All International articles – Page 497
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NewsRicky Gervais toon comes to C4
Channel 4 is to show Ricky Gervais’ new HBO show just weeks after it airs in the US.
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Target restructures as Dockery departs
Target Entertainment Group will not replace Jane Dockery, director of sales and programming, following her departure to 2waytraffic International.
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NewsOutright ready to splash cash on first-look deals
Outright Distribution has ringfenced a “significant” investment fund that it will plough into firstlook deals with UK and US indies from early 2010.
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NewsDisney bids to treble European animation output
Disney is to treble its animation output from Europe “over the next few years” as part of its strategy to complement the live-action shows coming out of the US.
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NewsSilverback serves up Danish Hell’s Kitchen for TV2
A new version of ITV format Hell’s Kitchen is to be served up to viewers in Denmark.
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NewsE1 to co-produce Skins US pilot
E1 Entertainment, the company behind the Twilight movies, has joined forces with Shameless indie Company Pictures to co-produce the US pilot for Skins.
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NewsJane Root indie signs with BBCW
Jane Root’s production company, Nutopia, has signed a two-year, first-look distribution deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsRamsay extends global reach
Gordon Ramsay’s new Channel 4 show, following the celebrity chef’s trip to India, has already stirred up interest with broadcasters around the world.
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NewsOff the Fence picks up diamond doc
Off the Fence has picked up the distribution rights to Blink Productions’ forthcoming documentary about the world’s most famous jewel.
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NewsBritish TV exports surge close to £1bn
Exports of British TV rose by 25% last year to almost £1bn, fuelled by strong demand from Australia and New Zealand, according to new figures from Pact.
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NewsGeorge Gently goes global
BBC1 police drama George Gently has been picked up for broadcast around the world in a raft of deals by distributor All3Media International.
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NewsITN signs archive footage deal with Shanghai Media
ITN has inked a ground-breaking deal with China’s biggest commercial broadcaster, Shanghai Media Group, that will see its archive material transformed into a number of new documentaries.
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NewsSixty hours of UK drama are right up 13th’s street
New Australian crime channel 13th Street has bolstered its schedule with the acquisition of eight UK dramas.
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NewsAt a glance: BBCW review
The BBC Trust today published the conclusions of its 18-month review into BBC Worldwide’s commercial activities and the BBC’s broader strategy.
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NewsBBCW tightens rules for global channels content
Programmes such as Skins are to face a tougher approvals process to get onto BBC-branded international channels under new rules.
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NewsBBCW to rein in indie investment
BBC Worldwide will be asked to “broadly rule out” further investment in indies under tighter BBC Trust rules that also seek to prevent future deals akin to the group’s stake in the Lonely Planet travel business.
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NewsCowell to produce Boyle TV special
Britain’s Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has been handed her own US TV special.
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NewsBritish acts clean up at Emmys
Veteran actress Julie Walters and up-and-coming star Ben Whishaw took the top acting honours as British talent dominated the International Emmys awards.
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NewsParkinson returns for one-off retrospective
Chatshow veteran Sir Michael Parkinson is returning to screens for a one-off special – in Australia.
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NewsOprah Winfrey Show to end in 2011
US television star Oprah Winfrey is expected to bring her popular talk show to an end after 25 seasons in 2011, according to her production company.