All International articles – Page 552
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NewsKateModern to cross with LonelyGirl15
Bebo's online drama KateModern is to crossover with the US format that inspired it, LonelyGirl15, over the next two weeks.
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NewsRTL and Saban eye BSkyB's ITV stake
BSkyB has received expressions of interest in its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV from German broadcaster RTL and media mogul Haim Saban.
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CommentBlog: Can ITV beat the ratings?
Will Hurrell travelled to Germany to watch the filming of new ITV1 gameshow Beat the Star.
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NewsNuts takes US darts package
Nuts TV will screen exclusive coverage of the 2008 PDC US Open on as part of a package of darts programming on the channel.
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Alchemy plans£15m Hur
London and LA-based drama distributor Alchemy Television is going into production on its first original mini-series, a£15m adaptation of the Biblical epic Ben Hur.
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NewsDino drama sold to Italy
Sci-fi thriller Primeval and BBC drama Life on Mars have been sold to Italian state broadcaster Rai Due by BBC Worldwide.
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Wall to Wall cinema doc to run in UK
Wall to Wall's first cinema documentary, Man on Wire, has secured a UK theatrical release through Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsVirgin 1 adds shows to Extraordinary season
Virgin 1 will explore gigantism, the lives of conjoined twins and speed-eating as part of its flagship Extraordinary Humans strand.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Head of the Class
Young contestants have just five minutes to graduate from school in a new kids format from Israel.
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NewsTigress tackles big bang for the Science Channel
A new documentary offering a radical new take on the big bang theory is being made by Tigress Productions for Discovery's Science Channel in the US.
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UKTV picks up Wildlife Rescue
BBC Worldwide has sold Australian indie Freehand's new factual series, Outback Wildlife Rescue, to UKTV.
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NewsBBC1's Mrs Pritchard off to Japan
MIPTV: Target Entertainment has sold Kudos Film & Television's BBC1 drama series The Amazing Mrs Pritchard to NHK in Japan as part of a raft of deals
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NewsNorway to ask Am I Normal
MIPTV: Avalon Distribution has sold Liberty Bell's new BBC2 series Am I Normal? to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, ahead of its UK broadcast next week.
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NewsITV to make global channels push
MIPTV: ITV Worldwide is looking to establish a global channels business, under the leadership of new president and managing director Peter Iacono.
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NewsBen Hur gets£15m remake
MIPTV: London and LA-based drama distributor Alchemy Television is going into production on its first original mini-series, a£15m adaptation of the Biblical epic Ben Hur.
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NewsRDF in first-look deal with Rival
RDF Rights has struck two new first-look deals with London-based formats outfit Rival Media and US reality producer Asylum Entertainment.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Million Dollar Wedding
A new reality show seeks the nation's perfect couple to win the prize of a fairytale wedding.
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Airey promotes Oelze
ITV has handed its top German executive the responsibility of setting up production operations in Europe and emerging markets.
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Ent Rights promotions
Basil Brush owner Entertainment Rights has promoted Chloe van den Berg to executive director of international.
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Living picks up glamour model reality series
Living TV has added to its stable of modelling programming by acquiring the rights to Make Me a Supermodel US.