All International articles – Page 524

  • News

    Endemol preps US shows

    2009-02-27T08:16:02Z

    Endemol's UK and US heads have co-devised three US network entertainment shows as part of a global strategy to pool resources for international formats.

  • News

    Electric Sky picks up Bourne doc

    2009-02-26T18:00:25Z

    UK distributor Electric Sky has acquired the rights to a recent Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary.

  • News

    Fremantle ups its game with stake in Ludia

    2009-02-25T17:37:57Z

    Fans of The Bill could soon be using their Nintendo Wii to walk the streets of Sun Hill after Fremantle Media bought a minority stake in Canadian video game specialist Ludia.

  • News

    London job cuts on the horizon at Discovery EMEA

    2009-02-25T17:33:11Z

    Discovery Networks EMEA is to “decentralise” some of its London-based support services, affecting between 20 and 30 staff.

  • Features

    The buyer: Kathryn Rice

    2009-02-25T15:59:18Z

    Kathryn Rice is senior vice-president, European sales and acquisitions, Fireworks International.

  • News

    BBC America signs up for Kudos' Iraq war drama

    2009-02-25T15:55:02Z

    Kudos Film and Television's BBC1 Iraq drama Occupation is being part financed by BBC America and will star Murphy's Law actor James Nesbitt.

  • News

    BBC Showcase Q&A's

    2009-02-25T12:26:30Z

    BBC Showcase: Broadcastnow spoke to key BBC Worldwide executives at its Showcase event in Brighton about how the distributor is coping with the economic downturn, their favourite new shows and what's in store for 2009.

  • News

    Q&A: Susanna Pollack

    2009-02-25T11:58:16Z

    BBC Worldwide's senior vice president of Americas

  • News

    Q&A: Tim Mutimer

    2009-02-25T11:55:06Z

    BBC Worldwide's senior vice president for EMEA

  • News

    Q&A: Joyce Yeung

    2009-02-25T11:43:18Z

    BBC Worldwide's senior vice president for Asia

  • News

    Q&A: Steve Macallister

    2009-02-25T11:38:57Z

    BBC Worldwide's managing director for sales and distribution

  • News

    Living finds The Locator

    2009-02-25T08:00:00Z

    Living has acquired a US documentary series from distributor Off the Fence (OTF) about people in search of lost friends and family.

  • News

    Digital deal for Target

    2009-02-25T07:57:00Z

    Myvideorights.com has signed a two year digital distribution deal with Target Entertainment Group to represent a range of entertainment titles from its catalogue.

  • News

    Merlin to cast spell in China

    2009-02-24T16:53:19Z

    BBC1 drama series Merlin is set to air in China after being sold to the country's largest broadcaster.

  • News

    US network buys Beautiful People

    2009-02-24T13:22:37Z

    BBC Showcase: BBC Worldwide has sold series one and two of its new BBC2 comedy Beautiful People to US gay and lesbian network Logo.

  • News

    Corrie goes digital in the US

    2009-02-24T12:38:54Z

    Long-running ITV1 soap Coronation Street is making its US debut today following a deal ITV Global Entertainment struck with Amazon Video On Demand.

  • Comment

    Blog: BBC Showcase 09

    2009-02-24T11:52:55Z

    With BBC Showcase well underway, Will Hurrell takes a trip to the bustling event in Brighton under the watchful gaze of the BBC Worldwide PR machine.

  • Ratings

    Oscar revamp boosts US viewers

    2009-02-24T11:40:56Z

    The US coverage of the glitz and the glamour of the Oscars attracted an average audience of 36 million viewers, a rise of 4 million on last year's lowest ever figures.

  • News

    Kiwis join the Survivors

    2009-02-24T08:59:00Z

    BBC Showcase: BBC Worldwide has sold its new post-apocalyptic drama Survivors to Prime TV in New Zealand.

  • News

    Auf Wiedersehen Pet sold to Germany

    2009-02-24T08:58:00Z

    BBC Showcase: Classic ITV comedy Auf Wiedersehen Pet is to be screened in Germany for the first time after BBC Worldwide sold a significant package of programming to VoD service on T-Online.