All Television articles – Page 106
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NewsSundance Channel orders The Descendants
US cable network Sundance Channel has commissioned six-part series The Descendants as its third ever drama.
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NewsBBC3 hunts Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their primetime debut on BBC3 as part of the UK digital channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsNBCU eyeing more UK indies
NBC Universal wants to further expand its international production division in the UK, Australia and Canada as part of the next stage of the company’s growth plans.
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NewsDogwoof to launch TV sales push
Film distributor Dogwoof is moving aggressively into international television sales for the first time, with plans to launch a number of feature-length documentaries at MipTV.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits near £350m
ITV’s pre-tax profits grew 6% to £348m in 2012 after the company recorded impressive jumps in digital and production revenues.
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NewseOne signs Eleven Film deal
Canadian producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) is planning an aggressive UK push after striking a first-look deal with UK indie Eleven Film.
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NewsSky Movies to launch Disney channel
Renewed deal with the US studio includes the launch of a Sky Movies Disney channel and prevents VoD rivals from offering blockbusters such as Wreck-It Ralph and Iron Man 3.
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NewsHBO working with The Killing creator
HBO sister channel Cinemax is developing a dark crime thriller from the original creator of The Killing, Søren Sveistrup.
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NewsNetflix, DreamWorks team for kids series
Based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film Turbo [pictured], the Netflix programme Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team) debuts exclusively this December in the US and across the globe.
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NewsWenders' 3D series sold to 10 broadcasters
Tel Aviv-based Cinephil and Wim Wenders’ Neue Road Movies have pre-sold the 3D series Cathedrals of Culture to ten broadcasters around the world.
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NewsSky to launch Oscars channel
Sky is to launch a dedicated Oscars channel in the UK which will broadcast award-winning films and live coverage of the 85th Academy Awards.
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NewsSky strikes Sony movie deal
Sky has struck a major movie deal with Sony Pictures Television and acquired a raft of key rugby rights as its pay TV platform recorded stable growth in its latest results.
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NewsSundance Channel takes five at festival
AMC/Sundance Channel has picked up five indie titles from this year’s festival and locked fresh distribution agreements around the world.
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NewsSky switches on mobile downloads
Sky is beefing up its IPTV service Sky Go to allow subscribers to download shows from Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic to view offline without internet access.
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NewsDouble Negative, Apollo Productions, Pinewood pact for production drive
EXCLUSIVE: VFX specialists teams with Steve Norris and Pinewood to expand film and TV production activities.
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NewsSky orders Ian Fleming biopic
Sky has ordered 10 major dramas across its channels, including a four-part Ian Fleming biopic for Sky Atlantic and talent-led Sky Arts projects starring the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Kylie Minogue, and created by Idris Elba, Matt Smith and Grayson Perry.
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NewsLoveFilm signs NBCUniversal deal
Amazon-owned LoveFilm has partnered with NBCUniversal International TV Distribution in a deal that aims to deliver a greater range of US content to audiences in the UK.
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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.