All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 14
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China boards new Brian Cox series
MIPTV: BBC Worldwide has secured its first co-production deal with Chinese documentary channel CCTV-9 for new Brian Cox series Wonders of Life.
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Episodes 2 pre-sold worldwide
MIPTV: The new series of comedy drama Episodes has been pre-sold by Hat Trick International to 150 countries around the world.
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ITV’s Titanic sails to 95 countries
MIPTV: ITV miniseries Titanic has now been sold to broadcasters in 95 countries including China, Latin American and Iran.
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A+E gearing up to launch Lifetime UK
MIPTV: A+E Networks is considering extending its presence in the UK market with the launch of a female skewing channel.
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Spurlock and Bodle sign with FME
MIPTV: Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock and drama producer Justin Bodle have signed first look deals with Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME).
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Universal acquires drama from Prison Break creators
Universal Channel has picked up the broadcast rights to US crime drama Breakout Kings.
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Food Network renews original series’
Scripps-owned Food Network UK is to build on its first original commissions with second series orders.
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RHI rebrands as Sonar; Stewart Till named CEO
MIPTV: US drama producer RHI is rebranding as Sonar with UK exec Stewart Till named chief executive and has unveiled a raft of developments including a series based on the Hellraiser franchise.
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Zig Zag sells Sex Addict
MIPTV: A BBC3 documentary about the prolific sexual exploits of a stand-up comedian has been acquired by broadcasters across Europe and Australasia.
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Red or Black? set for China and Brazil
MIPFORMATS: Simon Cowell’s big-money gameshow Red or Black? is set to be sold to broadcasters in China, Brazil and the Ukraine.
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Brooker's Black Mirror goes global
Black Mirror, the dark satirical drama series written by Charlie Brooker for Channel 4, has been sold to 21 countries around the world.
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Zodiak signs first-look with Bedlam and StoryVault
Zodiak Rights has secured first-look development deals with both Bedlam Productions and Stuart Prebble’s StoryVault Films.
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White Heat to air in US
BBC dramas White Heat and Inside Men have been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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BBC3 to air US Don’t Tell the Bride
The US version of wedding format Don’t Tell the Bride is to air on BBC3.
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Mad Men returns with 100k
TUESDAY: Glossy US drama Mad Men returned on the back of a tidal wave of publicity but could not draw more than 100k viewers to Sky Atlantic.
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Bouquet of Barbed Wire sold to US
ITV drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire is to be broadcast to viewers in the US on multiplatform cable network Ovation.
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Massive Moves rolls to Oz
New doc series Massive Moves, which debuted on UKTV’s Home last night, has been picked up by broadcasters in Australia, France and Canada.
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Optomen cook up Ramsay remakes
Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares format is being remade for viewers in five new territories including Spain and Poland.
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BBC3 crime season debuts with 500k
MONDAY: A drama documentary about the murder of teenager Shakilus Townsend launched BBC3’s new Criminal Britain season with nearly half a million viewers.
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ITVS GE ties with Animal Planet
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has secured a deal with Animal Planet to distribute 150 hours of programming around the world.