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Deals round-up: Nat Geo Wild, More 4 move into Taronga Zoo; Nine, A+E in US buy KI shows
Nat Geo Wild, More 4 move into Taronga Zoo Nat Geo Wild in the US…
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BBC Studios, Australia’s Nine strike long-term natural history pact
BBC Studios and Nine have struck a long-term natural history partnership that will see the…
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‘Billions’ star Damian Lewis talks ‘Spy Wars’, unscripted and his new prodco
A docudrama exploring the lives of (in)famous spies might not have been the most obvious…
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Deals round-up: KI unveils African format pact; Amazon launches Channels in France; MADD’s CEE drama sale
Keshet Int’l, M-Net strike format pact Keshet International (KI) and pan-African broadcaster M-Net have joined…
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All3Media launches Angelica Films with Field Day alum Sally Angel
All3Media has partnered with former Field Day Productions’ exec Sally Angel to launch Angelica Films,…
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Banijay Group strikes ‘Guinness World Records’ format deal
Banijay Group has struck a multi-territory deal with Guinness World Records (GWR) for its self-titled…
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Rakuten TV to launch AVOD offering with Hollywood content and originals
OTT operator Rakuten TV it to launch its first AVOD channels within its platform, providing…
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BBC Studios’ Paul Dempsey moots further BritBox roll-out
BBC Studios’ North American streamer Britbox could be set for a wider roll-out after global…
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Deals round-up: SPI’s FilmBox adds ‘Narcos’; SBS buys Fremantle shows; New streamer Topic takes dramas
Narcos moves into CEE, Benelux Channels operator SPI/FilmBox has picked up broadcast rights to Narcos,…
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MIPCOM 2019: TBI’s Factual Hot Picks
From Love Don’t Judge to The Real Prime Suspect, TBI Magazine runs through the pick…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: Art Is For Everybody: The Legend Of Keith Haring
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of US artist Keith Haring, whose…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: The Movies
There have been many TV series documenting the history of the cinema, but few have…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: #Anne Frank. Parallel Stories
It’s astonishing to think that Anne Frank might still be alive today, had the horrors…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: How I Created A Cult
How I Created A Cult is the latest project to be commissioned directly by distributor…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: Let’s Talk About Sex
As every kid and parent knows, there are few things more uncomfortable and embarrassing than…
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TBI Unscripted October/November 2019
Charting a path to the Maze Why US kids network Nickelodeon turned to a decades-old…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy Of A Terrorist
It’s now five years since an Isis cell carried out a spate of brutal beheadings…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: The Real Prime Suspect
The Real Prime Suspect is aptly named. This 10-part true crime series is led by…
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MIPCOM Factual Hot Pick: War On Plastic
Back in 2017, BBC One’s Blue Planet 2 sparked a public outcry about the impact…
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AVOD streamer Tubi unveils plans for UK launch and kids service
AVOD service Tubi is to launch in the UK in 2020 and has unveiled plans…
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BBC Studios secures first Netflix commission with surgeon docuseries
Netflix has ordered a four-part science documentary series about pioneering surgeons from BBC Studios (BBCS),…
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Scripted deals: BBC First, RTL add ITVSGE drama; W9 acquires ‘The Hunting’; ‘Project Blue Book’ sales
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL…
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Format & factual deals: BBC buys ‘Serengeti Rules’; Orange Smarty strikes TI pact; Turkey remakes Nippon show
BBC, Arte, ZDF acquire PBS’s Serengeti Rules The BBC in the UK, Arte in France…
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China Mobile’s Migu joins BBC Studios natural history show ‘Animal Impossible’
China Mobile’s video platform, Migu Video, is co-producing a 10-part natural history series from BBC…
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Blue Ant scores Japanese sales with NHK, FNG Japan
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has swooped for Blue Ant International’s blue chip natural history doc…
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Exclusive: Sky Studios’ Jane Millichip urges plastics and ‘corporate tat’ ban at markets
Sky Studios chief commercial officer Jane Millichip has urged the TV industry to rapidly improve…
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Bear Grylls partners with Banijay for new production outfit
Running Wild‘s Bear Grylls has launched a new production outfit focusing on unscripted and scripted…
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Endemol Shine, Kew, Sky among Content Innovation Award winners
Endemol Shine Group and Kew Media were among the stand-out winners at the fifth Content…
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Damian Lewis-fronted ‘Spy Wars’ secures global sales
Broadcasters including History and Blaze in the UK and Spain’s Atresmedia are among numerous buyers…
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Unscripted: Unwritten rules of engagement
Unscripted content has faced intense competition in recent years as viewers have been deluged by…