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MIPTV Briefs: A+E UK’s ‘Pawn Stars’; Music Box Takes ‘Generation War’; Cinedigm & ABC; ‘Love/Hate’ Deal; Sweden’s Mexiko; Telenovels Sell

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday April 9, 2013 @ 4:01pm PDTTags: Cinedigm, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, MIPTV

A+E Networks UK’s History channel has set details of its upcoming local version of Pawn Stars. The show will focus on Regal Pawn, a shop near Chester, England. The eight-part series will star Regal’s owner Mark Manning, (aka Big Mark), his daughter Vicki, his best friend Little Mark and Little Mark’s son, Marco. The UK will be the first market to make its own version of the series that will feature distinctly British items. The show airs in the UK this fall and is produced by Leftfield Pictures, the production company behind the original U.S. series which has increased in popularity in Britain since it debuted in 2010.

Music Box has taken U.S. rights on Beta Film’s Generation War, a six-hour miniseries about the fate of young men and women who fought in World War II. The Band Of Brothers-like story is from ZDF, teamWorx and Beta Film and scored record ratings on ZDF with a 24% market share. It also triggered a local debate about personal guilt in WWII. Music Box is planning a theatrical release in major cities across the U.S., followed by TV, VOD and home video. The UK’s Arrow Film picked up all rights as did eOne/Hopscotch in Australia. Directed by Philipp Kadelbach, the production stars Volker Bruch (The Reader), Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein and Ludwig Trepte. Beta Film is selling here at Mip-TV. READ MORE »

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MIPTV Briefs: ITV Studios Nabs ‘Poirot’ Pre-Sales; Fremantle Shops ‘Blake’s 7′; KidsCo Acquires ‘Matt Hatter Chronicles’; Venevision International & More

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday April 9, 2013 @ 1:25am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, FremantleMedia, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, MIPTV, Oxygen Media

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ITV Studios Global Entertainment has secured pre-sales for the 13th and final series of ITV Studios’ iconic detective drama Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Based on crime writer Agatha Christie’s famous novels, series 13 of Poirot has been acquired by eight broadcasters worldwide: TMC (France), ABC (Australia), Prime (New Zealand), Chungwa (Taiwan), Latvian Television, RTV (Slovenia), HRT (Croatia), Sanoma (Hungary) and Digiturk (Turkey). WGBH in the US will co- produce and air two of the Poirot films – The Big Four and Dead Man’s Folly. The deals were brokered by David Wilcox, VP North West Cluster; Jennifer Ebell, VP South East Cluster; Nancy Wang, Senior Sales Executive, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Dan Edwards, Senior Sales Executive, Australia and Jemma Losh, Sales Executive, New Zealand for ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Read More »

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MIPTV Briefs: ‘M.I.C.E.’ To Be Produced In Russia; ITVSGE Launching Show Apps

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday April 5, 2013 @ 8:46am PDTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Keshet International, MIPTV

Russian production company J.I.T.V. has licensed the rights to adapt Keshet International format M.I.C.E. which it will also distribute in Russia and CIS. A U.S. version was set by NBC as a put pilot in September … Read More »

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ITV Studios Global Entertainment Names Craig Bohland VP Of Sales For U.S. & Canada

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday January 30, 2013 @ 1:29am PSTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment

ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the commercial arm of the UK’s ITV, has set former NBCUniversal International Television Distribution exec Craig Bohland as VP of sales in the U.S. and Canada. He’ll be based in Los Angeles and be … Read More »

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Global Showbiz Briefs: ‘Come Dine With Me’, Murdoch & London Times, BAFTA Awards

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 18, 2013 @ 10:49pm PSTTags: BAFTA Awards, Global Showbiz Briefs, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, News International, Rupert Murdoch

ITV’s ‘Come Dine With Me’ Format In 36 Territories
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed multiple deals for its hit format Come Dine With Me including Asia’s first local version of the format to air on Indian broadcaster Star India. The network has commissioned 40 30-minute episodes. The Star India deal brings the total number of international territories producing the show to 36. Additionally, ITV Studios Nordic has been recommissioned to produce a 10th series of 60 episodes by Sweden’s TV4 and a second series of 40 episodes by Nelonen in Finland. Meanwhile, ITV Studios Australia has been recommissioned to produce a fourth (6 x 60’) series for Foxtel’s Lifestyle Channel to air in 2013. The format has also recently re-launched in Turkey on Fox TV and Belgium on Vier 4.  Read More »

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ITV Studios Global Closing International Deals For Jeremy Piven Series ‘Mr. Selfridge’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday July 26, 2012 @ 1:45am PDTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Jeremy Piven, Mr. Selfridge

Masterpiece/WGBH said yesterday that it would co-produce ITV Studios’ upcoming series Mr. Selfridge starring Jeremy Piven. Today, ITV Studios Global Entertainment has confirmed pre-sales of the drama to Australia’s Seven Network, Sweden’s SVT, Israel’s … Read More »

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ITV Studios Global To Handle International On Sundance Channel’s ‘Rectify’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 3:04am PDTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Rectify, Sundance Channel

Rectify is Sundance Channel’s first wholly-owned scripted production. Created by Ray McKinnon, the six-episode series is exec produced by Gran Via’s Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein (Breaking Bad). ITV Studios Global Entertainment has exclusive distribution rights for the drama and … Read More »

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Shine Exec Ruth Clarke Joins ITV Studios Global Entertainment

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday May 14, 2012 @ 2:05am PDTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Shine International

14 May 2012 – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has today announced that Ruth Clarke has been appointed Director of Acquisitions and Co-Productions. Ruth joins the company from Shine International, where she is SVP, Head of EMEA.

