ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is set to launch a number of new scripted titles at MIPCOM 2014, led by US drama Aquarius, comedy Schitt’s Creek, period drama Poldark and Scandinavian mystery thriller Jordskott. Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment and ROW said, “Our MIPCOM 2014 scripted slate is truly international, coming from the territories associated with the best scripted content: major North American drama and comedy in Aquarius and … [Read more...] about ITVS GE to launch scripted content at MIPCOM
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ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand for ITV Studios’ popular soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale in Australia. The deal will see UKTV in Australia airing five new series of both Coronation Street (1300 episodes / 650 hours) and Emmerdale (260 episodes / 130 hours) until early 2020. Both programmes have aired on UKTV in weekday strips since 2007. Coronation Street regularly features within the top ten shows on pay-TV … [Read more...] about ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
ITV renews deal with Japanese distributor
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its agency deal with Intervision in Japan, marking the start of the fiftieth year of the agreement between the two companies. Intervision has been representing ITVS GE’s portfolio of high-quality programming across a range of genres to major Japanese broadcasters since 1965. Key deals that Intervision has negotiated on behalf of ITVS GE during this time include the acquisition of hit drama Agatha Christie’s Poirot by public … [Read more...] about ITV renews deal with Japanese distributor
ITV Studios GE signs deal for “Hell’s Kitchen” in Indonesia
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed a new format deal for ITV Studios’ smash-hit entertainment show Hell’s Kitchen in Indonesia, marking the first Asian deal for the format. Indonesian broadcaster SCTV has commissioned a 25 x 60’ local version of the cooking reality show to air this winter. It will be hosted by Juna Rorimpandey, better known as Chef Juna. A hugely successful international format, Hell’s Kitchen has now been produced … [Read more...] about ITV Studios GE signs deal for “Hell’s Kitchen” in Indonesia
ITV Studios GE signs first international TV deal for “Thunderbirds Are Go!”
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed its first international TV broadcast deal with Australia’s free-to-air Nine Network for Thunderbirds Are Go!, ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures’ major new reinvention of the iconic children’s show. The deal will see Thunderbirds Are Go! airing on Nine’s youth-skewing digital channel GO! in its children’s programming block. The series will also be available for viewers to catch-up via 9jumpin’s … [Read more...] about ITV Studios GE signs first international TV deal for “Thunderbirds Are Go!”
ITV Studios GE signs multi-year deal with Imagica TV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed a multi-year deal with Japanese satellite broadcaster Imagica TV for its Imagica BS channel to air ITV Collection, a new ITV-branded programming block. ITV Collection will feature 200 episodes annually of premium drama programming from ITVS GE’s catalogue. The flagship title will be ITV Studios’ Mr Selfridge, which stars Jeremy Piven as the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge’s, the renowned London … [Read more...] about ITV Studios GE signs multi-year deal with Imagica TV