All International articles – Page 379
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NewsBBCW cooks up series for Khoo
BBC Worldwide has ordered two 10-part cookery series fronted by chef Rachel Khoo as part of its move to commission 150 hours of original content by 2014/15.
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Shine and Barcroft strike development deal
Shine International has trumped a raft of rival distributors to ink a first-look development and distribution deal with Barcroft Productions, coproducer of Channel 4’s Girl With Eight Limbs and Nat Geo’s My Child Is A Monkey.
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NewsTrue North lands major Chinese deal
True North is planning for a major expansion into China after securing a three-part series with state broadcaster CCTV9.
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NewsParamount steps up TV push
Paramount Pictures is aggressively expanding into television, in a move that could result in the creation of another major TV player in Hollywood.
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NewsInternational networks investigate Broadchurch
Broadchurch is to travel around the world after Shine International closed a raft of deals.
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NewsNetflix moves into local commissioning
Netflix is moving to produce lower-cost local programming internationally for the first time and has commissioned its first major project outside of the US.
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NewsBBC cooks up Nutopia science series
BBC has ordered How We Got To Now, a six-part science series from Nutopia.
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NewsPBS buys more Bletchley Circle
US public broadcaster PBS has acquired the second series of UK mystery drama The Bletchley Circle after striking a deal with Content Television.
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NewsShine beefs up US division
The US division of Shine has beefed up its production team with the hire of two execs that have worked on America’s Got Talent and The Biggest Loser.
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NewsE! developing rich kids blog show with ITVS
US cable network E! is developing a reality series about a group of rich kids from Beverly Hills, produced by ITV Studios America.
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NewsMTV unveils new unscripted slate
US cable network MTV has ordered a raft of unscripted series including new projects from Endemol and the creator of Jersey Shore.
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NewsShipwrecked to be remade in Russia
Reality series Shipwrecked and Sky 1 karaoke show Don’t Forget The Lyrics are to be remade in Russia.
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NewsNBCU hires Fever development exec
NBC Universal International has hired Fever Media’s Jack Burgess as head of development for its non-scripted programming.
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NewsFox to remake Broadchurch for US
US network Fox is to remake Kudos’ hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch.
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NewsC4's Run sprints to Hulu
Hulu has acquired London drama Run as it increases the number of UK series that it offers its subscribers.
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NewsFirst-look competition heats up
Competition for British content is intensifying as global distributors put a greater focus on beating their UK counterparts to first-look deals with indies.
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NewsCineflix steps back from drama
Cineflix is gearing up for a new phase in which it eschews highcost drama programming for a focus on unscripted content.
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NewsBBC to adapt The Great Escape
The BBC is developing a TV series based on iconic Steve McQueen film The Great Escape.
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NewsShowtime eyes Dexter spin-off
US cable network Showtime is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of long-running serial killer thriller Dexter.
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NewsOscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.