All International articles – Page 408
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NewsCineflix signs distribution deal with LMNO
Mipcom: UK distributor Cineflix Rights has secured the rights to distribute US producer LMNO Productions back catalogue of programming.
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NewsBBCW ties up with PBS
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has sealed a double deal to co-produce period dramas The Paradise and The Lady Vanishes with PBS’s Masterpiece.
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NewsYouTube: create content for us, or get left behind
Mipcom: YouTube’s Robert Kyncl claims that its skippable ads are generating the same per-hour ad revenues as US cable networks – and that producers who do not create content for the platform will be left behind.
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NewsZodiak sets aside $50m for US acquisitions
Mipcom: Zodiak Media Group has allocated a $50m war-chest in a bid to supercharge its US operations.
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NewsZig Zag signs to Sparks Networks
Independent producers alliance Sparks Networks has signed two UK production companies, giving it a foot in the UK format market.
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NewsTV is the "Wild West" for talent, says House of Cards writer
Mipcom: TV has become the “Wild West” for talent offering more opportunity to try out new ideas than the film industry, according to House of Cards showrunner Beau Willimon.
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NewsAlison Rayson launches content JV with DLT
Mipcom: Alison Rayson, the founder and former chief executive of Target Entertainment, has resurfaced as head of a new content management and content creation company DLT/Raydar Media.
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NewsBanijay snaps up France's H2O Productions
Mipcom: Banijay International has acquired French company H2O Productions – its second acquisition within a month.
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NewsFremantle eyes digital future
Mipcom: Fremantle Media chief executive Cecile Frot-Coutaz has hailed the “really meaningful business” the company is doing in the digital space after it signed a deal to distribute content created by multiplatform studio Vuguru.
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NewsInternational sales of UK formats up 9%
Mipcom: International appetite for UK formats continued to grow over 2011 with revenue from UK TV exports up by 9%, led by shows such as Love Production’s The Great Bake Off.
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NewsITV buys producer of Finland’s Dragon’s Den
Mipcom: ITV has taken the next step in its plan to create a Scandinavian creative hub by buying Finnish fact ent and reality specialist Tarinatalo.
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CommentA one-size-fits-all rights model is hard to swallow
UK indie face a tough ride for a slice of American cable pie, says Jane Millichip
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NewsHistory orders South African special
History has ordered flagship documentary about the end of apartheid in South Africa which is to air internationally in 2013.
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FeaturesWhat to see at Mipcom 2012
Children’s classics, Scandi drama, globetrotting gameshows and the story of the men who built America are among the must-see properties on La Croisette this year. Robin Parker reports
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FeaturesWhat to see at Mipcom 2012: Entertainment / Fact Ent
Globetrotting gameshows are among the must-see properties on La Croisette this year.
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FeaturesWhat to see at Mipcom 2012: Factual
The story of the men who built America are among the must-see properties on La Croisette this year.
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NewsMTV eyes format potential of UK docu-reality pilots
MTV International has ordered a clutch of docu-reality pilots from UK indies, which it aims to turn into ongoing formats.
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Behind The ScenesFalcón, Sky Atlantic
The director of Sky Atlantic’s new Spanish detective drama Falcón wanted to make a ‘noir thriller shot like a documentary’. Benji Wilson gets a ringside seat during filming.
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The Broadcast InterviewSimon Cowell: We drive the networks mad
Syco boss Simon Cowell talks to Chris Curtis about the ‘miraculous’ success of the Got Talent format - and how he stops it getting stale.