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All articles by Peter White, Broadcast – Page 4
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NewsUS networks plot film spin-offs
Major US broadcasters are developing more than 20 TV adaptations of feature films as they follow the example of their cable counterparts.
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NewsDavid Morrissey launches indie
The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has partnered with a trio of established TV and film producers to launch his own drama and documentary indie.
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NewsUK TV exports grow 5% to £1.3bn
MIPCOM: Demand for UK television shows abroad has increased 5% over the past 12 months, fuelled by growing sales in the US and China.
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NewseOne restructures London TV sales arm
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has restructured its London-based sales division to merge its TV and film arms.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch set to exit Shine
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
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NewsEndemol strikes deal with Feel Films
Endemol Worldwide Distribution has struck a development and distribution deal with Feel Films, currently working on feature The Song of Names.
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NewsBBCW buys stake in Lookout Point
BBC Worldwide has bought a 35% stake in Simon Vaughan’s production and distribution business Lookout Point.
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NewsViacom closes $720m deal for UK's Channel 5
Viacom has closed its £450m ($720m) acquisition of free-to-air UK broadcaster Channel 5.
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NewsTWC takes Roald Dahl's Esio Trot for US
The Weinstein Company has picked up the US rights to Roald Dahl adaptation Esio Trot as it continues to pepper its TV slate with UK shows.
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NewsKudos pacts with Honour producer
Kudos is planning to produce more drama series told from a British Asian perspective after expanding a partnership with Parti Productions.
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NewsAMC eyes global film channels
Mad Men broadcaster AMC Networks is eyeing further international acquisitions and is focusing on global independent film channels.
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NewsSky completes £5bn Euro merger
BSkyB has completed a deal to create Sky Europe, bringing together Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland in a multi-billion pound deal.
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NewsSundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire UK broadcaster Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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NewsUK firms may gain from quiet MipTV
A relatively quiet MipTV was good news for British producers and distributors, who took advantage of a noticeable lack of Americans to strike deals.
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NewsNorthern Ireland unveils $70m fund
Northern Ireland is hoping to tempt more Game of Thrones-style high-end TV and film productions to the country as part of a new four-year £43m ($71.5m) plan.
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NewsFacebook VoD platform wins funding
Facebook VoD firm Screenburn has secured $500,000 of investment and hired Zodiak Rights boss Steve Macallister to its board.
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NewsUK PM commits to TV tax break
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue to back high-end film and TV tax credit breaks, claiming that they are “working so well”.
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NewsCanadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
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