All International articles – Page 298

  • Fortitude
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    Sky hunts US home for Fortitude

    2016-08-23T12:35:00Z

    Sky is searching for a US home for Arctic crime drama Fortitude following the closure of cable network Pivot.

  • Bridget and Eamon
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    UKTV signs Irish sitcom

    2016-08-22T13:22:00Z

    UKTV is bidding to tap into the success of Mrs Brown’s Boys after acquiring an Irish comedy from RTÉ.

  • Black Mirror
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    Netflix's Black Mirror to debut at TIFF

    2016-08-19T12:57:00Z

    Netflix’s Black Mirror episodes are to be screened for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as the event sharpens its international focus.

  • Mountain Men
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    A+E unwraps Freeview channel

    2016-08-18T10:22:00Z

    A+E Networks has launched general entertainment channel Blaze - the latest US cable group to launch a free-to-air channel in the UK.

  • Legacy
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    Seven invests in Slim Film and TV

    2016-08-17T17:08:00Z

    Australian broadcaster Seven Network has replaced BBC Worldwide as a major shareholder in scripted production company Slim Film and Television.

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    Keshet signs record deal

    2016-08-17T09:39:00Z

    Keshet, the company behind recent BBC1 drama The A Word, has partnered with Interscope Geffen A&M, the record label behind artists including Lady Gaga and Nirvana, to produce digital series.

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    Pinewood accelerates production push

    2016-08-16T09:25:00Z

    Pinewood Television, the fledgling production arm of the studio, has hired the man who commissioned The Bridge and Jordskott to lead its push into international co-productions.

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    Investment firm KKR eyeing eOne bid

    2016-08-15T10:10:00Z

    ITV could face competition to acquire Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One (eOne) with private equity firm KKR reportedly weighing up a bid.

  • Drop The Mic
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    Fulwell lands battle rap format

    2016-08-12T12:14:00Z

    James Corden and Fulwell 73’s march across the US has gathered pace after cable network TBS ordered a format based on The Late Late Show segment Drop The Mic.

  • Peppa Pig
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    ITV expected to bid again for eOne

    2016-08-12T09:27:00Z

    ITV is expected to up its offer to buy Peppa Pig proprietor Entertainment One (eOne) after its initial £1bn offer was rejected, according to analysts.

  • Versailles
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    BBC2 to revisit Versailles

    2016-08-11T12:09:00Z

    BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.

  • Fleabag
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    US on track to air 500 scripted shows in 2016

    2016-08-11T07:04:00Z

    The boom in scripted television in the US is to continue, with more than 500 original dramas and comedies expected to air this year, according to the executive who coined the phrase ‘peak TV’.

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    Fulwell 73 strikes US development deal

    2016-08-09T16:00:00Z

    Fulwell 73 Productions, the UK-based producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, is to further expand in the US after striking a development deal with CBS Television Studios.

  • Shazam
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    Fox tunes up Shazam gameshow

    2016-08-09T12:49:00Z

    Music discovery app Shazam is being turned into a television series by Survivor creator Mark Burnett and Don’t Forget The Lyrics creator Jeff Apploff.

  • Divorce
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    US networks show and tell

    2016-08-04T07:10:00Z

    The number of niche cable networks aggressively moving into scripted programming was a highlight of this week’s Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour in Los Angeles.

  • White Queen
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    All3Media arrows in on US drama

    2016-08-04T07:01:00Z

    All3Media’s landmark drama deal with co-owner Liberty Global will allow it to make an aggressive push into the US scripted market.

  • Michelle Feuerlicht and Kari Lia
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    Keo Films makes trio of hires

    2016-07-29T13:25:00Z

    Keo Films has made a raft of new appointments: a head of digital and executive producer in the UK, and a managing director in Australia.

  • Savage Kingdom
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    Icon Films dramatises natural history for Nat Geo

    2016-07-29T09:52:00Z

    Icon Films is to produce a scripted drama-style natural history mini-series for National Geographic’s Wild channel.   

  • Philippa Chuter
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    DCD Rights poaches Passion exec

    2016-07-25T09:37:00Z

    DCD Rights has hired Passion Distribution exec Philippa Chuter as it grows its factual programming ambitions.

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    Netflix heads to the White House with DRG deal

    2016-07-21T12:32:00Z

    Netflix has acquired the UK rights to political documentary series Race for the White House after striking a deal with distributor DRG.