All International articles – Page 359
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NewsBBC’s Sean Hancock joins Fremantle
BBC entertainment commissioner Sean Hancock is to join FremantleMedia North America to help lead its unscripted programming.
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NewsFremantle grabs Fittest Family format
Irish format Fittest Family is set to travel the world after FremantleMedia acquired the rights from producers Kite Entertainment and Animo TV.
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NewsNat Geo swoops for UKTV double
Nat Geo has snapped up the rights to air UKTV series Dynamo: Magician Impossible and The Happenings in the US after it agreed a deal with Passion Distribution.
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NewsTinopolis buys US indie Magical Elves
Tinopolis has beaten off competition from rivals including ITV to acquire Magical Elves, the US producer of food format Top Chef.
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NewsSky lands Danish drama The Legacy
Sky Arts has snapped up The Legacy (Arvingerne), the latest Danish drama from the makers of The Killing and Borgen.
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NewsBBC World Service commercial plans progress
The BBC looks set to push ahead with plans to further commercialise the World Service despite concern among MPs that it could jeopardise the independence of the unit’s output.
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NewsTax break brings £150m to UK
The high-end drama tax breaks have helped attract £150m of foreign investment in the UK industry, according to the latest figures from the British Film Institute.
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NewsSky renews HBO deal as operating profits dip 8%
Sky has forged a coproduction deal with HBO to develop new drama series and the businesses have renewed their UK exclusivity deal for a further five years.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn de Mol, Talpa Media
Broadcast heads to a former Dutch military base to hear about John de Mol’s plans to make a ‘more upscale Big Brother’
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NewsUK indies in demand in DC
The Realscreen Summit in Washington, DC, was a hive of activity this week as 300 UK producers fought it out to secure commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsNBC: global formats 'less risky'
US network NBC has earmarked working with more international producers as it hunts for dating formats and interactive gameshows.
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NewsDRG swoops for Babylon and Genius
DRG has picked up the rights to distribute Danny Boyle’s forthcoming Channel 4 drama Babylon and National Geographic doc series Genius.
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NewsCNN searches for factual series
CNN is ramping up the number of factual series it commissions and is keen to order more “knowledge based” reality shows.
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NewsProSieben remakes Release the Hounds
Release the Hounds, the horror gameshow created by Gogglebox Entertainment for ITV2, is to be remade in Germany.
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NewsTNT & TBS hunt UK formats
Time Warner networks TNT and TBS are eyeing UK formats as part of the broadcasting giant’s drive to order more international shows.
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NewsZig Zag's Close Up Kings travels globe
Discovery’s magic series Close Up Kings is to travel the world after producer Zig Zag closed a deal with distributor Entertainment One.
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NewsTinopolis to launch US indie
The Real Housewives of Orange County-producer Kevin Lee has agreed a partnership with Tinopolis Group to launch production company Tollbooth Group.
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NewsBBC Brit unveiled by Worldwide
Male-skewing factual entertainment programmes including Top Gear are to feature on a new BBC Worldwide international channel, BBC Brit.
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NewsBBCW strikes deal with Lesley Douglas
The BBC has gone back into business with Lesley Douglas, the former Radio 2 controller who resigned from the corporation at the height of the Sachsgate scandal.
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NewsScripps hands Transparent global rights
Transparent Television has secured a commission from the Travel Channel which is almost full funded by Scripps Network International as part of its commitment to airing stand-out shows.