All International articles – Page 429
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NewsEx-Crackit/Twofour exec heads to Canada
A factual exec at Crackit Productions and Twofour is moving to Canada to join Frantic Films.
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NewsSony snaps up Silver River and eyes more UK indies
Sony Pictures Television is planning an indie spending spree after agreeing to buy Daisy Goodwin’s Silver River Productions.
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NewsWife Swap grows reach with seven further deals
Wife Swap is continuing to prove popular around the world with seven new deals for the format throughout Eastern Europe and Korea.
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NewsJohn de Mol planning UK indie
John de Mol, creator of Big Brother and The Voice, is looking to launch his own UK indie.
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NewsBBCW agrees Polish co-pro for Spies of Warsaw
BBC Worldwide has secured its first drama co-production deal in Poland for thriller Spies Of Warsaw.
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NewsFM acquires Canadian cookery format
FremantleMedia has acquired the format and licensing rights to Recipe to Riches, a cookery competition from Canada’s Temple Street Production.
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NewsRed Arrow completes CPL deal
Red Arrow Entertainment has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in A League of Their Own producer CPL Productions.
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NewsUS firm to control Agatha Christie literary estate
IP firm Chorion has sold a majority stake of the Agatha Christie’s literary estate to US firm Acorn Media Group.
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NewsC4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel
Channel 4 has acquired an adaptation of Kate Mosse thriller Labyrinth and the sequel to medieval drama The Pillars of the Earth.
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NewsContent to sell BBC thriller Line of Duty
Content Television has secured the international distribution rights to new BBC thriller Line of Duty.
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NewsBBCW secures major content deal with Australia’s FetchTV
Australia’s FetchTV has acquired more than 1,750 episodes of BBC Worldwide programming for its VoD service.
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NewsWallander and Whitechapel head to Japan
British TV detectives will be displaying their powers of deduction in Japan following several new deals by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsMisfits indie unveils new sci fi dramas
Clerkenwell Films, the indie behind superhero series Misfits, are developing futuristic and supernatural dramas for US cable network BBC America.
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NewsTarget Entertainment goes into administration
International distributor Target Entertainment has gone into administration just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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NewsBlack Mirror nominated for Rose d’Or
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror and Ricky Gervais’ Life’s Too Short have been nominated for international awards at the Rose d’Or Festival.
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NewsRidley Scott to make Japan in a Day
Scott Free London is teaming with Japan’s Fuji TV to capture a snapshot of a day in Japan – marking the anniversary of last year’s deadly earthquake and tsunami.
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NewsFirst sales for Downs series Punky
Animated series Punky – featuring a lead character with Down Syndrome – has been sold into a raft of new territories and has secured award nominations in Ireland.
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NewsSales for Sinbad in Canada and France
Impossible Pictures’ Sinbad has been pre-sold by BBC Worldwide to Space in Canada and both Canal+ and NRJ12 in France.
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NewsDownton Abbey helps PBS to ratings high
The finale of the second series of Downton Abbey helped PBS to a three-year ratings high in the US.
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NewsBrit Awards return to US
The US acquired this week’s Brit Awards for the first time since 2009.