Reporting to Maria Kyriacou, Managing Director of ITVS GE, Ruth will be responsible for overseeing ITVS GE’s acquisition and co-production strategy, contributing to international growth through partnerships with ITV Studios and external producers worldwide.

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ITV, Joy.cn In Chinese VOD Deal: MIPTV

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday April 3, 2012 @ 3:40am PDTTags: ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Cannes, 3rd April 2012 – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed an agreement with JOY.CN one of China’s largest content websites. The multiyear output deal will see leading dramas such as ITV Studios’ big budget co-production Titanic and US network drama Prime Suspect made available via video on demand. Initially over 140 hours of pretigous content from ITVS GE’s portfolio will be accesible by local audiences.

Augustus Dulgaro, SVP, Asia Pacific, ITV Studios Global Entertainment said: “Many audiences in China are now watching more content online then they do via traditional television and with the appetitie for British and US programmes continuing to grow, this deal is a very natural step for us in the region.”

Award-winng drama Appropriate Adult, ITV Studios’ The Jury, Ruby Television’s Case Histories and long-runing detective series A Touch of Frost have also been picked-up by JOY.CN.

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Gators, Puppies, & Prison: ITV Studios Global, Animal Planet In Distribution Deal

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday March 26, 2012 @ 7:00am PDTTags: Animal Planet, ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Monday 26th March 2012 – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed a distribution agreement with Animal Planet, the world’s only entertainment brand that fully immerses viewers with the animal kingdom. The deal will see ITVS GE distribute 150 hours of Animal Planet programmes to all territories outside of North America. Initially, ITVS GE will introduce buyers at MIPTV to some of Animal Planet’s current slate of breakthrough content, including Gator Boys, Call of the Wildman, North Woods Law, Too Cute!, Puppies vs. Babies and Bayou Prison.

Maria Kyriacou, Managing Director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment said: “Animal Planet has a reputation for first class, internationally relevant factual and factual entertainment programming; and a brand which carries a strong resonance with audiences around the world. We are thrilled to represent this fantastic slate and look forward to presenting the diverse range of programmes to buyers at MIPTV.”

“We are thrilled to partner with ITV Studios Global Entertainment on this venture,” said Rick Holzman, senior vice president of programming and scheduling at Animal Planet. “We are sure that ITVS GE’s global market expertise will help to expand the footprint for Animal Planet’s breakout content around the world.”

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MIPCOM Briefs: ITV Sells NBC’s ‘Prime Suspect’ To 30 Territories; Overseas Buyers Get ‘Happily Divorced’

By TIM ADLER in London | Monday October 3, 2011 @ 5:01am PDTTags: Endemol, Happily Divorced, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Lionsgate, NBC, Prime Suspect, Shine Group, Shine International, The Exes, Universal Media Studios

The international TV market got underway in Cannes this morning with a flurry of announcements. Here are a few titbits:

– ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the TV distribution arm of the Brit broadcaster, has sold the new NBC version of Prime Suspect to over 30 territories worldwide. This is despite the show teetering on the verge of cancellation in the U.S. ITV, which co-produced the remake with Universal Media Studios, has licensed the Maria Bello vehicle to broadcasters including Nine (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand) and TV3 (Ireland). Prime Suspect drew an underwhelming 1.5 18-49 rating in its second week on NBC. My colleague Nellie Andreeva reports that NBC’s chief Bob Greenblatt is willing to give the struggling show, which got mostly positive reviews, a bit more time.

– Meanwhile Shine International, the TV distribution arm of News Corp’s Shine Group, has licensed more than 200 hours of programming to Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic. It’s the biggest commission Shine has brokered with DLA/USH to date, and includes cooking competition show MasterChef, game show The Biggest Loser, and unscripted format One Born Every Minute. Read More »

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Paul Buccieri Promoted At ITV Studios

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday July 27, 2011 @ 8:43am PDTTags: ITV Studios America, ITV Studios Global Entertainment
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ITV Studios America president CEO Paul Buccieri has been promoted to Managing Director ITV Studios International. In the newly created role he will shepherd the company’s international strategy with focus on expanding international production and the exploitation of ITV Studios’ brands. Buccieri will continue to oversee ITV Studios America, which he has run for the past four years, in addition to all international production companies and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, reporting to Kevin Lygo, Managing Director ITV Studios. “Our focus is to expand the business by leveraging that expertise and our international footprint to build on our portfolio of global hits, both in scripted and non-scripted,” Buccieri said. We are also targeting investment to increase co-productions, such as Titanic, and in resources to grow our consumer products business.” Read More »

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