All International articles – Page 556

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    Electric Sky gets twins doc

    2008-03-18T15:21:07Z

    Electric Sky has secured the rights to distribute Somethin' Else's one-off doc The Most Extraordinary Twins in the World.

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    Nickelodeon buys Barnyard

    2008-03-18T15:17:43Z

    Nickelodeon has acquired comedy series Back at the Barnyard for its NickToons channel.

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    Monkey series recreates cartoon stunts

    2008-03-18T15:13:02Z

    Scientists will recreate cartoon stunts in a new Monkey series for US cable channel TruTV.

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    RDF lands first La Plante sales

    2008-03-18T15:08:43Z

    RDF Rights has secured its first raft of sales for Lynda La Plante shows since snatching the rights from rival distributor Minotaur.

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    ITV cooks up restaurant show for NBC

    2008-03-18T13:00:30Z

    ITV's US division is to produce a new restaurant-based reality series for US network NBC featuring British Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White.

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    OSF merge with Southern Star Factual

    2008-03-18T10:25:04Z

    Science and natural history indie Oxford Scientific Films has merged with the Australian factual entertainment division of its parent company Southern Star.

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    Oprah's big give to Fremantle

    2008-03-17T11:21:32Z

    Fremantle Media Enterprises has bagged the global distribution rights to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey's latest show.

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    Power powers ahead for MipTV

    2008-03-17T11:07:59Z

    Power will be taking adventure, sci-fi fantasy and classic drama to MipTV this April.

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    C4I grows sales team

    2008-03-17T10:25:17Z

    Channel 4 International has bolstered its sales and acquisitions teams with senior hirings from Cake Distribution and Minotaur.

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    ITV Global names COO

    2008-03-17T10:22:41Z

    ITV has beefed up its global content division with the appointment of Fox executive Lee Bartlett as chief operating officer.

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    Nat Geo names distribution head

    2008-03-13T12:15:01Z

    US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.

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    Sony acquires Millionaire owner

    2008-03-13T10:08:56Z

    Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is the latest gameshow format to come under Sony's control after the media group's production arm agreed to buy Dutch indie 2waytraffic.

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    1 vs 100 sold to China

    2008-03-12T16:24:30Z

    Endemol is making a Chinese version of hit game show 1 vs 100 for Hunan Television in a six-figure deal.

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    BBCW takes Top Gear on the road

    2008-03-12T16:23:14Z

    BBC Worldwide is to launch Top Gear as an international live event as part of plans to beef up its roster of touring shows.

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    Brann signed up to spread Love overseas

    2008-03-12T15:19:27Z

    Love Productions has appointed former Channel 4 head of business affairs Andrew Brann as managing director to help boost its prospects for international growth.

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    Format Focus: Twinzz

    2008-03-12T13:29:43Z

    In the latest incarnation of the talent show identical twins compete to form a new band.

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    ID picks up Animal Rescue

    2008-03-12T13:24:04Z

    ID Distribution is taking True North's Animal Rescue Squad to the international market.

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    Baines quits Paramount Comedy

    2008-03-12T13:18:56Z

    Paramount Comedy head of acquisitions and digital media Sarah Baines has called time on her career at the Viacom-owned channel.

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    Nat Geo names distribution head

    2008-03-12T13:15:41Z

    US factual giant National Geographic has appointed IMG executive Maurice van Sabben as president of its London-based programme distribution arm, with an expanded remit to grow the company's digital business outside the US.

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    Chinese makeover for Ugly Betty

    2008-03-12T11:28:10Z

    Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV is to make a local version of hit US series Ugly Betty.