All International articles – Page 579

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    ID picks up Australian docs

    2007-09-04T14:10:00Z

    ID Distribution has added a new four-part documentary series from Emmy-winning Australian filmmaker Mark Lewis to its slate of factual titles in time for next month's Mipcom.

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    Cake cooks up partnership with Xilam

    2007-09-04T12:25:00Z

    Boutique children's TV outfit Cake Distribution has formed an alliance with French animation studio Xilam to handle distribution of its programming in English-speaking territories.

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    What Not to Wear heads to Brazil

    2007-09-04T12:22:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed What Not To Wearto Brazilian terrestrial broadcaster SBT, marking the first time the makeover format will be produced in Latin America.

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    Worldwide sells Jekyll to Australia

    2007-09-04T12:15:00Z

    BBC Worldwide Australasia has sold a raft of new scripted and natural history series, including Hartswood Films' Jekyll, to Australian public broadcaster ABC.

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    Ranking the Stars

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    A new panel show forces celebrities to reveal what they really think of their fellow stars.

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    UKTV picks up Hollywood hits in Sony deal

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    UKTV has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to bring a raft of Hollywood movies to three of its channels,

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    NBC buys new Burnett quiz

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    US network NBC has picked up the latest quiz show format from reality guru Mark Burnett, the producer behind hits such as The Apprentice, Survivorand Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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    FX bulk-buys Water Rats

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    Fox has acquired 177 hours of Australian cop drama series Water Ratsfor its FX channel in the UK.

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    Why distributors still believe in kids

    2007-08-29T09:45:00Z

    Life might be getting tougher for kids producers in the UK, but distributors remain upbeat about the genre.

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    Zodiak buys Bullseye TV

    2007-08-28T17:25:00Z

    Scandinavian group Zodiak Television is to acquire London-based production and distribution company Bullseye TV. [ALL]

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    Cake strikes US deal for Skunk Fu!

    2007-08-28T16:25:00Z

    Children's programming distributor Cake Entertainment has sold animated series Skunk Fu!to US broadcast network Kids' WB!

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    Endemol formats optioned in Korea

    2007-08-28T16:20:00Z

    Korean production company Olive9 has optioned five Endemol International formats ahead of this year's BCWW (Broadcast Worldwide) conference in Seoul.

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    Underground Ernie goes Worldwide

    2007-08-28T16:15:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has picked up the international programme sales and merchandising rights for Joella Productions' animated pre-school series Underground Ernie.

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    Dori Media in YouTube deal

    2007-08-23T14:10:00Z

    Israeli telenovela specialist Dori Media has partnered with YouTube to launch three branded channels dedicated to telenovelas on the video-sharing site.

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    War of the Worlds

    2007-08-23T08:00:00Z

    Contestants test their vocabulary and their intuition in this word-based gameshow.

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    Outright hires Hot Shot

    2007-08-23T08:00:00Z

    Outright Distribution has hired Leopards International's Kelly Bordiuk as a sales executive.

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    Psychic Challenge remade for Lifetime

    2007-08-23T08:00:00Z

    US cable network Lifetime has commissioned a full series of America's Psychic Challenge, based on the UK format from Town House TV.

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    Leopard sends Cash format to Belgium

    2007-08-23T08:00:00Z

    Leopard International has sold its best-selling format Cash in the Atticinto Belgium.

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    Eyeworks in Argentina

    2007-08-23T08:00:00Z

    Eyeworks has added Argentinian production company Cuatro Cabezas to its stable of companies.

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    Comment - Private equity bets on distribution

    2007-08-21T15:25:00Z

    Dominic Schreiber explains why private equity companies are finally turning their attention - and their money - towards the distribution sector.