London – NBCUniversal International’s MIPCOM line-up features new and highly-anticipated series from NBC, USA Network, Oxygen and Bravo. NBCUniversal’s established formats Baggage, Average Joe, Top Chef and Real Housewives will be joined by NBC’s Stars and Stripes and Ready for Love, USA Network’s The Moment, E!’s Opening Act, and Bravo’s Newlyweds. Dating formats continue to gain ground with buyers. Baggage, in its fourth season on U.S. network GSN, … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Dating, gaming formats lead NBCUniversal International’s line-up
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MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide boosts lineup of children’s titles
BBC Worldwide’s animated series Baby Jake has been picked up by Norwegian broadcaster NRK; Wingin' It and Sadie J, by STARZ KIDS & FAMILY in the U.S.; and The Adventures of Abney & Teal , ABC4Kids (Australia). “We have really bolstered our children’s titles right across the age range, so it’s brilliant to see series from pre-school animations to teen titles being snapped up by broadcasters all over the globe," said Nathan Waddington, Children's … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: BBC Worldwide boosts lineup of children’s titles
A+E Networks and Leftfield Pictures team up for Pawn Stars UK (wt)
New York/ London – A+E Networks and A+E Networks UK have greenlit the UK production of HISTORY’s blockbuster series Pawn Stars. Leftfield Pictures, producers of Pawn Stars, will produce Pawn Stars UK (working title), the first international format of the hit franchise. International HISTORY channels are also funding the project. “We’re excited that Leftfield Pictures will be producing this new, original version of HISTORY’s most successful global brand,” … [Read more...] about A+E Networks and Leftfield Pictures team up for Pawn Stars UK (wt)
Armando Nuñez named President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group
Los Angeles – Armando Nuñez has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Global Distribution Group, a newly created position that will lead CBS’s combined domestic and international television distribution business. Nuñez, who has served as President of CBS’s international television division since 1999, will now oversee a streamlined worldwide television distribution operation that includes CBS Television Distribution, a preeminent syndicator … [Read more...] about Armando Nuñez named President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group
NHK, CBC Television win big at International Emmys for News & Current Affairs
New York – Japan’s NHK and Canada’s CBC Television won the top awards at the 2012 International Emmys for News & Current Affairs. NHK received the International Emmy for News for its Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News, which covered the largest earthquake in the country’s history and the resulting devastating tsunami, in March last year. CBC Television’s Haiti’s Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake, meanwhile, won the Current Affairs category. It … [Read more...] about NHK, CBC Television win big at International Emmys for News & Current Affairs
Ex-Im Bank approves US$118M in financing to Vietnam
Washington, D.C. – The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) authorised a US$118 million direct loan to the government of Vietnam for the export of a Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company telecommunications satellite and additional goods and services. The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Hanoi acting on behalf of the government of Vietnam in the transaction, hopes to satisfy the growing demand of … [Read more...] about Ex-Im Bank approves US$118M in financing to Vietnam