All International articles – Page 582
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High Point nabs Australian comedy drama
London based distribution company High Point Films & TV has nabbed international rights to a new Australian comedy drama starring Raji James of Eastendersand East is Eastfame.
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TVF International strikes Spanish deals
Factual distributor TVF International has licensed over 20 hours of programming to Spain including 16 hours to Televisió de Catalunya.
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Endemol secures further exposure on MTV
Endemol International's high-tech dating format Exposedhas been commissioned for a further 40 half-hour episodes by MTV in the US.
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TV-Loonland inks raft of deals for Little Princess
German distributor TV-Loonland has secured a string of broadcast and home entertainment deals for The Illuminated Film Company's pre-school series Little Princess.
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BBC Worldwide licenses operas for Voom HD block
US cable channel Gallery HD has bought a package of operas from BBC Worldwide and UK production company Opus Arte for its new Sunday afternoon programming block Opera and an Omelet.
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Xena signs up for US Footballers' Wives
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless is to play bitchy Tanya Turner in the upcoming US version of Footballers' Wives.
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Prize Swap
Prize Swap is the only gameshow in which every player starts and leaves with a prize.
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Sky Travel investigates phobias
Sky Travel has bought Phobia, a documentary series about people with extreme fears, from US indie and distributor Cableready.
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RDF puts Trisha on international stage
RDF Rights is to distribute Town House TV's Trisha Goddard. The long-running talk show, which currently airs on Five, consists of a library of 250 hours of programming with a further 235 shows planned through to 2008.
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US pilot for How to Look Good Naked
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to make a broadcast pilot of its hit show How to Look Good Nakedfor US cable network Lifetime.
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Reveille touts Fox quiz show format
The distribution arm of US indie Reveille has begun the international roll out of Fox quiz format Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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Russians get a taste for Coupling
Indie Hartswood Films has signed a deal which will see the format for hit comedy series Couplinggo to Russia.
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Nickelodeon buys Oz mermaid drama
Nickelodeon has acquired Australian kids drama H2O, Just Add Water.
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Alchemy hires for expansion in US and UK
London and LA-based producer and distributor Alchemy TV is staffing up in preparation for the launch of its new reality division and further expansion of its event drama business.
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Military Channel airs soldier videos
Discovery Communications' Military Channel is asking members of the US armed forces to send in video diaries outlining their experiences of the global war on terrorism.
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Living TV imports US talent show Top Chef
Living TV has picked up the basic cable rights to the first season of culinary talent search Top Cheffrom NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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Discovery US shake-up sees Root promoted
Discovery Networks US has seen a massive executive shake-up involving Brits David Abraham, who is leaving to join UKTV, and Jane Root who has been handed a promotion.
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Kirstie Alley signs up for US Vicar of Dibley
Former Cheersactress Kirstie Alley has signed up to take on the Dawn French lead role in the upcoming US version of The Vicar of Dibley.
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IMG acquires German mobile company
Sports and media giant IMG has acquired German mobile TV company Nunet.
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Comment - second thoughts
With more opportunities to view repeats via new services like BT Vision and the BBC's proposed iPlayer, Dominic Schreiber ponders what impact this will have on the UK's secondary market.