Montreal – Distraction has closed its first Chinese deal with Beijing New Century Media for Dirty Rotten Cheater, a game show format that combines strategy and cheating. Dirty Rotten Cheater is based on deception and double-crossing as six players compete to answer a series of questions. The monetary returns vary with the level of difficulty of the questions. A ‘Cheater’ will be planted in the group with all answers fed to the player and contestants will have to expose the … [Read more...] about Distraction’s Dirty Rotten Cheater heads to China
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Portman Film & Television to offer Criminal Justice
London – Portman Film & Television, part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG) will offer new BBC drama series Criminal Justice to international broadcasters at MIPTV. Criminal Justice (5 x 1hr) is psychological thriller starring Ben Whishaw, Con O’Neill and Pete Postlethwaite. The series follows the protagonist’s tryst-turned-murder encounter and the struggle against the conspiracy to incriminate him. Criminal Justice is a BBC in-house production for BBC1, directed by Otto … [Read more...] about Portman Film & Television to offer Criminal Justice
Wild China and other fare for TVB
Brighton – TVB has acquired Wild China from BBC Worldwide, to air it on English-language TVB Pearl in standard definition, then on HD Jade in high definition. Wild China is a 6 x 50’ natural history series, which will have an official launch in Beijing April 2008. The BBC/CTV/Travel Channel co-production in association with Canal+ has been sold into over 50 countries thus far. TVB also recently picked up drama titles such as Jekyll, Primeval season 2 and Hotel Babylon series 3; … [Read more...] about Wild China and other fare for TVB
Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
Brighton, UK – The BBC Showcase 2008 event taking place at the Brighton Centre in the UK from February 24-27, 2008, saw British period dramas snapped up. The new adaptation of Oliver Twist was sold to seven broadcasters from markets including India, United Arab Emirates and Canada. Writer Andrew Davies’ 2007 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was also picked up by 11 international broadcasters from countries including Japan and Sweden, along with Miss Austen Regrets which was sold … [Read more...] about Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
BBC Worldwide boosts South Asian Global Channels team
BBC Worldwide has named three new appointments in India to its South Asian Global Channels business operations. Jasdeep Pannu is named as director of programming, Shaalu Wadhwa as director of marketing & communications and Abhijeet Deolekar is appointed as creative director. Having joined the Mumbai team in January, Pannu is responsible for all aspects of programming and scheduling for the channels in South Asia and. Pannu was head of programming for Discovery Channel and Animal Planet where he … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide boosts South Asian Global Channels team
Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
Brighton, UK – The BBC Showcase 2008 event taking place at the Brighton Centre in the UK from February 24 - 27, 2008, saw British period dramas snapped up. The new adaptation of Oliver Twist was sold to seven broadcasters from markets including India, United Arab Emirates and Canada. Writer Andrew Davies’ 2007 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was also picked up by 11 international broadcasters from countries including Japan and Sweden, along with Miss Austen Regrets which was sold … [Read more...] about Period dramas a hit at BBC Showcase 2008
