All International articles – Page 562
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NewsWall to Wall's Man on Wire wins big at Sundance
Wall to Wall's new BBC documentary Man on Wire has picked up two top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsBrazil buys BBCW sporting titles
BBC Worldwide Americas has sold a package of sports and factual programming to Brazil's TV Globo to air in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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CommentNatpe delegates look to life after writers' strike
While Hollywood's striking writers were edging closer to a deal last week, delegates at the annual Natpe convention in Las Vegas were turning their minds to the long-term impact of the costly dispute, says Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsFremantle to boldly go down under with CBS
FremantleMedia Enterprises has struck a deal with US broadcast network CBS that will see it handling licensing activities for such TV series as Star Trek and Beverly Hills 90210 in Australia and New Zealand.
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Bowen joins High Point down under
Film and TV distributor High Point Media has appointed producer and writer Adam Bowen to head up its Sydney-based operation.
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Nick's Genie appears on France 3
Nickelodeon UK's live-action comedy series Genie in the House has been acquired by French terrestrial broadcaster France 3.
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Fireworks picks up more Canadian fare
Fireworks International has secured the international rights to new Canadian crime drama The Border.
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Mercury Media picks up US doc
Factual distributor Mercury Media has added the US political documentary How Ohio Pulled it Off to its catalogue.
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NewsWriters strike could end within days
The Hollywood writers strike could be brought to an end within days after a breakthrough in talks.
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NewsTiscali signs with Disney
Tiscali TV's video on-demand service now boasts the likes of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy after it signed a licensing agreement with Disney-ABC International Television.
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NewsITV heads to US to showcase projects
ITV Productions will send a group of key executives to Los Angeles in March to hold a beauty parade of its shows for US networks.
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OTF sells crime quartet
Off the Fence has sold four crime documentaries to the Crime and Investigation Network in the UK.
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BBC options ‘Politics Idol'
The BBC has optioned a format which is the political equivalent of Pop Idol
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ABC scales back on pilots
ABC has become the latest US network to trim its pilot development slate, citing the effects of the writers' strike.
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NewsBob and Pingu head abroad after Hit seals multiple sales
Hit Entertainment has concluded a raft of international sales for several of its children's properties
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FeaturesFormat Focus: 6 Handshakes Away
Tracking down international superstars is the goal in new gameshow 6 Handshakes Away.
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Nickelodeon UK to air ‘localised' iCarly
Nickelodeon has acquired hit US teen show iCarly and will localise it using clips of UK kids
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NewsGI signs Zig Zag development deal
Granada International has signed a development and distribution deal with UK indie Zig Zag.
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NewsBBC sells Aussie soap to the Aussies
In a classic case of carrying coals to Newscastle, the BBC has sold its own Australian soap back to Aussie broadcaster Network Ten.
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NewsNBDtv brings Elvis and vampires to Vegas
A one-off special featuring rare footage of Elvis performing in Las Vegas and Hammer Films' first movie in over 30 years are among the highlights of NBDtv's Natpe slate.