie catapult to over£250m.
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NewsBBC finds Neighbours replacement
The BBC is to replace Neighbours with a new daytime soap, commissioned from an Australian production company and overseen by a former producer of Home & Away.
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NewsUS writers reject bad deal
Negotiations to halt the US writers strike have hit a glitch after a proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was labelled a 'bad deal' by the striking Writers Guild of America.
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NewsJane Root quits Discovery for UK return
Jane Root has quit her senior role at US cable giant Discovery to return to the UK, heightening expectations that she is in the running for the BBC1 controller job.
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NewsFremantle sells 1,200 hours to Asia
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold 1,200 hours of lifestyle programming to broadcasters across Asia, including shows featuring Jamie Oliver and Nigel Marven.
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NewsChapman teams with Lord of the Rings' Weta
Chapman Entertainment, producer of Bob the Builder, is partnering with New Zealand based Weta Productions to develop a range of childrens TV shows.
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NewsITV gets Life as US buying spree continues
ITV has continued its US acquisitions spree with NBC’s drama Life, starring British actor Damian Lewis.
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CommentThis kangaroo has legs
The ‘historic’ joint online TV initiative could safeguard broadcasters’ future