All International articles – Page 292
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NewsBBCW & Cohen eye £50m drama deal
BBC Worldwide is closing in on an estimated £50m funding deal with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment to supercharge its drama pipeline.
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NewsAMC boards C4 drama Loaded
Walking Dead broadcaster AMC has boarded Keshet UK and Hillbilly Television’s Entourage-style comedy drama Loaded for Channel 4.
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NewsRTS unveils Northern Irish awards shortlist
The Royal Television Society has unveiled the shortlist for its second annual Northern Ireland Programme Awards, which will take place at The Mac in Belfast on 17 November.
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NewsKing's Speech indie preps horror format
King’s Speech indie Bedlam Productions is developing and co-producing a southeast Asia-set horror anthology series to be presented to buyers for pre-sale at next month’s American Film Market.
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AT&T to acquire Time Warner for $85.4 billion
US telecom giant AT&T is to acquire HBO and CNN parent company Time Warner in a deal worth $85.4billion (£69billion), marking one of the biggest media mergers to date.
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NewsC4's Bad Sugar scores US remake
Merman and Tiger Aspect are to remake Channel 4 pilot Bad Sugar in the US after scoring a deal with Fox.
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NewsDistributor launches with Gayl Pile rights
London-based boutique distributor Limonero Films has picked up UK rights to LaRue Entertainment’s scripted comedy The Amazing Gayl Pile.
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NewsBBC3 picks up Australian swimming drama
BBC3 has acquired Matchstick Pictures’ Australian drama series Barracuda from NBCUniversal.
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NewsIP dispute the talk of Mipcom
A major formats dispute between Banijay and Fremantle Media-backed Israeli indie Abot Hameiri was the talk of Mipcom, with the row shining a light on an “increasing” issue around international format theft.
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NewsShonda Rhimes eyes UK project
Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes has revealed that she is eager to create a show for the UK and is eyeing the possibility of tapping intoDisney’s increasingly international production presence.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery unveils first UK originals
Investigation Discovery has revealed three real crime commissions - its first slate of UK originals.
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NewsNBC's Timeless heads to E4
Channel 4 has picked up the first-run UK rights to time travel drama Timeless which it will air on youth-skewing channel E4.
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NewsArrow preps Pearl Harbour film
Arrow Media and Canadian indie Handel Productions will mark the 75th anniversary of the World War Two attack on Pearl Harbour by examining who was to blame for the disaster.
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NewsZDF snaps up BBC antiques format
German broadcaster ZDF has commissioned antiques format For What It’s Worth from BBC Worldwide and All3Media joint venture Tower Productions.
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NewsITNP lands US commission
ITN Productions has been commissioned to produce the 2016 Power Triumph Games by US Veterans organisation OurVetSuccess.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Drama
A Rocky Horror Picture Show reboot and French-language show The Accident are among the hottest shows.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Factual
National Geographic Channel’s global event series Mars and the BBC’s latest natural history epic feature among the top programmes.
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FeaturesHot Picks: British drama
Agatha Christie adaptations and Tom Hardy’s behind the camera debut figure.
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