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Rodolphe Saadé agrees $1.68bn deal to buy RMC Découverte owner Altice Group

RMC Découverte owner Altice Group has struck a €1.55bn ($1.68bn) deal to sell its media division to Rodolphe Saadé. The agreement will see Saadé’s logistics company CMA CGM acquiring the media outfit, which also operates RMC Story and news channel BFM. CMA CGM already owns newspapers including La Tribune and regional titles such as La […]

ProSiebenSat.1 ups Markus Breitenecker to COO, Christine Scheffler exits board

German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Markus Breitenecker as chief operating officer and given him a seat on the group executive board, with Christine Scheffler stepping down. Breitenecker currently serves as CEO of Austrian TV station group ProSiebenSat.1 PULS4, and from 1 April will take over the management of the entertainment segment as COO alongside […]

Buyers in France & Germany snag remake rights for NRK’s ‘Cammo’

Nordic comedy Cammo could be set for remakes across Europe after format rights were struck in five territories, including France and Germany. The scripted comedy format has been acquired by Banijay Studios France and Studio Hamburg in Germany, with Satisfaction Iberia in Spain, ITV in the Netherlands and Heartmade Media in Belgium also securing remake […]

PBS Int’l targets Lat Am with Sabrina Hall Aguirre promotion

PBS International is looking to expand its activity in Lat Am and has upped Sabrina Hall Aguirre to become sales manager for the region. Aguirre, who has been tasked with building partnerships and driving sales in Lat Am, will be focused on selling factual and children’s programming to buyers across the region. Joe Barrett, VP […]

Amazon acquires Nippon TV thriller ‘Acma: Game’ for global streaming

Amazon’s Prime Video has picked up Nippon TV’s action survival thriller series Acma: Game for global streaming. The series will stream on Prime Video Japan starting 7 April, immediately after Nippon TV, with global streaming of the series to follow on Prime Video on 26 April. Hulu Japan will also stream the series immediately after […]

Aardman & Shazam alums join Denmark’s Mint for new London office

Danish kids and family prodco Mint is launching a London office and has hired Aardman Animations and Shazam Entertainment alums to run it. Mint, which is behind DR miniseries Darkness Between Us (Mørket Mellem Os), has named Rob Doherty as a consultant and handed him the title SVP of business development. Doherty has spent three […]

Keshet to remake French thriller ‘Vortex’ for US & global audiences

Keshet Studios, the US scripted arm of Keshet International (KI), has acquired the rights to remake French thriller Vortex for the US and global TV markets. Based on an original concept by Franck Thilliez, the romantic thriller Vortex centers on a police captain who discovers a glitch while examining a VR crime scene: he can […]

Endemol Shine NA alum Will Keenan resurfaces at Coy Creator

Former Endemol Shine North America digital president Will Keenan is returning to the entertainment industry as chief revenue officer for business accelerator Coy Creator. Keenan joined Endemol Shine North America in 2013, where he launched the company’s Beyond division. During his time there, he built a talent and creator roster that included global music star […]

BBC Studios acquires Australian ‘The Newsreader’ firm Werner Film Productions

BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired Werner Film Productions, the Melbourne-based firm behind ABC drama The Newsreader. Werner Film Productions will continue to be led by company director Joanna Werner and managing director Stuart Menzies but will now operate alongside BBC Studios’ Australian production arm as an independent label, with both companies producing their own […]

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