All Television articles – Page 103
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Michael Hirst writing mini-series Alexander
ZDF Enterprises, Beta Film and Gruppe 5 to produce English-language event series about Alexander the Great.
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NewsSky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-production
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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NewsAl Jazeera acquires Current TV in $500m deal
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV in a move that will give it significant access to the US market.
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).
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NewsExclusive Media launches TV division
Division to be headed by Exclusive/Hammer’s Simon Oakes [pictured].
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NewsAMC/Sundance Channel Global sets up Asia headquarters
Content secured includes Crossfire Hurricane, Downton Abbey and The Imposter.
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NewsPrime Entertainment Group enjoys successful MIPCOM
Company signs several deals for more than 300 hours of programming, with a focus on broadcasters from countries with fast growing TV markets.
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NewsAldamisa International expands into TV business
EXCLUSIVE: The feature film financing, international sales and production company made the announcement on Thursday (11) and will kick off with Emmett/Furla’s Dolph Lundgren vehicle Rescue 3.
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NewsMIPCOM reports biggest market ever
Cinema-television crossover trend strengthens; digital players take on greater content financing role; sales buoyant despite gloomy economic backdrop.
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NewsMIPCOM: Angry Birds set for autumn migration to small screen
Rovio Entertainment head of strategic partnerships Andrew Stalbow [pictured] premieres extracts of 52 Angry Birds shorts at MIPCOM, says company has long-format ambitions.
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NewsMIPCOM Day 1: Canadian co-production talk; big Hitler project announced
MIPCOM kicked off on Monday with the conference programme focused on this year’s honorary country Canada as well as digital developments and Russian period drama “18*12” opening the screenings.
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DCMS opens tax relief consultation for high-end TV drama
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is nailing down the criteria used to decide which programmes are eligible for the proposed drama tax relief for high-end TV.
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NewsYouTube chief to reveal content partners in Mipcom keynote
YouTube global head of content Robert Kyncl is set to use his keynote speech at Mipcom to reveal the partners that have landed up to £500,000 to produce content for the Google-owned platform.
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NewsSky, Warner Bros. lock UK film deal
Sky locks new multi-year Warner Bros. first-window deal after contract was up for renewal; future films will include Man of Steel, The Hangover Part III and The Great Gatsby.
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NewsWarner’s Bruce Rosenblum to keynote at MIPCOM
Warner Brothers Television Group president to give speech on the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting.
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NewsJane Campion to discuss Top of the Lake at MIPCOM
Jane Campion to give Creative Talks presentation on See Saw drama Top of the Lake.
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NewsHarvey Weinstein to deliver Mipcom keynote
Harvey Weinstein is to deliver the keynote address at the Mipcom market in Cannes next month.
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NewsSarah Wright replaces Simon Rexworthy as controller of acquisitions for Sky Movies
Wright, controller of acquisitions for Sky Entertainment, has been promoted to controller of acquisitions, Sky.
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NewsZDF picks up new Werner Herzog TV projects
On Death Row and Hate in America will comprise seven hours of TV content.
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NewsBullhead's Roskam to direct HBO's Buda Bridge Bitch
Rising young Belgian auteur Michaël R. Roskam has signed up to write and direct the pilot for a new Belgian-set but English language series for US powerhouse TV network HBO.