7thton
04-26-2006, 10:45 AM
Good news for all us fans of Brit TV...
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British television was exported at a record rate this year. Leading the pack was Midsomer Murders, Wild at Heart, and The Apprentice.
BRITISH television programme makers enjoyed a record year in 2005, with shows worth £632 million sold abroad.
The most popular TV export was coverage of the BAFTA film awards, while two Granada-made natural history documentaries - Chimps, The Dark Side and Wild Sex - were second and third.
Other top-sellers included the detective series Midsomer Murders, the ITV drama Wild at Heart and BBC Two's reality business show The Apprentice, starring Sir Alan Sugar.
Germany, Spain and the United States proved strong markets, with orders from German broadcasters up by 31 per cent compared with 2004. Overall, global sales of British TV shows jumped by 21 per cent.
The growth in the sale of TV formats - where an overseas company buys the programme idea, but not the finished product - was also strong, up 60 per cent to £42 million in 2005.
James Purnell, the creative industries minister, said: "We make some of the most diverse and creative programmes around the world.
"We're not just good at classic sitcoms and whodunnits such as My Family and Midsomer Murders. We're also great at creating new formats, including Jamie's School Dinners, which had been reproduced in more than 70 countries."
Pact, the trade body for the independent TV companies who make many of Britain's top shows, said the past 18 months had seen a "renewed interest" in UK programmes and formats from buyers around the world.
http://viatheuk.blogspot.com/2006/04/british-tv-exported-at-record-pace.html
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British television was exported at a record rate this year. Leading the pack was Midsomer Murders, Wild at Heart, and The Apprentice.
BRITISH television programme makers enjoyed a record year in 2005, with shows worth £632 million sold abroad.
The most popular TV export was coverage of the BAFTA film awards, while two Granada-made natural history documentaries - Chimps, The Dark Side and Wild Sex - were second and third.
Other top-sellers included the detective series Midsomer Murders, the ITV drama Wild at Heart and BBC Two's reality business show The Apprentice, starring Sir Alan Sugar.
Germany, Spain and the United States proved strong markets, with orders from German broadcasters up by 31 per cent compared with 2004. Overall, global sales of British TV shows jumped by 21 per cent.
The growth in the sale of TV formats - where an overseas company buys the programme idea, but not the finished product - was also strong, up 60 per cent to £42 million in 2005.
James Purnell, the creative industries minister, said: "We make some of the most diverse and creative programmes around the world.
"We're not just good at classic sitcoms and whodunnits such as My Family and Midsomer Murders. We're also great at creating new formats, including Jamie's School Dinners, which had been reproduced in more than 70 countries."
Pact, the trade body for the independent TV companies who make many of Britain's top shows, said the past 18 months had seen a "renewed interest" in UK programmes and formats from buyers around the world.
http://viatheuk.blogspot.com/2006/04/british-tv-exported-at-record-pace.html