All International articles – Page 298

  • This is Us
    News

    C4 acquires NBC's This is Us

    2016-09-23T13:24:00Z

    Channel 4 has picked up the UK broadcast rights to NBC’s relationship drama This is Us from Twentieth Century Fox Distribution.

  • Gillian Rose
    News

    Sky Vision bolsters senior team

    2016-09-23T09:56:00Z

    Sky Vision has strengthened its senior team with a number of hires including PBS Distribution boss Gillian Rose, who will lead sales in the US.

  • The Society Game
    News

    ESG collaborates on South Korean reality format

    2016-09-22T12:40:00Z

    Endemol Shine has teamed up with one of Asia’s leading content companies CJ E&M to co-produce a reality format that launches in South Korea next month.

  • Distributors Survey 2016
    Digital editions

    Distributors Survey 2016

    2016-09-22T10:32:00Z

    The definitive report on the UK sector

  • Luther
    News

    UK distribution hits £1.3bn

    2016-09-22T07:09:00Z

    Growing interest in high-end British drama and increased investment from digital buyers has helped grow the UK distribution industry by 15% to £1.3bn over the past year.According to Broadcast’s annual Distributors Survey of the top 20 TV sales firms, turnover was up by £200m over the ...

  • Archangel
    News

    Power founder regains control of business

    2016-09-22T07:06:00Z

    Justin Bodle has bought back Power, the international production and distribution firm he founded in 1995.

  • Game of Thrones
    News

    Game of Thrones breaks Emmy record

    2016-09-19T09:59:00Z

    Game of Thrones broke a record set by Frasier 12 years ago to scoop the highest number of Emmys won by a fictional series.

  • The Night Manager
    News

    China opens up for UK drama

    2016-09-15T07:11:00Z

    China is an increasingly important home for high-end British drama, with fierce competition between digital platforms for shows and a burgeoning interest in UK talent driving the market.

  • Mountain Man
    News

    A+E blazes into free-to-air

    2016-09-15T07:05:00Z

    Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.

  • Le Meilleur Pâtissier
    News

    BBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028

    2016-09-13T12:35:00Z

    The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.

  • One-Direction
    News

    UK indie scores Zayn Malik drama

    2016-09-09T10:50:00Z

    UK indie Unigram is developing a boy band drama with former One Direction star Zayn Malik and Law and Order creator Dick Wolf for NBC.

  • GBBO Germany
    News

    BBC Worldwide fund backs 20 shows

    2016-09-08T07:08:00Z

    BBC Worldwide is developing 20 non-scripted projects as part of its Paper to Pitch fund and has backed its first commission.

  • DriveTribe
    News

    Fox backs Clarkson's DriveTribe

    2016-09-06T15:30:00Z

    DriveTribe, the online motoring project established by the former Top Gear team, has secured almost £5m investment from 21st Century Fox.

  • David Mortimer
    News

    David Mortimer to leave NBCU

    2016-09-05T14:25:00Z

    David Mortimer is to leave NBC Universal after three years spent leading its international formats charge.

  • Dee Robertson
    News

    Sony hires Warner Bros sales exec

    2016-09-05T11:33:00Z

    Sony Pictures Television has bolstered its UK distribution team with the hire of Warner Bros exec Dee Robertson.

  • Horse mystery
    News

    Lime leads the way onto Netflix for All3

    2016-09-01T11:12:00Z

    Lime Pictures has become the first All3Media indie to secure a Netflix series – picking up a 10-part tween drama from the SVoD giant.

  • Breaking Bad
    News

    Sony launches major UK push

    2016-09-01T07:08:00Z

    Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has begun a push to develop projects directly for British broadcasters after lining up several Channel 4 shows and a major Sky drama.

  • Friday Night Dinner
    News

    Friday Night Dinner in third attempt to break US

    2016-08-31T09:50:00Z

    CBS is planning to remake Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – the third time the Big Talk series has been attempted in the US.

  • American Gods
    News

    In brief: American Gods; Raised By Wolves; HBO Ullman deal

    2016-08-30T13:19:00Z

    Amazon has won the UK rights to high-profile fantasy drama American Gods, while ABC is remaking Caitlin Moran’s Raised By Wolves and HBO has acquired Tracey Ullman’s BBC series.

  • shane
    News

    Broadcasters hit back at Vice MacTaggart claims

    2016-08-25T11:58:00Z

    Broadcasters have put on a united defence of the public service broadcasting model in the face of Vice chief executive Shane Smith’s charge that they fail to connect with young audiences.