All International articles – Page 576
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NewsFox options Zig Zag format
Zig Zag is close to securing a commission from US network Fox for a big-budget reality series called 6ix.
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NewsLifetime exec joins BBCW
BBC Worldwide America has appointed Allison Wallach as senior VP of worldwide productions in New York.
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NewsBBCW drama canned
BBC Worldwide's first major US drama, Viva Laughlin, has been cancelled after just two episodes.
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NewsJones joins Target
Target Entertainment has appointed Nat Geo TV International’s Ian Jones as its new group managing director.
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FeaturesWho Do You Trust?
A gameshow with more than£1m at stake is designed to test how well total strangers work together.
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NewsBBCW sets sights on a Frank Spencer hit
BBC Worldwide to pitch a trio of dramas - including a revival of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - to US networks.
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NewsBBC makes rival smart kid quiz
BBC1 has picked up the programme rights to Endemol’s latest entertainment format The Kids Are All Right.
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NewsSparrowhawk boss quits
Sparrowhawk chief executive officer David Hulbert has left the company following its sale to NBC Universal.
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CommentUS joins the reality TV witch hunt
After a summer of scandals and bad press it seems that the crisis over trust in television is spreading to the US.
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NewsSwitchover may cause HD divide
Michael Grade has warned that digital switchover could split television viewers into “haves and have-nots”.
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NewsBBCW format factory commission
BBC Worldwide’s development unit, which was set up this year to create formats specifically for the international market, has won its first US commission.
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NewsDoubts over US IT Crowd
The future of Fremantle Media’s US remake of The IT Crowd is in doubt despite it being greenlit for a full series.
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NewsPower to re-make Sea Wolf
Drama producer and distributor Power is to co-produce an adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel The Sea Wolf.
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CommentPutting drama back on screen
As Queensgate unfolded at home, it made a nice change to see drama of the scripted kind in the Mipcom spotlight.
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FeaturesNZ market analysis
Detailed analysis of how the various television channels are performing in the New Zealand broadcast market.
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NewsFremantle revives Password
FremantleMedia North America has picked up an order from CBS for a remake of the classic gameshow Password.
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NewsAardman to save the world
Aardman will make a series of humorous short films featuring tips from animals on how to live a greener lifestyle.
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NewsTon of Cash to Middle East
Endemol’s Middle East office has secured its first commission, a 15-week run of reality gameshow Ton of Cash.