All International articles – Page 424
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FeaturesParade’s End (BBC/HBO)
A cynic might suppose that Parade’s End, the BBC/HBO five-part mini-series based on a group of novels by Ford Madox Ford, is an attempt to jump on the Edwardian/WWI drama bandwagon ridden by Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, Titanic and Birdsong.
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NewsBrooker's Black Mirror goes global
Black Mirror, the dark satirical drama series written by Charlie Brooker for Channel 4, has been sold to 21 countries around the world.
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NewsZodiak signs first-look with Bedlam and StoryVault
Zodiak Rights has secured first-look development deals with both Bedlam Productions and Stuart Prebble’s StoryVault Films.
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CommentWill poetry become the next ‘killer category’?
Discernible content trends exist even in a chaotic market, writes Rob Clark
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NewsSky Atlantic signs comedy duo
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a Mrs Merton-style comedy chat show hosted by two American Jewish mothers.
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NewsViacom to pilot gameshow with slo-mo action replays
Viacom is to pilot a pioneering 3D-ready physical gameshow that is co-produced by ITV Studios USA and Zig Zag USA.
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NewsS4C strives to make a Welsh killing
S4C is hoping to turn Wales into the next Denmark by creating programming to be sold worldwide.
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NewsWhite Heat to air in US
BBC dramas White Heat and Inside Men have been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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NewsBBC3 to air US Don’t Tell the Bride
The US version of wedding format Don’t Tell the Bride is to air on BBC3.
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Zig Zag (National Enquirer)
British indie Zig Zag arrives at MipTV having signed up as the exclusive broadcast production partner of US celebrity gossip magazine National Enquirer.
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FeaturesGalapagos (Atlantic/Sky)
With David Attenborough, Atlantic Productions has made serious inroads into the 3D production market – and fast.
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Falcón (Mammoth Screen/ITVS GE)
ITV is re-emerging as a player in the international drama space, thanks to the efforts of ITV Studios and its international arm, ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITV Studios GE).
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FeaturesPeppa Pig (Entertainment One)
Last month, Entertainment One Family announced that it had secured a slot for its pre-school show Peppa Pig on Gulli, the French free-to-air kids’ channel owned by Lagardère Active.
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FeaturesMistresses (Ecosse Films/ABC)
Ecosse is riding high in the US right now thanks to a deal to adapt BBC1 drama series Mistresses as a 10-part series to air this autumn on ABC.
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FeaturesThe River (Disney/itunes)
Disney has been collapsing broadcast windows for some time now, most memorably when it aired the finale of Lost in 59 territories within 48 hours of its US transmission.
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FeaturesFriday Night Dinner (Greg Daniels/Big Talk/Popper Pictures)
NBC’s decision to greenlight a US version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s sitcom The Office in 2006 was a game-changer for UK comedy producers seeking a foothold in the US – and it came just at the right time.
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FeaturesOne Born Every Minute (Shine International)
One of the things sometimes overlooked in the factual format business is that the ability to make a show is as important as the concept. However, an increasing number of UK content providers are marketing their expertise alongside their ideas.
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FeaturesBig Fat Gypsy Weddings (Firecracker Films/Zodiak Rights)
Most of the big distribution outfits like to own a mix of in-house and third- party content; that way, they ensure a predictable pipeline of hours while also getting access to the best shows available in the market.
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FeaturesTake Me Out (Fremantle Media Asia)
ITV dating show Take Me Out has had a few troublesome headlines in 2012. But the general consensus is that the Paddy McGuinness-fronted show has established itself as the spiritual Saturday teatime heir to Blind Date.
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FeaturesAnger Management (Lionsgate/FX/TMG)
Do TV shows come any hotter than this? Bad boy Charlie Sheen in a sitcom called Anger Management, adapted from a hit film starring Jack Nicholson, and produced by Lionsgate (Mad Men) for US cable network FX.