All International articles – Page 593
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NewsBBC Worldwide makes Australian acquisition
BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25% stake in Australian indie Freehand Group as part of its expansion into the global production business.
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NewsComment - Cashing in on the festive spirit
It might seem early to be thinking about Christmas 2007 but, after a bumper year for TV-related spin-offs, some producers are already looking forward to the next festive season.
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NewsRussia to get its own Footballers' Wives
Shed's Footballers' Wivesis to be remade in Russia and Romania, following two new format deals brokered by Target Entertainment.
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NewsZeal racks up deals for Norway's Big Idea
Zeal Television's international sales arm is reporting strong demand for Norwegian format What's the Big Idea?, with a number of local versions going into production this year.
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NewsNew broadband portal picks up 50 films
MercuryMedia and broadband TV outfit Aggregator have licensed an initial 50 films for their co-owned broadband portal joiningthedots.tv ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsNovel strikes DVD deal for Horrid Henry
Independent producer Novel Entertainment has struck a DVD deal with Abbey Home Entertainment for its hit CiTV animated series Horrid Henry.
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NewsWorldwide secures more Primeval deals
BBC Worldwide has racked up television sales in 20 territories for Impossible Pictures new drama series Primeval. The show airs on ITV next month.
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Minotaur picks up Clancy series
Minotaur International has picked up the international rights to Whizz Kid Entertainment's new celebrity reality series Abbey's American Dream.
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Fremantle adds Disney exec to licensing team
FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW) has appointed Sarah Marti to the newly created position of creative services executive.
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Hit appoints new Latin American exec
Hit Entertainment has appointed Rodrigo Pizà to the position of vice president, TV for Latin America.
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NewsDancing With The Stars waltzes to China
China is to make its own version of international hit Dancing With The Starsfollowing a deal between Hunan Television and BBC Worldwide.
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NewsABC orders fourth series of Wife Swap
American network ABC has ordered a fourth series of Wife Swapfrom RDF USA.
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NewsFrasier star mulls new TV comedy role
Frasierstar Kelsey Grammer is being lined up to play an anchorman at a local TV station in a comedy pilot for 20th Century Fox.
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Shed beefs up US slate
Shed owned indie Ricochet has secured a new commission from major US network ABC and been recommissioned to make a fourth series of Supernanny USA.
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Portman buys Party Animals rights
Portman Film and Television has acquired the inter-national distribution rights to World Productions' Party Animals.
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Fremantle improvises comedy for ITV
Fremantle Media is developing comedy improvisation format Thank God You're Here for ITV1.
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Decode sells Sketch show to Nicktoons
Decode Entertainment has sold kids animation series Planet Sketchto Nickelodeon's 24-hour US animation network Nicktoons Network.
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Screentime gets Outright rebrand
Screentime Partners, the international distributor acquired by Shed for£2m last autumn, is being rebranded as Outright Distribution as it looks to increase its line-up of third-party producers and expand into new genres.
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NewsMurdoch linked to Endemol bid
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is interested in making a bid for Endemol, according to a Spanish newspaper report.