Latest news – Page 87
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NewsOWN takes TV rights to Butler
Network acquires first broadcast window behind pay television, beginning in 2017.
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NewsPilger doc sets UK release date
Network releasing and ITV to release investigative documentary about Australia.
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NewsRelativity hires BBC Worldwide exec
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has hired former BBC Worldwide executive Matthew Vafiadis to boost its nascent television business.
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NewsDreamworks aquires Chapman library
Dreamworks Animation expands TV portfolio with acquisition of the Chapman Entertainment library, including Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car.
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NewsSky boards Mendes' Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsNetflix to double original content spend
Original commissions are set to account for a fifth of Netflix’s content spend within the next few years.
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NewsLionsgate plans UK TV push
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is to expand its TV production business into the UK as part of a wider international push.
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NewsABC boss eyes UK for co-pros
US network ABC chief Paul Lee is keen to kick off talks with UK talent and producers to commission more international coproductions.
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NewsDogwoof signs first Al Jazeera deal
Dogwoof has secured its first TV sales deal with Al Jazeera English for Village at the End of the World.
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NewsGilliam: 12 Monkeys TV series a "very dumb idea”
EXCLUSIVE: Director responds to plans for a TV spin-off to the sci-fi thriller.
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NewsLuther film in development
Series creator Neil Cross hopes to get the film made next year with Idris Elba.
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NewsSyfy pilots 12 Monkeys TV series
US cable network Syfy has ordered a TV remake of Terry Gilliam’s 1995 feature film 12 Monkeys.
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NewsDanny Boyle to direct TV drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a Danny Boyle-directed police drama.
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NewsChannel 4 nabs Avengers spin-off
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired high profile US superhero series Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. after a fierce bidding war.
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NewsRambo TV series in pipeline
Entertainment One (eOne) partners with Avi Lerner to develop and produce TV series based on the action franchise. Producers in negotiation with Sylvester Stallone.
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NewsBFI issues first TV tax break guarantees
CBeebies’ Sarah and Duck and BBC1 dramas Death Comes To Pemberley and Remember Me are among the first projects to be guaranteed a tax break by the BFI.
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NewsBBC to adapt The Great Escape
The BBC is developing a TV series based on iconic Steve McQueen film The Great Escape.
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NewsMipcom to honour Jeffrey Katzenberg
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has been named Mipcom 2013 Personality of the Year.
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BBC to celebrate Sound of Cinema
BBC radio and television have announced a season of programming dedicated to the composers, songs and film scores that form the soundtrack to the big screen.