All International articles – Page 591
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NewsFox orders Kitchen Nightmares
US network Fox has ordered another helping of Gordon Ramsay, with production set to start next month on a US version of Optomen's hit Channel 4 series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
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NewsTorchwood and Primeval head to New Zealand
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed over 40 hours of programming to New Zealand's TVNZ, including new ITV sci-fi drama Primevaland Doctor Whospin-off Torchwood.
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NewsElectric Sky to co-produce HD docs
Factual distributor Electric Sky is to co-produce two new original high-definition series with US channel operator Voom HD Networks.
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NewsER inks US home entertainment deal
Entertainment Rights has struck a multi-year deal with The Weinstein Company and its Genius Products home entertainment arm for the distribution and co-production of home video releases and videogames in the US.
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NewsID brokers VoD deals for Rainbow Media
ID Distribution has secured a raft of deals with broadcasters in Europe and the Middle East for VoD content from US channel operator Rainbow Media.
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NewsHigh Point opens Irish office
Film and TV drama distributor High Point Group has set up a new subsidiary in Ireland, as it continues to expand its production activities.
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NewsBBC backs Content 360 at MipTV
Multimedia and application developers will have a chance to compete for a share of 100,000 euros in development funding at this year's MipTV, during the second annual Content 360 competition.
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News19TV to make Brit-friendly American Idol
19TV has lined-up British celebrities to take part in specially recorded parts of American Idolhosted by Cat Deeley. The changes are part of plans to make the series more UK-friendly.
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NewsOptimistic sets up Los Angeles office
Participation TV specialist Optimistic Media has set up a US office and appointed a head of development for North America with plans to crack the US market.
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NewsMax secures distribution for Guinness shows in Asia
Distributor Max Entertainment has sold more than 200 hours of Guinness World Records TV (GWR) shows into Asia.
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NewsBBC seals treble deal for Tern TV
BBC Worldwide has secured the international sales of three factual entertainment series by Scottish indie Tern Television, including Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses.
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NewsFive bids in for Endemol
Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following a deal to reintegrate its French arm into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have already been placed with its owner, Telefónica.
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NewsIMG in talks to buy top US reality producer
IMG Media is in talks to buy Californian reality show specialist Bunim/Murray Productions, best known for Paris Hilton vehicle The Simple Lifeand MTV show Making the Band.
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FeaturesDirty rotten cheater
The twist to this gameshow is that one of the contestants is a cheat and the others must discover who.
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NewsUK dramas travel to Malaysia
BBC Worldwide has launched an entertainment channel in Malaysia airing shows such as Doctor Who, Waking the Deadand Rebus.
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NewsShed wins Fox pilot
Shed Productions has won its second US network pilot commission in a month after Fox ordered a new comedy drama called Nurses.
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NewsBids in for Endemol as sale approaches
Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following the reintegration of its French arm back into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have been placed with its owner Telefónica in November.
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NewsFremantleMedia sells Three's Company to Latin America
FremantleMedia's Latin American distribution arm has sold comedy format Three's Companyinto networks in Chile and Ecuador.
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NewsZeal moves to Brighton
Indie Zeal is moving its distribution arm to Brighton. Managing director Andrea Jackson, who set up Zeal's international sales business, will lead a team of five people at the new office which will be solely dedicated to Zeal's format and programme distribution business.
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NewsDancing with the Stars gets sixth series
Australia's Channel Seven has signed up to do a sixth series of Dancing with the Stars.


















