All International articles – Page 488
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US comedy La La Land coming to BBC3
BBC3 has bought La La Land, the debut US series from British comedian Marc Wootton.
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TF1 picks up ITV Studios’ TV movies
MIPTV: French broadcaster TF1 has agreed to an ongoing television movie output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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Fremantle widens format net
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.
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DRG acquires Treasure Tag
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.
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World at War to be remastered
MIPTV: Classic documentary series The World at War is to be remastered and re-released later this year.
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Weakest Link tops 40th format sale
Macedonia is set to get its very own Anne Robinson in a forthcoming adaptation of BBC quiz show The Weakest Link.
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Wallace & Gromit head down under
Aardman Rights has sold its new Wallace and Gromit science show to ABC Australia as part of a raft of deals ahead of MipTV.
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MTV to pilot Style Date
MTV is piloting a new format based on a popualr Irish series in which men attempt to win a date using their fashion sense.
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Oprah to swap day for night
Chat show host Oprah Winfrey will switch to a night time slot on her new channel.
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Green light for Shameless US
A premium cable channel in the US has ordered 12 new episodes of the popular British TV drama Shameless.
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Warner Bros unveils flash dance format
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.
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MipTV 2010: Kids hot picks
Even during a downturn, the range of projects coming through in the kids market is vast.
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BBC America hires first multiplatform chief
BBC Worldwide executive John Taite is to take on a new role heading up BBC America’s multiplatform strategy.
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MipTV 2010: Drama/comedy hot picks
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).
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MipTV 2010: Entertainment hot picks
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.
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MipTV 2010: Factual hot picks
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 ...
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MipTV: Bring on the big brands
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.
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ITN strikes Expo archive deal with Chinese network
ITN has strengthened its foothold in China after securing a deal to supply archive footage to the country’s largest broadcaster, CCTV.
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ITVS’ Prisoner remake set to go global
ITV Studios’ remake of The Prisoner is set to go global after being picked up by broadcasters in more than 100 territories.