All International articles – Page 468
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NewsDiscovery orders longer second run of Raw’s Gold Rush
UK indie Raw Television has won an extended recommission for its doc series Gold Rush: Alaska from Discovery Channel US.
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NewsRoyal wedding propels Spun Gold into the US
Spun Gold TV is preparing a US offensive after winning its first commission from NBC, to produce a documentary on the royal wedding.
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NewsFME taking BBC dramas to MipTV
FremantleMedia Enterprises is to launch three major BBC dramas to the international market at MipTV in April.
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NewsDon’t Tell the Bride to be remade for German TV
BBC3 reality show Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in Germany as part of a wave of developments for the format throughout Europe.
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NewsZodiak renews first-look with Blast!
Zodiak Rights has renewed its development deal with Blast! Films, the indie behind Channel 4 drama series The Queen.
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NewsBBCW names indies director
BBC Worldwide has named its new commercial director for independents and new ventures.
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NewsDarlow Smithson to explore solar system
Endemol-owned Darlow Smithson Productions is to make a film about the farthest reaches of the solar system for US network PBS.
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NewsRamsay served up in France
Gordon Ramsay’s recent Channel 4 series about British restaurants has been picked up in France.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies up for Digital Emmy
Channel 4 series Embarrassing Bodies and Battlefront have been nominated for International Digital Emmy Awards – up against the Norwegian version of The X Factor.
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NewsLyons warns BBC Worldwide over "letting rip"
The outgoing BBC Trust chairman has said the commercial, expansive operations of BBC Worldwide must not be allowed to ruin the broadcaster’s “reputation for honesty and integrity”.
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NewsCBeebies to launch in Nordics
BBC pre-school brand CBeebies is to launch in Norway, Denmark and Sweden in June - the first fully localised version of the channel in the region.
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NewsBBC splits US output in ratings bid
BBC Global News and BBC Worldwide America have confirmed plans to split the corporation’s news and entertainment output in the US, as it seeks to widen its audience.
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NewsFirst sales for Top Gear USA
BBC Worldwide has made its first international sales of the US version of Top Gear.
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NewsBBCW to buy out Lonely Planet for £42m
BBC Worldwide has confirmed it is to buy the outstanding 25% of travel publisher Lonely Planet for £42.1m.
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NewsFremantleMedia promotes Flint
FremantleMedia has promoted Stephen Flint to director of operations, worldwide entertainment, with immediate effect.
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NewsTVF updates Royal wedding doc for TLC
TVF International has been commissioned to produce a revised version of its doc William and Kate: A Royal Love Story for Discovery-owned US cable channel TLC.
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NewsITV Studios enters Asia
ITV Studios has formed a new collaboration with Asian-based production company Active TV, which will see the two companies produce entertainment formats together.
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Hague calls for more Middle East satellite TV
The BBC should develop its satellite television services in the Middle East as they have helped protests spread throughout the region, the Foreign Secretary has said.
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NewsMcGrath heads to Shanghai to help indies break into China
Former Gecko Productions and Redback Films boss Viv McGrath is heading to Shanghai to become a consultant helping UK indies do business in China.
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NewsBBC Showcase moving to Liverpool
BBC Worldwide’s annual programme event is to leave Brighton after more than 30 years and move to Liverpool.