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Formats round-up: Banijay, Story Lab, Vivendi strike deals
Exclusive: Banijay’s Magnolia options Hold On To Your Seat in Italy Banijay-backed Magnolia has picked…
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Sales round-up: Fremantle’s ‘Friend’ heads to Europe; Orange Smarty closes deals down under
Fremantle has completed a string of deals across German-speaking Europe for Italian-language drama My Brilliant…
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HBO Europe orders Spanish non-fiction series
HBO Europe has ordered Spanish non-fiction series The Pioneer based on politician, football mogul and…
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The Ink Factory taps Endor’s Tom Nash as exec producer
Simon and Stephen Cornwell’s The Ink Factory is expanding its creative team with the appointment…
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NBC inherits ‘Small Fortune’ remake
US broadcaster NBC has signed on to adapt Youngest Media’s Small Fortune competition series. The network has…
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Shaftesbury expands UK team with UKTV hire
Shaftesbury is to expand its UK team with new hire Alexandra Finlay, who was formerly…
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TBI Magazine unveils new look ahead of MIPTV
Presenting our newly redesigned magazine ahead of MIPTV. You may have noticed that things look…
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China’s iQiyi poised to surpass six broadcasters in content spend
Chinese digital giant iQiyi, one of the territory’s three major subscription VOD services alongside Tencent…
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Viacom sets sights on European production in major restructure
Viacom International Studios (VIS) is rolling out production hubs in the UK and Spain as…
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Walter Presents rolls out in Belgium
International drama-focused SVOD service Walter Presents is rolling out in Belgium. The service, which originated…
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‘Prime Suspect’ detective to front CBS Reality doc series
UK factual channel CBS Reality is rolling out a pair of true crime originals, including…
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Essential Media Group opens shop in New Zealand
Essential Media Group has opened shop in New Zealand, scoring a local commission from Sky-owned…
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Endemol Shine swoops for Japanese ‘Rolling Kitchen’ format rights
Endemol Shine Group has swooped for international distribution rights to Japanese format The Rolling Kitchen. The…
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NENT appoints Cecilia Gave as Viafree head
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), formerly the broadcasting and streaming part of Modern Times Group,…
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MIPTV round-up: Cineflix unveils scripted slate; Kew focuses on unscripted series ‘The Movies’
Cineflix Rights has revealed its MIPTV slate, which will focus on scripted projects. The headliner…
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Nat Geo orders Israeli moon landing doc from Arrow Media
National Geographic has commissioned Arrow Media for a “fast-turnaround” of Mission Moon-Lander (WT), a story…
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UK launches £57m Young Audience Content Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched the UK Government’s £57m ($74.45) Young Audiences Content…
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ADD Content’s ‘Sirens’ set for Russian adaptation
Content creation and distribution company ADD Content has signed a scripted format deal with Channel…
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BBC, Discovery to build “Marvel library” of factual content with SVOD
Discovery boss David Zaslav has likened the business’s whopping nine-figure deal for BBC content to…
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Show of the Week: The Legend
The Legend, billed as a musical game of blackjack, marks the first format produced in-house for…
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Dating formats in a social age: Why audiences are hooked on hooking up
Viacom International Studios’ head of formats Laura Burrell expounds on the prolific success of recent…
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RTL Group names new CEO
RTL Group has named its chairman Thomas Rabe as CEO following the unexpected resignation of…
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BBC, Discovery confirm UKTV channels break-up, SVOD plans
The BBC and Discovery have confirmed plans for a break-up of UKTV channels, and unveiled…
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‘The Virtues’, ‘Mytho’ take top honours at Series Mania
Channel 4 drama The Virtues and Netflix/Arte co-production Mytho are among the big winners out…
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DRG drives into commissioning with Rachel Khoo series
Distributor DRG has furthered its commissioning drive, teaming with UKTV to co-commission cookery and lifestyle…
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France Télévisions chief slams Salto delays as Netflix gains subscribers
France Télévisions director-general Delphine Ernotte used an appearance at the Series Mania event in Lille…
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SPT ties up with Chicken Soup for the Soul for new AVOD
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) have signed a…
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Kimmelot, ITV America strike unscripted deal
Kimmelot, the company formed by Jimmy Kimmel and Wheelhouse Group CEO Brent Montgomery, has struck…
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MIPTV round-up: Drive launches True Royalty TV titles; Lagardère preps drama-focused slate
Drive is set to launch a slate of royal family docs from UK indie Spun…
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Limonero acquires rights for Norway’s ‘Wars Don’t End’
Limonero Films has tied up with Norwegian production company Up North to distribute its WWII…