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Endemol Shine launches in Germany

Endemol and Shine have begun working as a merged unit in Germany this week, with the shape of their united subsidiary divisions now known. Endemol Shine Germany will be organised along four lines: Comedy and Light Entertainment, Show (formats), Reality, and Docu & Factual. As previously reported, Endemol Germany’s Marcus Wolter (pictured) will run Endemol Shine […]

USA launching Mr. Robot on free digital platforms

USA Network is launching the debut episode of its new drama series Mr. Robot on numerous digital platforms ahead of its linear bow. The pilot to the new show will be available on iTunes, Amazon, XBOX, Google Play, Vudu, PlayStation, M-GO and YouTube on May 27. The pilot from the series, which follows a young […]

Breakthrough makes reality hire

Breakthrough Entertainment has recruited Chantal Jackson as head of development, alternative content as the Canada-based producer and distributor pushes more deeply into reality programming. Jackson will be based in Toronto and work alongside Beth Fraikorn, who Breakthrough recently hired to run its new New York office, as head of alternative content. Jackson will develop original […]

Mondo teams with Toon Goggles on Yeti

The Swiss division of kids producer and distributor Mondo TV has come on board upcoming animated series Eddie is a Yeti. The 26x3mins series was developed by US-based kids SVOD service Toon Goggles. Mondo and Toon Goggles will now coproduce the first season of the 3D CGI animated show. Delivery is slated for spring 2016. […]

Fox orders Relativity’s Home Free

US broadcast net Fox has ordered a new home renovation competition series Home Free and Electus will sell it internationally. Relativity Television is making the series and its CEO, Tom Forman (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), will exec produce. In the series, which will debut in late July on Fox, nine couples compete to restore a […]

Superights picks up toons from fledgling prodco

Kids content distributor Superights has picked up three titles from fledgling French production company Folivari. It will sell a trio of specials based on Benjamin Renner kids comic books The Big Bad Fox (left), A Baby To Deliver and A Perfect Christmas. The one-offs were ordered by Canal+. Renner will direct the shows, with veteran […]

Syfy showcases Magicians, Helix unraveled

US cable channel Syfy has sent its fantasy drama pilot The Magicians to series days after cancelling sci-fi series Helix. The Magicians is based on Lev Grossman’s New York Times best-selling magical fantasy trilogy book series, and was brought to NBCUniversal-owned Syfy as a pilot last year. The thriller series follows Jason Ralph (Aquarius) as […]

DR, Arte back Borgen creator’s drama

European channels DR and Arte have partnered with Borgen creator Adam Price on a character-driven drama that centres on faith. Danish pubcaster DR and Franco-German cultural channel Arte are working with BAFTA-winning producer Price’s new scripted prodco SAM Productions on the show, Rides Upon the Storm (WT). The Danish and French SAM subsidiaries, SAM Productions […]

Sky snags exclusive Star Wars deal

Sky has acquired all six of the existing Stars Wars movies for its Sky Movies channels and on demand service. The UK pay TV platform has acquired exclusive rights to the features, which will launch on Sky Movies this summer. A 48-hour Star Wars marathon will mark the launch of the Star Wars features, starting […]

BBC Follows the Money with Danish drama deal

Follow the Money (Bedraget) has become the latest foreign-language drama acquired by UK public broadcaster the BBC for its high-end arts, culture and drama channel BBC Four channel. The show hails from Danish pubcaster DR and is sold by DR Sales, which struck the BBC deal. It was penned by Borgen co-writer Jeppe Gjervig Gram […]