The Lake District is the perfect playground for adventure-seekers with its range of walks offering stunning views. Just a drive away from Manchester, you can take in the beautiful sights of Lake Windermere or the panoramic views of Derwentwater.
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Welcome to International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, ITV Studios International Production MD Lisa Perrin talks through some of the biggest topics of the moment. Lisa is responsible for a host of well-respected labels outside the U.S. and UK that are primed to take advantage of the current penchant for foreign-language drama. She joined two years ago and is finally able to get out and about after the pandemic curtailed travel.
The year so far has been the year of non-English-language drama and ITV Studios’ Lisa Perrin is perfectly poised to take advantage.
In the Managing Director of International Production post at UK broadcaster ITV’s production and sales arm, which she has occupied for the past two years, Perrin oversees global strategy along with the day-to-day production issues of a host of ITV Studios’ international labels. These include Gomorrah producer Cattleya, Moritz Polter’s Night in Paradise indie Windlight Pictures and Denmark’s Apple Tree Productions, which was behind Netflix comedy drama Baby Fever and was founded by the well-respect Piv Bernth.
Former Endemol Shine Group Creative Networks CEO and UKTV commissioner Perrin couldn’t be doing this at a more interesting and zeitgeisty time and has observed with glee and excitement as a host of shows in other languages have dominated the landscape.
At the recent Series Mania and Mip TV events, non-English language drama was all the rave, and last week’s LA Screenings were dominated by these internationally-flavored shows, per Deadline’s recent in-depth analysis. “Who would have thought two years ago that the appetite for non-English language
The Lake District is the perfect playground for adventure-seekers with its range of walks offering stunning views. Just a drive away from Manchester, you can take in the beautiful sights of Lake Windermere or the panoramic views of Derwentwater.
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Manori Ravindran International EditorITV Studios is buying British natural history producer Plimsoll Productions, Variety can reveal.While the acquisition isn’t a done deal just yet, sources indicate that it’s expected to close in the next two days. The deal, which sees ITV Studios take a majority stake in Grant Mansfield’s company, is a major coup for the “Love Island” super-indie, which has long been missing a strong natural history player in its entertainment and drama-skewing portfolio. Founded by RDF Media and Zodiak USA veteran Mansfield, Plimsoll was founded in 2013 and specializes in wildlife and natural history programming across its outposts in Bristol, Cardiff and Los Angeles.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Jurassic World: Dominion” kicked off at the international box office with a mighty $55.4 million.The sixth installment in Universal’s dinosaur-centric franchise opened in 15 major overseas markets over the weekend, playing on roughly 10,000 screens across Mexico, Korea, Brazil, Italy and more.“Jurassic World: Dominion” had the biggest start in Mexico with $18 million, followed by Korea with $15 million, Brazil with $4.3 million and Italy with $3.4 million. The film will continue its international rollout throughout June in France, Germany, Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Japan.“Dominion” is widely expected to be one of the biggest films of the summer when it opens in U.S.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Jurassic World Dominion” kicked off at the international box office with a mighty $55.4 million.The sixth installment in Universal’s dinosaur-centric franchise opened in 15 major overseas markets over the weekend, including Mexico, Korea, Brazil and Italy.“Jurassic World: Dominion” had the biggest start in Mexico with $18 million, followed by Korea with $15 million, Brazil with $4.3 million and Italy with $3.4 million. The film will continue its international rollout throughout June in France, Germany, Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Japan.“Dominion” is widely expected to be one of the biggest films of the summer when it opens in U.S.
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Coronation Street character Kevin Webster. He cleverly performed the impressions during a rendition of This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
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Amanda Holden floored fans as she appeared for the first Britain's Got Talent semi-final on Monday night (May 30). The ITV talent show's judge often gets people talking with her outfits so fans were clearly waiting with bated breath as to what she'd rock up in for night one.
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