All articles by Will Hurrell – Page 16
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Worst Driver steers toward US
Mentorn has set its Worst Driver format on the road to the US after accelerating a deal with the LA-based indie behind Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen USA.
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RDF Rights sells two docs to the US
Virgin 1 series Caribbean Cops and an upcoming C4 documentary about the right to bear arms have been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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HBO vampire drama heads to FX UK
Fox-owned digital channel FX has strengthened its relationship with HBO by buying the UK rights to two more dramas from the US cable channel behind The Wire.
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Karen Taylor set for German makeover
BBC3 sketch show Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor is to be remade for Germany's largest broadcaster, RTL, after a successful pilot broadcast last month.
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BBC HD makes Euro debut
BBC Worldwide Channels is expanding into Scandinavia with the launch of four thematic stations.
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Endemol to cause panic at Mipcom
Endemol International has unveiled a host of new titles ahead of Mipcom including the super-indie's latest gameshow - set in Argentina.
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OTF names UK production chief
Producer and distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has appointed Allison Bean the new managing director of the company's UK development and production office.
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Pinky and Perky goes global
ITV Global Entertainment has inked multiple pre-sale deals on the animated kid's series The Pinky and Perky show.
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Animal 24:7 heading to Mip
Electric Sky have picked up the distribution rights to multiple titles from factual specialist True North Productions including BBC1 series Animal 24:7.
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BBCW appoints new head of UK sales
Christina Muller, territory manager for emerging markets at BBC Worldwide (BBCW) has been appointed acting head of UK sales.
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RDF to distribute Factory
RDF Rights (RDFR) has picked up the international distribution rights to US male-skewed channel Spike TV's first original comedy.
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Studio Lambert to sell third party hits to US networks
Stephen Lambert indie Studio Lambert plans to work with other UK factual entertainment producers to get their formats remade in the US.
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Blessed to front reversioned Banzuke
Virgin Media TV channel Challenge has signed up Brian Blessed to front a Japanese entertainment series it has acquired.
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Bussche to lead Gaga sales arm
Former Fox and Endemol executive Peter van den Bussche is to return to the UK to launch a distribution arm for Belgian producer Gaga Media.
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MoMedia expands into channel distribution
Digital producer and distributor MoMedia International has moved into channel distribution after signing a deal with Germany's Just Music.tv.
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Shaun the Sheep to return
CBBC has ordered a second series of Shaun the Sheep from Aardman Animation as the kids show continues to flock around the world.
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Passion inks deal with Buck
Passion Distribution has signed deals with Canadian producer Buck Productions to distribute its reality show Petal Pushers and the documentary Leave Her to Die.
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Fremantle Media unveils new gaming division
Fremantle Media will develop online games based on shows such as Hole in the Wall as the first initiative from a division charged with creating new revenue streams.
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Format Focus: The Road Debate
A new ratings hit from Finland is styled as a “talk show on wheels”.
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ID renews its first-look deal with Colonial
The new deal will extend their collaboration into next year and will see more than 20 hours worth of programming delivered for international distribution over the next year. ID will be taking a number of Colonial's titles to Mipcom in October.