All International articles – Page 593
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NewsGranada America to make paranormal show for Discovery
Granada America has picked up a commission from Discovery Channel in the US for a new paranormal reality series which attempts to solve murder cases with the help of psychic sleuths.
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NewsPiers Morgan makes strong US debut
Piers Morgan is on track to repeat the American success of Simon Cowell, as the new talent show he judges on debuted with ratings of over 12 million on US network NBC.
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NewsHustle to be re-made by Fox as a US movie
Kudos Film & Television drama Hustleis set to move to the big screen after US studio 20th Century Fox picked up the film rights to the BBC 1 series.
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NewsBBC arm sells Five's Suburban Shootout
BBC Worldwide has sold Five comedy Suburban Shootoutto nine international broadcasters. Worldwide's indie unit has inked deals with NOS Holland, DR TV Denmark, YLE Finland, RUV Iceland, Canal Jimmy Italy, Kanal 5 Sweden, TV3 Norway, Comedy Network Canada and VRT Belgium. The comedy, produced by ...
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Five returns to Animal Planet hit
Five is to reversion a further six episodes of the popular Animal Planet US series Austin Stevens Adventuresto air later this summer. The order was made by Five's wildlife and factual acquisitions editor Bethan Corney. It follows the success of the first six episodes, which ...
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C4 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.