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Gaumont, Eyeworks plot thriller drama
Gaumont Television Europe, Matador Film and Eyeworks Scandi Fiction are to coproduce a 12x60mins thriller…
Kabo, Contenu QMI partner for laughs
France’s Kabo Family and Canada’s Quebec-based Contenu QMI have partnered to coproduce comedy formats. The…
Canuck, German prodcos partner for dramas
Production companies in Canada and Germany are to develop and coproduce television dramas for the…
Euro nets make First Hand plays
Four European broadcasters are among buyers of documentary programming from Switzerland-based First Hand Films. VRT…
NBC, TF1, RTL ink drama procedurals pact
The international production arm of NBCUniversal has inked a deal with French commercial broadcaster TF1…
Sky preps more pan-Europe drama
Pay TV operator Sky is working on a raft of new projects that will run…
Ten, DHX plan Gwen Stefani toon
Network Ten in Australia has commissioned Canada’s DHX Media to produce a 26x22mins animated series…
FremantleMedia, SMG team for China formats
Producer and distributor FremantleMedia has joined forces with Shanghai Media Group’s BesTV and China Media…
Debut deal for BBCWW’s Banished
UK-based BBC Worldwide has secured its first sale of character-led period drama Banished. Pay platform…
Power sets up UK-Canada period tech drama
White Pine Pictures, STV Productions and Power are joining forces to produce Wire Men, a…
Wildseed makes animation move
UK-based talent incubator Wildseed Studios has created its first animated series, a comedy set in…
Off the Fence will Rock the Park
Europe-based distributor Off the Fence has acquired The CW’s Rock the Park. The unscripted show,…
August launches Singapore studio
Asia’s August Media Holdings is celebrating its fifth birthday by launching a Singapore-based production studio….
TV2 bags Spike series
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired a number of Spike series from Viacom International Media…
Warner picks up Red Arrow’s Real Men
Warner Bros. International Television Production has acquired production rights in Belgium and the Netherlands to…
SPI closes NBCU deal, preps 4K net
European channel group SPI International has acquired programming from NBCUniversal, while gearing up for its…
MBC tries out Jetpack shows
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired a package of programming from Dominic Gardiner’s distributor, Jetpack….
Beta stops Starfighter sales, explores Valley
Germany’s Beta Film has acquired distribution rights to pay channel TNT Serie’s drama The Valley…
Prima first to Trade Up with Keshet
Romania’s Prima TV has become the first international channel to order a local version of…
Federation plots animation move, teams with Kring
Pascal Breton’s production and distribution outfit Federation Entertainment is moving into animation and has lined…
New Chinese home for Gogglebox
Gogglebox will be made for Chinese satellite TV after All3Media and Zhejiang Huace Film &…
ABC digital chief to depart
Disney/ABC Television Group digital boss Albert Cheng will leave the company in May. His departure…
Content picks up biblical feature doc
Content Television has snagged rights to Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus, a feature doc that…
Fox making Rocky Horror TV special
US broadcast network Fox is planning to air a TV version of cult classic movie and…
Reality star becomes Dengineer for CBBC
UK kids channel CBBC has commissioned The Dengineers, a new live-action makeover show in which…
‘Digital natives should replace ‘Millennials’
The CEO of British factual prodco Barcroft Media has warned delegates here in Cannes focusing…
Nat Geo eyes returning drama series
National Geographic Channel production guru Tim Pastore has told MIPDoc delegates the factual network could begin…
Brights takes Bubble Martin to Med
Independent distributor Brights has added new properties to its portfolio, including a new animated series…
Hulu boards The Last Ship
US streaming service has acquired rights to TNT end-of-days drama The Last Ship. Under terms…
Discovery, TV4 bag GRB titles
Discovery Networks and TV4 in Sweden are among buyers of programming from LA-based GRB Entertainment….