All International articles – Page 385
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NewsGame of Thrones most pirated show
Fantasy drama Games of Thrones was the most pirated show around the world in the three months to June 2013.
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NewsITVS locks down Norwegian police format
Norwegian broadcaster SBS Discovery has commissioned ITV Studios to produce 96 new episodes of police format The Night Patrol.
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NewsSpanish makeover planned for TOWIE
The Only Way Is Essex is set for a Spanish remake after All3Media International struck a format deal with local producer Mediapro.
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NewsITV strikes Breathless copro deal
ITV has struck a coproduction deal with US network PBS for sixties gynaecologist drama Breathless.
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NewsTVF closes doc deals
French public broadcaster France 2 has acquired South Africa doc Dear Mandela after striking a deal with TVF International.
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NewsBritish broadcasters battle for The Blacklist
A number of UK broadcasters are vying to acquire Sony’s US crime drama The Blacklist following its stand-out success at the LA Screenings.
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NewsNetflix heads back to Hemlock Grove
Netflix has ordered a second series of Eli Roth’s horror series Hemlock Grove.
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NewsEuro demand for UK docs
International networks including France Télévisions, Germany’s ARD and HBO Europe are increasing the number of hours they commission from British indies as they ramp up their global co-production ambitions.
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NewsMTG eyes UK after buying DRG
International broadcaster Modern Times Group is looking to invest in the UK following its acquisition of distributor DRG, with plans to both fund programming and potentially take stakes in producers.
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NewsContent Media eyes indie acquisitions
International distributor Content Media is set to make further indie acquisitions and ramp up its UK drama programming spend after renewing its banking arrangements.
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NewsAfrican news channel goes live on Sky
African news channel TVC News, run by former Al Jazeera English boss Nigel Parsons, has launched on the Sky platform.
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NewsNetflix goes Dutch
Netflix is to launch in the Netherlands as part of its ongoing international expansion.
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NewsITV buys Hatfields & McCoys indie
ITV has acquired its third American indie, paying $30m (£19m) for a controlling stake in Hatfields & McCoys producer Thinkfactory Media.
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NewsAmazon enters drama via Michael Connelly cop show
Amazon is moving into original drama for the first time after it greenlit a pilot based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novels.
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NewsFremantleMedia cooks up Jamie Oliver deals
Jamie Oliver is heading to Germany and Austria after FremantleMedia International closed a raft of sales deals.
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NewsNetflix orders raft of Dreamworks shows
Netflix has struck a landmark deal with Dreamworks Animation that will see it stream more than 300 hours of exclusive original programming from the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda producer.
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NewsSimon Fuller moves into kids TV
American Idol producer Simon Fuller is to make his first move into kids TV with the launch of US musical series The Meeps.
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NewsBBC condemns Iranian threats
The BBC has condemned threats made to the families of its journalists based in Iran ahead of the country’s presidential elections.
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NewsUndercover Boss heads to China
Undercover Boss is set to launch in China after All3Media International struck a deal with Dragon TV, part of the Shanghai Media Group.
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NewsMTG completes DRG acquisition
Broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired British distributor DRG for an undisclosed sum as former boss Jeremy Fox returns.