All International articles – Page 326
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CommentIn defence of PBS
BBC supporters say cuts could turn the corporation into a UK version of the ad-free US network. Is this such a bad thing, asks Stephen Arnell
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NewsAgent Carter deal marks change in Fox strategy
UK pay-TV broadcaster Fox is to broaden its acquisition strategy following its purchase of Marvel’s Agent Carter this week.
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NewsITV indie developing Elvis musical drama
ITV-owned US producer Thinkfactory Media is developing a drama based on a Broadway play which documents the early career of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
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NewsFYI hunts 'alternative' ideas from UK
Jana Bennett, president of US channel FYI has revealed the channel is hunting for shows focused on “alternative lifestyles” and unveiled a host of series from UK producers.
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NewsFox acquires Marvel's Agent Carter
UK pay-TV broadcaster Fox has acquired period superhero drama Marvel’s Agent Carter.
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NewsFriends creator adapts Doc Martin for the US
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is remaking long-running British drama Doc Martin in the US.
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NewsProSiebenSat.1 eyes drama co-pros
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is looking to develop long-running drama procedurals with UK producers and writers as part of its international co-productions drive.
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NewsSky Atlantic ties with NBC on plague drama
Sky Atlantic has partnered with US network NBC and Fortitude producer Fifty Fathoms on a big-budget plague drama from the writer of The Imitation Game and the director of World War Z.
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NewsSky to take arts to next level
Sky wants producers from the UK, Italy and Germany to bring it big budget ambitious arts projects for its new production hub in Milan.
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NewsSky Europe to centralise US acquisitions
Sky is to centralise the acquisition of big-budget US drama and comedy across its three main territories for the first time.
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NewsFX heads to Wales for Bastard Executioner series
US drama The Bastard Executioner, which was created by Sons of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter, is to start filming in Wales this summer after being picked up by cable network FX.
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NewsBBC reaches weekly global audience of 308m
The BBC has estimated it reaches 308m weekly viewers internationally, after combining the reach of its news and entertainment audiences for the first time.
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NewsSchool of Hard Sums heads Down Under
Fuji Creative Corporation has sold Dara O Briain’s School of Hard Sums to SBS2 in Australia.
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NewsRTE drama to explore Easter Uprising
RTÉ head of drama Jane Gogan has ordered a drama series about the 1916 Easter Uprising from Zodiak Media-owned indie Touchpaper Television.
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NewsLA Screenings: James Patterson eyes TV adaptations
James Patterson is priming his crime thriller The Postcard Killers for development as a Scandinavian TV show as the author aims to secure more adaptations.
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NewsLA Screenings: the hottest shows
Rain fell in a dull and dreary Los Angeles in May for the first time in many years, but the 2015 LA Screenings began brightly, with British buyers buzzing over a batch of new shows.
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NewsLA Screenings: UK broadcasters eye James Corden talkshow
A number of British broadcasters are lining up to acquire The Late Late Show with James Corden but the show is unlikely to air in the UK before the end of the year.
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NewsZodiak secures Versailles sales
Versailles, the English-language Canal+ drama written by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft, has been pre-sold in Germany and Spain by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsLA Screenings: C5 to bulk up 5USA & 5*
Channel 5 wants to supercharge digital channels 5USA and 5* with a raft of US drama acquisitions.
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NewsLA Screenings: Sky and HBO reveal first co-pro project
Jude Law is to front an eight-hour miniseries about a fictional, American-born pope for Sky Atlantic and HBO.