All articles by Peter White – Page 176
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NewsGerman distributor with an eye on the UK
German factual distributor First Hand Films is aggressively ramping up its focus on the UK and other English speaking territories ahead of MipTV, and has secured the rights to a six-part doc about lauded film director Ingmar Bergman to help its push.
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NewsHorror Channel swoops for scary movies
The Horror Channel has acquired a raft of new scary movies as part of its summer line up.
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NewsBBC2 investigates The Detectives
BBC2 has ordered a three-part series following Greater Manchester Police’s new sexual crime division from Minnow Films.
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NewsITV cues up Now That's What I Call Music doc
ITV has commissioned Reef Television to produce a one-off documentary about music compilation series Now That’s What I Call Music.
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NewsBetty and Ricochet win first Fox content orders
Pay-TV broadcaster Fox has ordered its first original commissions, including an ob-doc series from Ricochet and a factual entertainment format from Betty.
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NewsGerman distributor with an eye on the UK
First Hand Films’ distribution chief talks to Peter White about its latest acquisitions
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NewsNat Geo reels in ITV Studios’ King Fishers
National Geographic Channels International has commissioned King Fishers, a 10-part series described as ‘Come Fish With Me’, from ITV Studios.
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NewsUKTV brings back branding
Broadcaster to reintroduce corporate logo ahead of first channel launch since Really in 2009
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NewsZodiak Rights secures first-look deal with Minnow
Zodiak Rights has struck a firstlook deal with Minnow Films, the producer of BBC2’s 7/7: One Day In London.
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NewsSky’s indie sector spending revealed
The true value to the indie sector of BSkyB’S £600m commitment to British content has emerged for the first time through Broadcast’s Indie Survey 2013.
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NewsNBC acquires drama from Criminal Minds showrunner
US network NBC has acquired Crossing Lines, an international coproduction from Tandem Communications penned by Criminal Minds showrunner Ed Bernero.
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NewsShine hires FremantleMedia exec Gary Carter
Shine has hired former FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter as chairman of Northern Europe and its licensing and merchandising division Shine 360°.
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NewsChannel 5 in talks with Tyson Fury
Channel 5 is in negotiations to show British boxer Tyson Fury’s debut fight in the US, despite reports that the channel is planning to pull the plug on its boxing coverage.
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NewsNat Geo greenlights highway doc from Windfall
National Geographic Channels International has ordered a one-off doc about Italy’s new super-highway from Windfall Films.
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NewsNaomi Campbell to front The Face for Sky Living
Sky Living has commissioned Princess Productions and Shine TV to produce a UK version of Naomi Campbell-fronted modelling series The Face.
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NewsC4 snaps up French zombie drama
Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.
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NewsHorrid Henry heads abroad
Horrid Henry is heading to Greece, Israel, Ukraine and Korea for the first time after Zodiak Kids struck a raft of deals for the Novel Entertainment-produced animated kids series.
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NewsAl Jazeera funds return for Everything's Rosie
CBeebies’ animated series Everything’s Rosie has been picked up for a third season after producer V&S Entertainment struck a deal with Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC).
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NewsUKTV to reintroduce corporate brand
UKTV is to reintroduce the broadcaster’s corporate brand to viewers for the first time in five years after unveiling its latest rebrand.
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NewsTCB secures Seven Network sales
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a deal with Australia’s Seven Network to distribute the broadcaster’s in-house productions internationally.