All International articles – Page 303
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NewsA+E unwraps Freeview channel
A+E Networks has launched general entertainment channel Blaze - the latest US cable group to launch a free-to-air channel in the UK.
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NewsSeven invests in Slim Film and TV
Australian broadcaster Seven Network has replaced BBC Worldwide as a major shareholder in scripted production company Slim Film and Television.
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NewsKeshet signs record deal
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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NewsPinewood accelerates production push
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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NewsInvestment firm KKR eyeing eOne bid
ITV could face competition to acquire Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One (eOne) with private equity firm KKR reportedly weighing up a bid.
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NewsFulwell lands battle rap format
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.
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NewsITV expected to bid again for eOne
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.
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NewsBBC2 to revisit Versailles
BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.
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NewsUS on track to air 500 scripted shows in 2016
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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NewsFulwell 73 strikes US development deal
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.
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NewsFox tunes up Shazam gameshow
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.
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NewsUS networks show and tell
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.
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NewsAll3Media arrows in on US drama
All3Media’s landmark drama deal with co-owner Liberty Global will allow it to make an aggressive push into the US scripted market.
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NewsKeo Films makes trio of hires
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.
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NewsIcon Films dramatises natural history for Nat Geo
Icon Films is to produce a scripted drama-style natural history mini-series for National Geographic’s Wild channel.
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NewsDCD Rights poaches Passion exec
DCD Rights has hired Passion Distribution exec Philippa Chuter as it grows its factual programming ambitions.
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NewsNetflix heads to the White House with DRG deal
Netflix has acquired the UK rights to political documentary series Race for the White House after striking a deal with distributor DRG.
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NewsNBCU strikes formats deal with France's Terminal 9
London-based NBC Universal International Studios has struck a partnership with French indie Terminal 9 Studios to develop entertainment and factual entertainment formats for UK and international broadcasters.
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NewsSpike TV buys US robot battle format
Channel 5 sister network Spike UK has acquired the UK rights to US entertainment series BattleBots after striking a deal with Sky Vision.
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NewsInternational Briefs: Sony investment; Passion hire; RTE commission
Sony’s drama investment run continues, while Passion Distribution has hired former Banijay International executive Jimmy Humphrey and RTÉ has commissioned its latest Format Farm series.