All International articles – Page 488

  • La La Land
    News

    US comedy La La Land coming to BBC3

    2010-04-12T11:37:00Z

    BBC3 has bought La La Land, the debut US series from British comedian Marc Wootton.

  • A Dog Named Christmas
    News

    TF1 picks up ITV Studios’ TV movies

    2010-04-12T11:21:00Z

    MIPTV: French broadcaster TF1 has agreed to an ongoing television movie output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

  • hole in the wall
    News

    Fremantle widens format net

    2010-04-12T11:08:00Z

    MIPTV: Broadcasters are securing more hits from emerging territories as prejudice about where shows come from “melts away”, FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has claimed.

  • Cat Deeley
    News

    DRG acquires Treasure Tag

    2010-04-12T09:36:00Z

    MIPTV: So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley is in Cannes promoting a new treasure hunt format, which has been acquired for distribution by DRG.

  • The World at War
    News

    World at War to be remastered

    2010-04-12T09:34:00Z

    MIPTV: Classic documentary series The World at War is to be remastered and re-released later this year.

  • Zivkica Gurcinoska
    News

    Weakest Link tops 40th format sale

    2010-04-09T17:31:00Z

    Macedonia is set to get its very own Anne Robinson in a forthcoming adaptation of BBC quiz show The Weakest Link.

  • Wallace & Gromit Present A World of Invention
    News

    Wallace & Gromit head down under

    2010-04-09T12:48:00Z

    Aardman Rights has sold its new Wallace and Gromit science show to ABC Australia as part of a raft of deals ahead of MipTV.

  • Style Date
    News

    MTV to pilot Style Date

    2010-04-09T12:48:00Z

    MTV is piloting a new format based on a popualr Irish series in which men attempt to win a date using their fashion sense.

  • Oprah Winfrey
    News

    Oprah to swap day for night

    2010-04-09T11:06:00Z

    Chat show host Oprah Winfrey will switch to a night time slot on her new channel.

  • Shameless
    News

    Green light for Shameless US

    2010-04-09T11:02:00Z

    A premium cable channel in the US has ordered 12 new episodes of the popular British TV drama Shameless.

  • Sarah Champion
    News

    Warner Bros unveils flash dance format

    2010-04-09T08:37:00Z

    Warner Bros is to unveil a new ‘flash mob’ dance format at MipTV hosted by a British presenter and starring the choreographer of Michael Jackson’s This Is It.

  • My Life Me
    Features

    MipTV 2010: Kids hot picks

    2010-04-08T12:19:00Z

    Even during a downturn, the range of projects coming through in the kids market is vast.

  • John Taite
    News

    BBC America hires first multiplatform chief

    2010-04-08T12:11:00Z

    BBC Worldwide executive John Taite is to take on a new role heading up BBC America’s multiplatform strategy.

  • The Cult
    Features

    MipTV 2010: Drama/comedy hot picks

    2010-04-08T12:10:00Z

    In today’s competitive market, dramas need to be standout events with promotional hooks - or the kind of long-running repeatable franchises that US studios deliver year after year (House, CSI, 24, Grey’s Anatomy).

  • Transform Me
    Features

    MipTV 2010: Entertainment hot picks

    2010-04-08T12:02:00Z

    With brands such as Idol, Got Talent and The X Factor drawing huge ratings on free-to-air channels, the entertainment sector has done a lot to convince market analysts that digital media does not mean the death of traditional television.

  • The Missionaries
    Features

    MipTV 2010: Factual hot picks

    2010-04-08T11:55:00Z

    Factual programming is the workhorse of free-to-air broadcasters and pay-TV platforms. While a handful of international producers such as Discovery, National Geographic, NHK and the BBC are in the factual-event business, most buyers and sellers are focused on schedule stalwarts that can support drama and entertainment.Over the past year, Beyond ...

  • Emily Booth
    Comment

    MipTV: Bring on the big brands

    2010-04-08T10:38:00Z

    As producers and distributors head for MipTV, the message from channel buyers is that they want big brands that lift their schedules, writes Emily Booth.

  • Too Old To Be A Mum
    News

    TLC acquires elderly mum doc

    2010-04-08T09:10:00Z

    US broadcaster TLC has picked up the BBC’s Too Old To Be A Mum.

  • News

    ITN strikes Expo archive deal with Chinese network

    2010-04-08T09:08:00Z

    ITN has strengthened its foothold in China after securing a deal to supply archive footage to the country’s largest broadcaster, CCTV.

  • The Prisoner
    News

    ITVS’ Prisoner remake set to go global

    2010-04-08T09:07:00Z

    ITV Studios’ remake of The Prisoner is set to go global after being picked up by broadcasters in more than 100 territories.