All International articles – Page 373
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NewsCCTV snaps up fact ent formats
Supernanny and Secret Millionaire are to be remade in China as the country’s burgeoning appetite for factual entertainment formats continues to grow.
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NewsNickelodeon orders Zig Zag slo-mo gameshow
Nickelodeon has ordered Zig Zag’s slow motion, physical gameshow Split / Second to series for its website.
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NewsGinx TV expands footprint with Player Channel purchase
International video game broadcaster Ginx TV is expanding its global reach after acquiring betting network The Player Channel.
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NewsFormer ITVS exec launches distributor
Former ITV Studios exec Gary McDonagh has set up an international distribution company called Silverkite Media.
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NewsNew fund hunts UK projects
The UK has been earmarked as a prime market in which to offer financial support for kids, documentary and drama projects by European investor GD Investment Fund.
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NewsDHX eyes return for Teletubbies
Teletubbies could return with new episodes as DHX Media, the Canadian company that acquired the brand last month, eyes plans to bring back the smash hit kids franchise.
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NewsHit orders Fireman Sam & Thomas specials
Hit Entertainment is to produce three DVD specials for Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam, and Mike the Knight and aims to sell the content to international broadcasters.
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NewsDoctor Who 50th special to simulcast globally
BBC Worldwide is to simulcast the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special in at least 75 countries.
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NewsTV3 issues call for soap proposals
Irish broadcaster TV3 has released a detailed brief containing more information about what it is looking for from its first ever soap opera.
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News'Civil war' at BBC Arabic exposed
A Broadcast investigation has exposed “civil war” among staff, managers and presenters at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the corporation’s non-English language services.
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NewsOvation airs Young Doctor’s Notebook
US network Ovation TV will air A Young Doctor’s Notebook this week as its strategy to acquire more high-profile international arts programming gathers pace.
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NewsSky & UKTV pick up TVF bundle
Sky and UKTV have acquired a raft of content including Singaporean action series Special Forces and New Zealand’s Street Hospital from distributor TVF International.
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NewsNat Geo preps female-skewing channel
National Geographic is launching a new channel Nat Geo People internationally but has no plans to roll it out in the UK.
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NewsHotel Inspector heads abroad
Alex Polizzi’s mission to change the fortunes of guest houses and hotels has expanded its reach after Twofour Rights secured sales of The Hotel Inspector to broadcasters in Europe, Australia and Asia.
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NewsDCD hit by Bridezillas cancellation
DCD Media’s flagship Bridezillas series has been dropped by US cable channel WE TV after ten series.
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NewsA&E to remake The Returned
US network A&E is to remake French drama The Returned after striking a deal with FremantleMedia.
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NewsABC lines up C4 No Angels revival
No Angels, World Productions’ C4 nurses drama, is being adapted by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television for ABC.
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NewsIndian Doctor to treat global audience
BBC1 drama The Indian Doctor is set to make a number of international housecalls after Content Television closed a series of deals.
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NewsAtlantic ships Attenborough doc abroad
David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals; Triumph of the Vertebrates is heading around the world after Atlantic Productions struck a raft of international deals.
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NewsNBC orders Red Arrow thriller
US network NBC has ordered a pilot of Odyssey, a global conspiracy thriller produced by the UK-arm of Red Arrow Entertainment.