Sydney- A carbon trading deal between California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Governor of Indonesia's Aceh province and an investigation into the mind of a psychopath are among the subjects of documentaries which secured funding this month from Film Finance Corporation Australia, Australia's ABC-TV and international broadcasters. The Burning Season from director/writer/co-producer Cathy Henkel and co-producing partner Jeff Canin tracks the race by Dorjee Sun to broker a carbon trading … [Read more...] about Documentaries on carbon trading and a psychopath secure funding
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Distraction acquires Peace Arch’s light entertainment catalogue
London – Distraction has acquired Peace Arch’s entire format catalogue for international distribution. The catalogue is especially recognised for its light entertainment reality formats, including weight loss programs and interior home makeovers. The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp is a format that propels women through an intense fitness and nutrition regimen that dramatically resizes them in record time. A new comical format that will launch in January 2008, Bulging Brides is a brash take … [Read more...] about Distraction acquires Peace Arch’s light entertainment catalogue
BBC World launches ad-supported broadband service
London/Singapore - Audiences from outside the UK can now access an ad-supported broadband news clip service from BBC World, the BBC’s international news channel. In an exclusive interview with Television Asia, BBC World’s Managing Director Anne Barnard said the new News-on-Demand service is part of a much wider digital strategy for the BBC, domestically and globally. Barnard noted BBC’s international-facing website attracts around 16 million unique users (excluding UK users) … [Read more...] about BBC World launches ad-supported broadband service
ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs
Sydney- ABC-TV has licensed a raft of dramas, natural history and entertainment programs from BBC Worldwide Australasia. The dramas are Jekyll (6 x 50’), Hartswood Films’ contemporary take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller starring James Nesbitt; The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, 1 x 90’ BBC / WGBH Boston co-productions with Billie Piper as Hindi-speaking Victorian heroine Sally Lockhart; and The State Within(6 x 60’), a BBC / BBC America … [Read more...] about ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs
ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs
Sydney- ABC-TV has licensed a raft of dramas, natural history and entertainment programs from BBC Worldwide Australasia. The dramas are Jekyll (6 x 50’), Hartswood Films’ contemporary take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller starring James Nesbitt; The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, 1 x 90’ BBC / WGBH Boston co-productions with Billie Piper as Hindi-speaking Victorian heroine Sally Lockhart; and The State Within (6 x 60’), a BBC / BBC … [Read more...] about ABC-TV lands BBC dramas and docs
BBC Global Channels’ creative new appointments
London/Singapore - BBC Worldwide has upped Garry Sinclair to Global Channels’ Vice President, Creative, based in London, with Gus Gordon becoming Creative Director, Global Channels Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. Reporting to Darren Childs, Managing Director, BBC Global Channels, Sinclair’s strategic role, effective immediately, includes developing and maintaining the brand identities of all BBC Worldwide global channels, as well as overseeing the on air creative elements as the … [Read more...] about BBC Global Channels’ creative new appointments
