All International articles – Page 286
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NewsReed plans 'UK Village' for MipTV
Reed Midem is launching a UK pavilion at MipTV as an “alternative solution” to the absent Pact stand.
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NewsTeletubbies creator wins CBeebies show
The indie established by Teletubbies and In the Night Garden co-creator Andrew Davenport has secured its first commission – a CBeebies series set in a picture-book world.
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NewsAmazon hires Euro commissioning boss
Amazon has hired Fremantle Media International executive Georgia Brown as director of original TV for Europe as its originations push accelerates, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsNazi drama SS-GB sold to Germany
German broadcaster RTL has picked up BBC1 drama SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain post-WWII.
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RatingsLegion storms onto Fox
THURSDAY: Heavily-marketed X-Men spin-off drama Legion made a solid start for Fox – more than doubling the channel’s slot average.
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NewsViacom reveals global turnaround plans
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has introduced a five point plan to turn around the global channels firm including rebranding US cable network Spike as the drama-focused Paramount Network.
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NewsBBC4 snaps up Canadian crime series
BBC4 has made its latest foreign-drama acquisition – picking up Canadian series Cardinal from eOne.
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NewsPhil Clarke: C4 comedy co-pro gamble has paid off
Phil Clarke claimed that Channel 4’s US comedy co-production gamble has paid off and helped open the door for transatlantic talent.
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NewsLionsgate UK eyes film remakes
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is looking to remake feature films such as Brooklyn and Bend It Like Beckham as British TV series following the appointment of former ITV drama chief Steve November.
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NewsDistributors unpack digital sales surge
Demand from global SVoD platforms and fledgling digital services across Asia has led to a boom in the sale of digital rights by British distributors.
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NewsBazalgette calls for EU access
The government must put in place measures to protect the creative industries in the wake of Brexit, according to ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette.
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NewsBBCW hires Kate Phillips replacement
BBC Worldwide has hired Tricked creator Sumi Connock as creative director of formats.
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NewsNight Manager team join InTV
The team behind BBC1’s The Night Manager have joined the line-up for InTV, a Jerusalem-based conference established by The A Word firm Keshet.
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NewsAndrea Wong to exit SPT
Sony Pictures Television president of international production Andrea Wong is to leave the Left Bank-owner after six years.
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NewsBBCW ties with Snapchat for Planet Earth push
BBC Worldwide is to launch a series of Planet Earth II ‘shows’ on Snapchat ahead of the programme’s North American premiere.
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NewsBBC Studios exec joins revamped C5 production arm
BBC Studios’ Jeff Anderson has joined Channel 5’s revamped in-house production arm Elephant House Studios as director of factual.
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NewsContent Media acquired by Canadian firm
Content Media Group and five Toronto-based production companies have been bought by a Canadian acquisitions firm.
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NewsDigital sales surge for UK TV exports
The sale of digital rights generated more money for the British TV sector than new commissions in 2015/16, according to Pact’s UK Television Exports Survey.
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NewsBBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix
Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.
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NewsBBC3 acquires Irish comedy-drama
BBC3 has acquired Irish millennial comedy-drama Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope from Line of Duty distributor Content Media.