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MIPTV round-up: Planete+ orders wartime docudrama; Wag seals science & mystery deals; Newen Connect to shop ‘In The Shadows’

Planete+ orders wartime docudrama Canal+ Group’s Planete+ has ordered 1914, Summer In Hell, a docudrama series from Pernel Media telling the story of the first summer of World War I from the perspective of the soldiers sent to the battlefield and civilians working on the frontline. The 4 x 60-minute series using colourised archive and dramatic recreation to […]

News round-up: Nat Geo boards Mayan doc, NBC orders ‘Non-Evil Twin’ pilot

Nat Geo boards Mayan doc National Geographic, ZDFinfo and TV5 Quebec have boarded Pernel Media’s documentary series Rise and Fall of the Mayas. They will broadcast the 4 x 60-minute series worldwide apart from in the US, German-speaking Europe and French Canada respectively. Originally commissioned by RMC Decouverte and pre-bought by Histoire TV for the French market, the series features access to […]

Canal+ duo C8 & Planete+ order Joan of Arc docudrama

Planete+ and C8 in France have ordered a docudrama special retelling the epic story of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc – Woman, Warrior, Saint (1 x 90 minutes) aims to reveal the French icon’s true personality and will feature around 70% of dramatised reenactments, which will tell her remarkable story through reenacted interviews with […]

Pernel Media explores ‘Rise Of The Birds’ in new documentary

French factual producer Pernel Media has secured exclusive access to a Cambridge University archaeological team for new documentary Rise Of The Birds. The two-hour film will meet Professor Daniel Fields and his team, whose 2020 discovery, of the oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, shook up the world of palaeontology. Hailed as the […]

France’s Pernel Media hires Mediawan exec as COO

French producer Pernel Media has appointed former Mediawan exec Jean-Marc Rouhette to the newly-created role of COO. Rouhette will report to Pernel president Samuel Kissous and assume responsibility for business affairs, finance and production management. He will also develop the company’s activities in the scripted, digital and brand content arenas. Prior to Pernel, Rouhette was […]

News round-up: France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’; Abacus to shop ‘Wonderland’; Banijay launches ‘Mr Bean’ NFTs

France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’ France Télévisions has commissioned After The Asteroid (aka Après la météorite, les survivants de la préhistoire), a new documentary exploring how life on Earth returned following a devastating meteorite impact. Produced by Pernel Media, the 1 x 90-minute film examines how, 66 million years ago, an asteroid 12km wide […]

France’s Planete+ sets Pernel doc to make 50th anniversary of Munich Olympic Games tragedy

French broadcaster Planete+ has ordered a documentary focused on the Israeli hostage crisis that shocked the world during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, to coincide with the event’s 50th anniversary. Munich: Of Games And Blood (Des Jeux Et Du Sang Munich 1972) is from French prodco Pernel Media and has been written by writers Philippe Saada and […]

News round-up: Curiosity orders Impossible Factual trio; RMC Decouverte unearths Mayan docuseries; ‘Kangaroo Beach’ hops back

Curiosity orders Impossible Factual trio Curiosity has ordered three new documentary series from UK indie Impossible Factual, totalling 22 hours of programming, for its streamer Curiosity Stream. The commissions include History: The Interesting Bits, an 8 x 60-minute series narrated by Alexander Armstrong that incorporates animation, archival material, and expert opinions on some of the big […]

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