In what some taken as a hedge against another industry strike, NBC has acquired British TV drama producers Carnival for a reported $55.5 million. In an question with today's (Thursday) Daily Variety, veteran soldier NBC executive director Angela Bromstad said, "The U.K. is a immense market with a identical large gift pool. We are no longer entirely focused on Hollywood and waiting passively for the talent to come to us." Earlier this year, NBC announced plans to air the Canadian TV series The Listener; CBS this summer found a hit in another Canadian drama, Flashpoint; and ABC acquired U.S. rights to the hit Canadian Comedy 18-to-Life.
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