PBS officially announced a second-season pickup for ITV’s sitcom Vicious, starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. The pubcaster will debut the six-episode season in the summer as part of a lineup of British programming. The news follows the series’ recommission by the UK broadcaster.  Shine International represented Vi…

At Mipcom today, MasterChef U.S./Italian judge Joe Bastianich and Shine regional CEOs revealed the ingredients and challenges in keeping the successful cooking franchise alive in their respective parts of the world. Mark Fennessy, CEO Shine Australia, spoke about how the trades initially threw tomatoes at MasterChef…

For the first time, pan-Arab media conglom MBC Group is taking the pan-Arab format rights to The X Factor and Project Runway for three seasons each.  In addition, FremantleMedia International closed a multi-year deal with MBC resulting in the re-licensing of the pan-Arab versions of Idol and Got Talent for three…

British TV viewers will be tuning into the CW’s new hourlong comedy stateside Jane The Virgin in 2015 on E4. CBS Studios International and UK broadcaster Channel 4 today announced at Mipcom in Cannes a licensing agreement for exclusive first window, free-to-air broadcast of the show which stars Gina Rodriguez as a…

Mipcom is officially underway today on a stormy Riviera with a jam-packed schedule of high-profile speakers, screenings and stars. While drama remains a prestige offering at the market here, shifts in the landscape of the international television business are an ongoing discussion for buyers and sellers as they ponder…

Just a few weeks ahead of MIPCOM, Shine International has named Ted Bookstaver SVP Head of Americas. In his new role, Bookstaver will head sales and acquisitions activity for Shine International across both North and South America, with the LA-based sales team and Miami-based VP, Sales Latin America Daniel Rodriguez…

Shine International has taken on international distribution for ITV's Code Of A Killer and Channel 5's Rome: The World's First Superpower. The former, produced by World Productions, tells the true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting in the 1980s and its first use by detective David Baker (played by…

Shine International Launching Branded On-Demand Channel In a first for Shine International, the sales and distribution division of Shine Group is launching a branded on-demand streaming channel. Initially going out in the U.S. via Roku, the channel will offer more than 200 hours of multi-genre programming including The…

Shine International Taps Kerry Ball As SVP Digital Business Development Shine International, the sales and distribution arm of Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group, is bringing its digital business in-house. The indie has appointed Kerry Ball to the newly created post of SVP Digital Business Development. Ball will lead…

Netflix Execs Headed Back To France For More Expansion Talks Last week, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company was eyeing "substantial" European expansion in 2014. His comments came a little more than a month after execs from the streaming service met with staff of French President François Hollande to discuss an…

Under the first-look development and distribution deal, Shine International will represent tape and format rights for new television output from 44 Blue Productions. The pact was brokered by Rasha Drachkovitch, President of 44 Blue, Stephanie Drachkovitch, EVP and Co-Owner of 44 Blue, and Tania Jacobson, SVP Sales and…

Ecosse Films Inks First-Look Deal With Shine International The UK's Ecosse Films has pacted with Elisabeth Murdoch's Shine International in a three-year, first-look deal that will see the latter handle the producer's TV sales and distribution. Ecosse's TV credits include three seasons of Mistresses for BBC One (the…