All International articles – Page 393
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NewsGerman distributor with an eye on the UK
German factual distributor First Hand Films is aggressively ramping up its focus on the UK and other English speaking territories ahead of MipTV, and has secured the rights to a six-part doc about lauded film director Ingmar Bergman to help its push.
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NewsGerman distributor with an eye on the UK
First Hand Films’ distribution chief talks to Peter White about its latest acquisitions
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NewsNat Geo reels in ITV Studios’ King Fishers
National Geographic Channels International has commissioned King Fishers, a 10-part series described as ‘Come Fish With Me’, from ITV Studios.
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NewsNBC acquires drama from Criminal Minds showrunner
US network NBC has acquired Crossing Lines, an international coproduction from Tandem Communications penned by Criminal Minds showrunner Ed Bernero.
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NewsPawn Stars indie snaps up US rival
Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Pictures has acquired fellow US reality producer Sirens Media in a landmark debt-funded deal.
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NewsShine hires FremantleMedia exec Gary Carter
Shine has hired former FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter as chairman of Northern Europe and its licensing and merchandising division Shine 360°.
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NewsNat Geo greenlights highway doc from Windfall
National Geographic Channels International has ordered a one-off doc about Italy’s new super-highway from Windfall Films.
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NewsNaomi Campbell to front The Face for Sky Living
Sky Living has commissioned Princess Productions and Shine TV to produce a UK version of Naomi Campbell-fronted modelling series The Face.
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NewsC4 snaps up French zombie drama
Channel 4 is to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years after it acquired French zombie drama Les Revanants (Rebound) from Zodiak Rights.
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NewsHorrid Henry heads abroad
Horrid Henry is heading to Greece, Israel, Ukraine and Korea for the first time after Zodiak Kids struck a raft of deals for the Novel Entertainment-produced animated kids series.
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NewsITVS GE restructures EMEA sales team
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) EMEA sales team has restructured, promoting two existing staff members and appointing a senior sales executive from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBCW offloads Lonely Planet for £50m
BBC Worldwide has finalised the sale of Lonely Planet to US billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2 Media for £51m - nearly £80m less than it originally paid for the brand.
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NewsAl Jazeera funds return for Everything's Rosie
CBeebies’ animated series Everything’s Rosie has been picked up for a third season after producer V&S Entertainment struck a deal with Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC).
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NewsTCB secures Seven Network sales
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a deal with Australia’s Seven Network to distribute the broadcaster’s in-house productions internationally.
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NewsC5 acquires Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies
Channel 5 has acquired terrestrial rights to Nickelodeon’s preschool animated series Bubble Guppies to air on its Milkshake! strand.
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NewsHulu hires content boss as CEO
US online video service Hulu has appointed content boss Andy Forssell as interim chief executive following the departure of Jason Kilar.
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NewsPutting up funds for international drama
Ruth Rendell producer Neil Zeigler discusses his plans for a new company
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NewsArtists Studio strikes Content distribution deal
Gub Neal’s indie Artists Studio has inked a first-look deal with Content Television.
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NewsBlade Runner doc goes global
A raft of international broadcasters including US cable network TLC have acquired Mentorn Media’s fast-turnaround doc, from Passion Distribution, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened?.
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NewsMan v Food star to front NBC series
US network NBC has ordered Food Fighters, a new cooking series fronted by Man v Food host Adam Richman from Ben Silverman’s Electus.