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Shine and Barcroft strike development deal
Shine International has trumped a raft of rival distributors to ink a first-look development and distribution deal with Barcroft Productions, coproducer of Channel 4’s Girl With Eight Limbs and Nat Geo’s My Child Is A Monkey.
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NewsInternational networks investigate Broadchurch
Broadchurch is to travel around the world after Shine International closed a raft of deals.
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NewsNetflix moves into local commissioning
Netflix is moving to produce lower-cost local programming internationally for the first time and has commissioned its first major project outside of the US.
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NewsPBS buys more Bletchley Circle
US public broadcaster PBS has acquired the second series of UK mystery drama The Bletchley Circle after striking a deal with Content Television.
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NewsShipwrecked to be remade in Russia
Reality series Shipwrecked and Sky 1 karaoke show Don’t Forget The Lyrics are to be remade in Russia.
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NewsFirst-look competition heats up
Competition for British content is intensifying as global distributors put a greater focus on beating their UK counterparts to first-look deals with indies.
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NewsShowtime eyes Dexter spin-off
US cable network Showtime is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of long-running serial killer thriller Dexter.
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NewsBanijay indie strikes Charlize Theron deal
Banijay-owned US production company Bunim-Murray has struck a joint venture deal with Hollywood actress Charlize Theron to develop unscripted programming and has inked a number of international format deals.
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NewsH2 conjures up invention format
US cable network H2 has ordered a new invention format from T Group, the production company set up by former Target Entertainment executive Jenny Daly.
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NewsTim Kring, Hulu & C4 booked for Keshet event
Israeli producer and distributor Keshet is organising an international TV conference with speakers including Hulu’s director of content acquisition Alex Kruglov, Heroes’ creator Tim Kring and Channel 4 commissioner Justin Gorman.
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NewsTLC adopts scripted with Surviving The In-Laws
US network TLC is moving into scripted content for the first time with the order of Surviving The In-Laws.
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NewsBBC America boards Atlantis
BBC America is to air Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the creators of Merlin and Misfits.
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NewsMea Maxima Culpa doc shipped by Content
Alex Gibney’s doc Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, which aired on BBC4 earlier this year, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by Content Media.
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NewsThe CW developing Supernatural spin-off
US network The CW is developing a spin-off of long-running teen hit drama Supernatural, which airs in the UK on Sky Living.
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NewsC4 acquires The Taste
Channel 4 has ordered a remake of Red Arrow’s Nigella Lawson-fronted international cooking format The Taste.
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NewsDisney UK launches telenovela Violetta
Disney Channel UK will launch Latin American telenovela Violetta later this month.
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NewsUkraine's 1+1 remakes Irish dating format
Ukraine broadcaster 1+1 is to remake Irish dating format Date with Fate after striking a deal with Tyrone Productions and FremantleMedia.
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NewsMike Sheerin, Architect Films
Canadian indie Architect Films is seeking to follow up the domestic success of property format Decked Out and food competition Donut Showdown by snagging a hot British format to remake.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Spanish period drama
Sky Arts has acquired Spanish period drama Isabel after agreeing a deal with RTVE.