All International articles – Page 581

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    Apace Media forms Eastern European joint venture

    2007-02-19T15:00:00Z

    UK media group Apace Media has formed a strategic partnership with Scandinavian broadcast group MTG in order to strengthen its broadcast business in the Balkan region.

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    Millichip returns to RDF Rights as COO

    2007-02-19T14:55:00Z

    Former RDF Rights director of acquisitions Jane Millichip is returning to the company after an 18-month stint in New Zealand to take up the new position of chief operating officer.

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    Lion names US development head

    2007-02-19T14:45:00Z

    Lion Television USA has appointed Christy Spitzer as director of development as it continues to expand its presence in the US market.

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    US deals for TVF International

    2007-02-19T14:45:00Z

    Factual distributor TVF International has concluded a number of deals in the US including two sales for Five's The Madness of Prince Charles.

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    The Making of the ? show

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    This weird behind-the-scenes look at the build-up to a talk show has guests without the actual show.

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    Genie returns

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon has ordered a second series of live-action kids comedy Genie in the House.

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    Outright secures Russian deals

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Outright Distribution, formerly Screentime Partners, has licensed Lion Television's gameshow format Cash Cabto the TNT network for a further five years.

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    BBC Worldwide makes US appointments

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide Productions US office has made new hirings to help it achieve its ambitious growth strategy.

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    Curse of Diana's dresses appeals to US

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Minotaur has secured significant sales in the US and Canada for a controversial Living TV documentary about Princess Diana's dresses.

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    C4I sells Taliban and Iraqi films

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Distributor Channel 4 International has sold a trio of hard-hitting documentaries about Iraqi death squads and Taliban fighters to networks in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

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    EastEnders star to be US Bionic Woman

    2007-02-14T11:25:00Z

    Ex- EastEnder Michelle Ryan has landed the role of The Bionic Woman in a US remake of the 70s show.

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    Endemol shareholders approve French acquisition

    2007-02-14T11:00:00Z

    Endemol shareholders have this morning voted to approve the purchase of its French arm, Endemol France. Telefónica will now begin the process of selling the Big Brotherproducer.

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    De Mol sets up clearing house in LA

    2007-02-14T10:15:00Z

    Big Brother creator John de Mol is setting up a format clearing house in the US.

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    HBO unveils UK video-on-demand service

    2007-02-13T09:00:00Z

    US cable provider HBO is rolling out a UK subscription video-on-demand (VoD) service, offering shows such as The Sopranoson BT Vision, Tiscali TV and Virgin Media.

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    Comment - Mobile TV's growing pains

    2007-02-12T16:45:00Z

    While mobile TV looks set to be a hot topic again at this week's annual 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, many UK producers remain sceptical about the potential demand for such services.

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    ICM launches international division

    2007-02-12T15:25:00Z

    ICM, the US talent agency which has clients that include BBC Worldwide, Granada America and All3Media, has created a new international television and media division.

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    NBC strikes first-look deal with Office producer

    2007-02-12T15:25:00Z

    Hollywood studio NBC Universal has struck a new first-look deal with Ben Silverman, the producer behind the US version of The Officeas well as ABC's hit series Ugly Betty.

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    RDF Rights picks up US pre-school series

    2007-02-12T15:00:00Z

    RDF Rights has added to its growing slate of children's titles with the acquisition of Nick Jr's new half-hour pre-school series Yo Gabba Gabba!

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    ITV's Boot Camp marches to Georgia

    2007-02-12T15:00:00Z

    Granada International has licensed the ITV Productions' reality format Boot Campto leading Georgian broadcaster Rustavi 2.

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    Electric Sky picks up terrestrial titles

    2007-02-12T14:25:00Z

    Factual specialist Electric Sky has secured distribution rights for a raft of titles commissioned by UK terrestrial broadcasters including Prospect Pictures' Channel 4 Learning series Take Away My Take Away.