France Televisions


France 3 detective drama collection revealed

France TV Distribution, the sales arm of France Télévisions, is launching a collection of detective drama films that air in peak time on France 3. FTVD is launching Murder In…, a strand of films from the likes of Léonis Production, Fontaram Production, Klim Production, Eloa Prod and Mother Production that have scored strong ratings in […]

Lagardère prodco brings in Gaston

Lagardère has recruited Bruno Gaston to run its prodco Maximal. He has been running Lagardère’s Europe1 radio station but will now take charge of the producer, which makes popular magazine show C Dans l’air for France Télévisions. Gaston is one of the founders of the Inrockuptibles music and satire magazine, and has also worked in the […]

BBC snaps up French drama

The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The series, which follows the story of a family trying to find their missing daughter, was made for pubcaster France Télévisions, where it went out as Disparue on France 2, performing strongly in the ratings. Zodiak Rights sells it internationally and […]

France Télévisions buys Brazilian drama

France Ô has acquired Brazilian ‘super-production’ Trail of Lies from Globo. The France Télévisions-owned channel has previously licensed Globo telenovelas Brazil Avenue and The Clone, and will play Trail of Lies locally as L’ombre du Mensonge from May. Trail of Lies comes from Walcyr Carrasco (Gabriela). It performed well in Brazil, according to Ibope ratings […]

New deals for The Night Manager

The Night Manager will be on free TV in France and on a Chinese streaming service after IMG sealed new sales for the hit drama series as it launches in the US. The adaptation of the John le Carré novel of the same name generated big ratings for BBC One in the UK, averaging 6.3 […]

France Televisions, Newen resolve TF1 spat

France Télévisions has resolved its spat with local producer Newen following an agreement over daily soap Plus Belle la Vie. A huge, public argument had broken out after commercial broadcaster TF1 acquired Newen, which heavily relies on commissions from France Télévisions. Newen was thrown out of an independent producers body after the sotry came to […]

Euro nets buy Planet Earth follow-up

Scandinavian pubcasters SVT and DR and Italy’s Mediaset have bought Planet Earth II as the show’s narrator, Sir David Attenborough, heads to the BBC Worldwide Showcase event in Liverpool, UK. The channels have bought the BBC, BBC America, ZDF and France Télévisions coproduction, which is coming a decade after the original series that sold into […]

France Télévisions plants Lilybuds

France Télévisions has commissioned Zodiak Kids Studios to create 52x11mins animated preschool series Lilybuds. Zodiak’s Eryk Casemiro developed the property, which features a playful community of tiny magical gardeners that care for nearby animals. Casemiro will executive produce the 3D CGI series for France’s pubcaster, while an online world is being created in conjunction. A […]

TF1 completes Newen deal

TF1 has completed its controversial 70% buyout of French producer and distributor Newen Group. In a statement, France’s largest commercial broadcaster said that it had obtained clearance from all the relevant authorities and has completed the deal under terms it agreed last year. TF1 and FLCP, the holding company of the Newen Group, agreed in […]

Major increase in Europe 4K TV appeal

Some 54% of Western European shoppers who plan to buy a new flatscreen TV in the next year are willing to buy a 4K set, expecting more of this content to be available soon, according to new research. Parks Associates claims that roughly 17% of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain are […]

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