News round-up: VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’; FilmRise & ITV Studios extend pact; Keshet & Satisfaction ink format deal

Inci Gulen Oarr (Source: Stellar Yapim)

VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’

Miami-based VIP 2000 TV, an independent distribution and production company for the Hispanic market, has partnered with indie distributor GoQuest Media to co-produce Turkish drama series Kuma (The Other Wife)

Both companies will distribute the series, with the production helmed by Stellar Yapim, the Inci Gulen Oarr-led firm behind Canim Annem, Wounded Birds and Broken Destiny.

Kuma follows a young woman from eastern Turkey forced to become a ‘kuma’ or second wife to the brother of the man she is accused of killing. An archaic form of marriage practiced in isolated communities, a ‘kuma’ has no legal status.

Pre-production for the 100-hour series has already begun, and shooting will commence in the Spring of 2024 in Turkey.

FilmRise & ITV Studios extend pact

US-based streaming network FilmRise has picked up and extended its streaming rights to over 5,000 hours of ITV Studios’ programming.

The expanded deal with the UK-based producer and distributor includes the renewal of franchises of unscripted content across home & garden, lifestyle, true crime, competition and reality genres.

Reality cooking series Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, both featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is among the renewed shows. FilmRise manages six FAST Channels for Hell’s Kitchen in North America and seven FAST Channels for Hell’s Kitchen/Kitchen Nightmares in the US.

Among the roster of programmes also includes 3,000 hours of new content such as comedy series Brassic, seasons one and two of historical drama Romulus, British crime show Prime Suspect, Upstairs, Downstairs, hit series Nanny 911 and The Hotel Inspector.

Keshet & Satisfaction ink format deal

Keshet International and Satisfaction Group have inked a multi-territory deal to co-create non-scripted formats via their production labels in Israel, France, Germany, the US and the UK.

The two companies will each have a first-look option on all existing and new formats created as part of the deal in their respective local territories.

The firms will also share knowledge and expertise in order to secure new commissions in key markets, according to Variety, which first reported the deal.

Netflix licenses The CW’s ‘Inside The NFL’

Netflix has struck a licensing deal with The CW for the final five episodes of this season’s Inside The NFL, which will provide footage and analysis for this NFL season’s playoffs and Super Bowl.

The deal begins today, 17 January, covering the US. Following The CW’s exclusive first-run episode of Inside The NFL every Tuesday, the episode will be added to Netflix each Wednesday. New episodes will be added to Netflix through the week after the Super Bowl.