All International articles – Page 484
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NewsFX sinks teeth into The Walking Dead
FX has picked up the UK rights to zombie thriller The Walking Dead, the first series to be wholly produced by US cable network AMC.
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NewsC4 secures Pillars Of The Earth
Channel 4 has picked up epic historical mini-series Pillars Of The Earth - the first major US acquisition to premiere in the UK on the core C4 channel since Dirty Sexy Money two years ago.
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NewsWaybuloo acquired in Italy
CBeebies preschool series Waybuloo has been picked up for broadcast on two channels in Italy.
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NewsNight Garden planted in US
BBC children’s series In the Night Garden is to make its US debut following a deal by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBCW names Euro managers
BBC Worldwide has made two senior appointments to oversee sales across key European territories.
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NewsBBC fires up new Torchwood with US deal
Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood is to return to BBC1 next year with funding from US cable broadcaster Starz Entertainment.
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NewsITV signs World Cup doc
ITV has bagged a new ad-funded football documentary that ties in with this summer’s World Cup and promises to reveal why England misses so many penalties
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NBCU and E1 co-pro cop show
Universal Networks International and indie E1 Entertainment are to co-produce a police drama with the aim of securing distribution across 100 channels within 12 months.
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NewsX Factor coming to consoles
The X Factor is making its way onto games consoles in a new deal signed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and games manufacturer Deep Silver.
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NewsSundance backs Kate Moss doc
Factual distributor TVF International has secured a co-production deal with Sundance Channel for a one-off documentary about supermodel Kate Moss.
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NewsITVS extends deal with Compact
Compact Media Group will continue to represent ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s back catalogue and international secondary television rights as part of an extended agreement.
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FeaturesBoardwalk Empire
Broadcast shines the spotlight on new HBO Prohibition drama Boardwalk Empire
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NewsEdelstein to build indie links for NBC Universal
NBC Universal is seeking new alliances with factual entertainment indies following the appointment of Michael Edelstein as head of its international TV production unit.
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Cowboy Builders to be remade by French channel
Exposé series Cowboy Builders is being remade for leading French broadcaster TF1.
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NewsZodiak deal transforms RDF
New Zodiak Entertainment chief executive David Frank is eyeing rapid growth in the Far East and South America in a bid to turn the group into a global production empire on the scale of Endemol or FremantleMedia
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NewsEndemol names format boss
Endemol has promoted a senior exec to head up its formats distribution around the world.
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Al Jazeera wins backing in clothing row
An inquiry by the Al Jazeera news network into mass resignations following a row about the on-air appearance of female presenters has concluded that the channel was within its rights to “set conditions” on clothing and looks.
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NewsNBCU replaces O’Donoghue
NBC Universal has appointed a former Desperate Housewives exec as president of international production, replacing Denise O’Donoghue.
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NewsCome Dine With Me gets US makeover
Culinary Channel 4 show Come Dine With Me is to be adapted for audiences in the US.
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NewsEndemol opens Manhattan unit
Endemol has opened a new office on the East Coast of the US in a bid to extend its presence Stateside and has made a series of senior appointments to bolster the move.