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Studio 100 buys M4E

Europe’s Studio 100 has acquired a majority interest in Germany’s m4E. Belgium-based Studio 100 has taken a 68% holding in the brand management and production firm for an undisclosed amount. The deals sees M4E founders and principal shareholders Hans Ulrich Stoef, Michael Büttner, Oliver Jansen and Cees Wessels (the latter through his associated companies TSC […]

Nick picks Valentine for live-action

Nickelodeon’s international arm has hired producer Charly Valentine to become senior director, live-action production and development. Valentine (pictured) has worked on adult-skewing series and events such as Gogglebox, The Royal Television Society Awards, Britain’s Got Talent, Masterchef, The X Factor and MTV UK show Geordie Shore. At Nick International, Valentine will be based in London […]

New Nick show shot in Dutch and English

Nickelodeon has commissioned a new project that will yield a globally-commissioned English-lanaguage show and a Dutch-language series for Nick Netherlands. The series are The Ludwigs and De Ludwigs, with both shows being shot in Amsterdam, the Netherlands next year. The shows will share the same scripts and production sets, with Blooming Media is attached to […]

Disney EMEA readies Evermoor Chronicles

The Walt Disney Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa arm has commissioned a full season spin-off for its live-action miniseries Evermoor. The Evermoor Chronicles will see actors such as George Sear (Friday Download), Jordan Loughran (Dixi) and Georgia Lock (Sadie J) reprising their roles as part of a 20x22mins series from All3Media-owned UK prodco Lime […]

VIMN scores Americas, Euro sales

Viacom International Media Networks has closed a batch of deals in North and Latin America and Europe. In Spain, pubcaster TVE has bought Monsters vs Aliens, while Atresmedia acquired Sanjay & Craig (pictured) for its Neox Kidz block. In France, French broadcaster Lagardère also bought Monsters vs Aliens, while France Televisions acquired season two of […]