All International articles – Page 522

  • News

    Parthenon brings Armageddon to globe

    2009-03-18T11:18:36Z

    Producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the global rights to a documentary series on extinction currently airing on Animal Planet in the US.

  • News

    Eleventh Hour comes for Living

    2009-03-18T07:58:00Z

    Living has acquired Jerry Bruckheimer-produced crime drama Eleventh Hour from Warner Bros International.

  • News

    Global outbreak for Brooker's zombie drama

    2009-03-17T13:07:02Z

    Endemol has sold Charlie Brooker's Big Brother zombie horror Dead Set to four international territories.

  • News

    River Cottage sold across Europe and Australasia

    2009-03-17T12:32:00Z

    Channel 4 food series River Cottage, starring celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has been picked up by broadcasters throughout Europe and Australasia.

  • Comment

    Blog: MipTV preview

    2009-03-17T12:15:41Z

    With MipTV less than two weeks away, Laurine Garaude previews what delegates can expect at the market in Cannes.

  • News

    Belgium to Come Dine With Me

    2009-03-17T12:14:07Z

    Channel 4 cookery format Come Dine with Me is continuing to cook up a treat around the world with a new version being made for Belgian broadcaster RTL-TVI.

  • News

    Disney names Hardie replacement

    2009-03-17T11:37:34Z

    Disney has promoted Italy chief Giorgio Stock to executive vice president and managing director, Disney Channels EMEA following John Hardie's defection to ITN.

  • News

    Disney boss named new ITN chief executive

    2009-03-17T11:30:28Z

    Disney's European TV boss John Hardie has been revealed as ITN's new chief executive officer.

  • News

    DRG swings Gorilla Media deal

    2009-03-17T11:14:41Z

    The Digital Rights Group (DRG) has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Gorilla Media, a recently-formed factual production company based in Toronto.

  • News

    Top Gear signs Czech deal

    2009-03-17T10:06:29Z

    Top Gear is racing into the Czech Republic for the first time, after BBC Worldwide secured a deal with terrestrial broadcaster Prima TV.

  • News

    Cineflix signs first US primetime network deal

    2009-03-16T12:27:40Z

    Distributor Cineflix International has picked up the global rights to ABC series Border Security USA, marking the first time it has acquired a US primetime network programme.

  • News

    Ex-BBCW exec joins DRG

    2009-03-16T10:57:28Z

    Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide exec to the newly created post of chief creative officer, entertainment.

  • News

    Senior promotions at Fireworks

    2009-03-16T10:16:05Z

    Fireworks International, the TV distribution arm of ContentFilm, has promoted Jonathan Ford to executive vice-president, digital acquisitions and distribution as part of a senior-level shake-up.

  • News

    BBCW wins NBC commission

    2009-03-13T10:22:58Z

    BBC Worldwide is making a travelogue/gameshow hybrid series for NBC from its LA production studio.

  • Features

    The Buyer: Preena Bhatia

    2009-03-11T15:02:51Z

    Preena Bhatia is head of acquisitions and planning for international kids channel JimJam

  • News

    Leopard Films sells ITV1 Quentin Crisp drama to US

    2009-03-11T14:57:32Z

    Leopard Films has sold its ITV1 drama An Englishman in New York to the US gay and lesbian network Logo.

  • News

    BBC1 and Discovery take bird's eye migratory view

    2009-03-11T14:53:16Z

    Wildlife specialist John Downer Productions is producing a landmark documentary series for BBC1 and Discovery Channel that will show migration through the eyes of birds.

  • News

    Swiss channel rejects Fremantle copycat claim

    2009-03-11T10:53:06Z

    The Swiss broadcaster at the centre of a format copycat dispute has accused FremantleMedia of bullying tactics.

  • News

    Target acquires Fritzl doc

    2009-03-11T10:20:15Z

    A documentary that features previously unseen footage of cellar incest suspect Joseph Fritzl has been picked up by Target Entertainment Group ahead of his trial.

  • News

    SPTI distribution boss predicts more gloom

    2009-03-10T23:17:13Z

    Keith LeGoy, Sony Pictures Television International's president of distribution, has admitted that the current downturn in the TV industry will “get worse before it gets better.”