All International articles – Page 524
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Endemol preps US shows
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.
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Electric Sky picks up Bourne doc
UK distributor Electric Sky has acquired the rights to a recent Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary.
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Fremantle ups its game with stake in Ludia
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.
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London job cuts on the horizon at Discovery EMEA
Discovery Networks EMEA is to “decentralise” some of its London-based support services, affecting between 20 and 30 staff.
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Features
The buyer: Kathryn Rice
Kathryn Rice is senior vice-president, European sales and acquisitions, Fireworks International.
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BBC America signs up for Kudos' Iraq war drama
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.
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BBC Showcase Q&A's
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.
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Living finds The Locator
Living has acquired a US documentary series from distributor Off the Fence (OTF) about people in search of lost friends and family.
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Digital deal for Target
Myvideorights.com has signed a two year digital distribution deal with Target Entertainment Group to represent a range of entertainment titles from its catalogue.
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Merlin to cast spell in China
BBC1 drama series Merlin is set to air in China after being sold to the country's largest broadcaster.
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US network buys Beautiful People
BBC Showcase: BBC Worldwide has sold series one and two of its new BBC2 comedy Beautiful People to US gay and lesbian network Logo.
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Corrie goes digital in the US
Long-running ITV1 soap Coronation Street is making its US debut today following a deal ITV Global Entertainment struck with Amazon Video On Demand.
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Comment
Blog: BBC Showcase 09
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.
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Ratings
Oscar revamp boosts US viewers
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.
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Kiwis join the Survivors
BBC Showcase: BBC Worldwide has sold its new post-apocalyptic drama Survivors to Prime TV in New Zealand.
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Auf Wiedersehen Pet sold to Germany
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.