All International articles – Page 592
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NewsC4 buys Runaway and Kidnapped
Channel 4 has nabbed the rights to a new Darren Star drama, starring former New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg, as its LA Screenings spending spree continues.
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NewsBBC Worldwide hires Latin American head
BBC Worldwide has hired Jessica Rodriguez to head up its Latin American and Hispanic channels.
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NewsITV makes first LA Screenings buys
ITV's new director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola, has made her first purchases from the LA Screenings, picking up a US drama for each of its three digital channels but no new series for ITV1.
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NewsBBC in bid to improve Israeli-Palestinian coverage
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is to be given an expanded role as the BBC moves to improve its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fremantle brings drama and docs to Discop
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) will be looking to tie up further deals for US drama series Falcon Beach at Discop, after its successful launch at last month's LA Screenings.
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NewsFox orders 24 film script
Jack Bauer finally looks set to head to the big screen after US studio 20th Century Fox commissioned a script for a feature-length film version of its drama 24.
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Five wins Screenings favourite Shark.
Five is believed to have fought off stiff competition from ITV to snap up the rights to 20th Century Fox legal drama Shark, one of the best received shows at the recent LA Screenings, writes Paul Revoir.
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Reveille in talks to sell UK shows
Reveille, producer of the US versions of The Officeand Betty the Ugly, is in discussions with UK producers about representing both their unscripted and scripted productions.
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Pact to launch UK producers partnership
Pact has announced plans to launch a UK Pavilion at Mipcom in October, housing up to 35 British producers under one banner.
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The Office works for the French
The Office , Le Bureau, has launched to positive reviews on major pay broadcaster Canal Plus.
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NewsFive wins Screenings favourite Shark
Five is believed to have fought off stiff competition from ITV to snap up the rights to 20th Century Fox legal drama Shark, one of the best received shows at the recent LA Screenings.
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Zeal strikes deal to distribute CD:USA
Distributor Zeal Television has secured its first sales of American weekly music show CD:USA.
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Nigella Feasts sells to more than 70 countries
ID Distribution has pre-sold Nigella Lawson's new US show Nigella Feastsinto over 70 territories worldwide, even before filming on the series has begun.
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NewsGuinness World Records returns to Spain
Guinness World Records TV's El Show De Los Recordsis back on the air in Spain, following a deal with Spanish production company Europroducciones.
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NewsExtreme sales for Minotaur
Flextech-owned distributor Minotaur has sold Twofour Productions' Extreme: Skinny Celebritiesand Extreme: Celebrity Surgeryin seven territories.
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Tiny Tearaways make US debut
Outline Productions is to make a version of its BBC3 hit parenting show House of Tiny Tearawaysfor The Learning Channel in the US.
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Extreme expands mobile content
The Extreme Sports Channel has struck a deal with distributor Black Diamond to create content exclusively for its mobile TV service.
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Novel and Darrall Macqueen selected for Cartoon Forum
New series from Darrall Macqueen, the company behind CBBC's Sunday morning show Smile, and Fimblesproducer Novel Entertainment are among the 10 British animation projects selected for this year's Cartoon Forum.
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BBC Worldwide names global channels SVP
BBC Worldwide has named Anne Howarth as senior VP for its global channels division.
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NewsComment: A strong global BBC is good for UK TV
While Mark Thompson was talking about the BBC taking on the likes of Google last week, the corporation's commercial arm was already ramping up its activities in the international market.