All International articles – Page 538
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NewsShaun the Sheep to return
CBBC has ordered a second series of Shaun the Sheep from Aardman Animation as the kids show continues to flock around the world.
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NewsBBC confirms Tranter US move - finally
BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter is to move to Los Angeles to head BBC Worldwide's US production arm, the corporation has confirmed.
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NewsJohn Adams sweeps Emmys
HBO miniseries John Adams was the biggest winner at this year's Emmy awards, picking up 13 of the network's 26 awards.
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NewsDistributors Survey 2008
Broadcast's annual survey of the UK top distributors can now be browsed online. Find out who tops the league table, what the distributors think of each other and the challenges ahead. [Click here]
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NewsPassion inks deal with Buck
Passion Distribution has signed deals with Canadian producer Buck Productions to distribute its reality show Petal Pushers and the documentary Leave Her to Die.
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NewsComedy writers reveal US challenges
Comedy Forum: Successful US remakes of British comedies only work if American writers understand the spirit of the original show, writers have claimed.
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NewsGermany to look 10 Years Younger
Target Entertainment has closed a deal with two German broadcasters to produce local versions of 10 Years Younger and the seventh series of Popstars.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Road Debate
A new ratings hit from Finland is styled as a “talk show on wheels”.
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ID renews its first-look deal with Colonial
The new deal will extend their collaboration into next year and will see more than 20 hours worth of programming delivered for international distribution over the next year. ID will be taking a number of Colonial's titles to Mipcom in October.
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RDF Rights seals 2-year deal with Betty
RDF Rights has handed Liz Warner's indie Betty an exclusive two-year development deal.
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NewsHistory Channel and Five pick up Black Gold
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has sold its new US oilworkers series Black Gold to Five and The History Channel in the UK.
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NewsWolffe joins ITV
Beam TV's managing director David Wolffe has left after eight months to take up the newly created post of finance director of ITV Global Content.
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NewsElectric Sky inks Royal Opera deal
Electric Sky will be dancing its way to Mipcom after picking up a catalogue of ballet and opera titles from the Royal Opera House's 2008/9 season.
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NewsTarget takes aim with Loveland
Loveland, Cilla Black's new Sky 1 dating show, looks set to steal hearts around the world following a deal that will see Target Entertainment Group sell the format internationally.
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NewsChina next to Beat the Star
Beat the Star, the entertainment format fronted by Vernon Kay on ITV1, is set to be remade for audiences in China.
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NewsBBCW to buy stake in Baby Cow
BBC Worldwide is buying a minority stake in Baby Cow, the indie set up by comedian Steve Coogan.
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NewsITVW making passage to India
ITV Worldwide has appointed a new sales executive for India and the sub-continent.
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NewsLyrics to serenade Spain
Sky 1's karaoke format Don't Forget the Lyrics will be singing its way into Spain after RDF Rights (RDFR) sold the format to Spanish channel La Sexta.
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NewsThe Vicar of Kazakhstan
The Vicar of Dibley is heading to the home of Borat, with plans to dub the BBC comedy into the Kazakh language.