All International articles – Page 500
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NewsUKTV aquires 11 series of Fifth Gear
UKTV has acquired the rights to a further 11 series of Fifth Gear from All3Media International to play on entertainment channel Dave.
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NewsWEE lines up funding for CGI dinosaur doc
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the CGI-specialist indie set up by Impossible Pictures founder Jasper James, has secured £2m worth of co-pro funding from international broadcasters for its forthcoming doc March of the Dinosaurs.
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NewsRenegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride to receive Danish makeover
MIPCOM: BBC3 wedding format Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in Denmark after Digital Rights Group tied the knot with the nation’s public broadcaster.
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NewsZodiak boosts UK status with deal for Dangerous
Zodiak Entertainment is looking to build its UK presence by acquiring a light entertainment indie, after securing 70% of factual and drama specialist Dangerous.
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NewsUK is top format exporter
MIPCOM: The UK still leads the world in format exports, according to the latest report from the Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa).
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NewsITVS ties Weddings knot with German channel
MIPCOM: ITV Studios’ Living format Four Weddings has been picked up at Mipcom by German public service broadcaster ZDFneo.
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NewsIndustry’s gloom lifts at Mipcom
The Doomsday feeling that has hung over TV for the past 18 months finally appeared to be turning at this year’s Mipcom and MipJunior - giving way to a Dunkirk spirit of collaboration instead.
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NewsNick US eyes LA remake of My Life As A Popat
Bafta-winning CITV comedy My Life As A Popat is in line to be resurrected by Nickelodeon in the US.
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CommentMipcom: A fine time to get together
The sun raised spirits at Mipcom and delegates warmed to collaboration.
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NewsSony to sell its stake in Shine
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s 21% stake in Liz Murdoch’s burgeoning Shine Group is up for grabs.
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Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref secures first sales
MIPCOM: Jerry Seinfeld’s new series about married couples has been picked up in Abu Dhabi – the first sales by Endemol Worldwide Distribution for the show.
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NewsScrabble - the TV show
MIPCOM: ITV Studios is gearing up to turn the board games Scrabble, Pictionary and Uno into new television shows, following a deal with Mattel.
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NewsHat Trick brings Israeli panel format to BBC2
MIPCOM: Hat Trick Productions is adapting Israeli news panel show format The Bubble for BBC2.
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ITV Studios signs with Foxtel
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has inked a deal with Australia’s largest subscription television operator, Foxtel, which will give the production house first look rights to co-financing future productions for the broadcaster.
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NewsBBCW to boost local content
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide is set to expand its international presence by ramping up locally produced content across all of its international channels, and boosting ad sales around the globe to help drive revenues.
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BBCW greenlights first CBeebies series
MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned its first original international production for CBeebies, which will launch in Australia and later migrate to the UK.
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NewsSeinfeld confident Marriage Ref will air in UK
MIPCOM: US comedian Jerry Seinfeld is “extremely confident” that his new show about married couples will be remade in the UK and expressed a desire for more feel good comedy over humiliating reality shows.
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NewsMeet the Natives heads Stateside
MIPCOM: Keo Films has won its first US commission with an adaptation of Meet the Natives for the Travel Channel and National Geographical Channels International.
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NewsKidsCo eyes 2010 launch
KidsCo has set a 2010 deadline for its UK launch and is considering going free to air.
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NewsNew Wallace & Gromit heading down under
MIPCOM: Aardman Animations has pre-sold its live action Wallace & Gromit science show it to ABC Australia.