All International articles – Page 501
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NewsAsia sales for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has sold nearly 500 hours of shows, including The Sarah Jane Adventures, to Asian broadcasters.
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NewsDCD Media secures record $11.7m in deals from US
DCD Media acting chief executive David Green has urged his company and the wider indie market to pitch more shows to US broadcasters after September Films won a company record $11.7m (£7.4m) worth of business.
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NewsDesperate Romantics head Down Under
BBC drama Desperate Romantics is to be aired to audiences in Australia as part of a raft of sales down under.
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NewsBanijay acquires Nordisk
French TV firm Banijay Entertainment has acquired production house Nordisk Film TV just days after agreeing a majority stake in UK indie Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsDallas soap mooted for TV comeback
Dallas, the 1980s TV soap opera of everyday rich Texas oil folk, may be about to make a comeback on the small - and big - screen.
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NewsCBS to revive Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is set to follow Knight Rider and the Bionic Woman as the latest classic TV franchise to get a US remake.
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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.