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Movistar+ appoints distribution partners
Movistar+ has announced About Premium Content, BetaFilm and Sky Vision the distributors of a trio…
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Kudos nabs BBC drama exec for development
Endemol Shine Group-owned drama house Kudos has hired a new head of development from UK…
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BBC Four enters Sweden’s Black Lake
UK network BBC Four has acquired Swedish thriller series Black Lake. The 8x45mins mystery drama…
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Turkey, Russia edge out US in drama exports league
Turkey has the largest number of top ten drama exports around the world, research from…
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Hulu’s Mindy Project coming to an end
Hulu comedy The Mindy Project is to end after a final, sixth season. The series…
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The New Statesman plotting return to power
Iconic British satire The New Statesman is set to return to screens under a new…
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All3 strikes double drama deal with TF1
TF1 has pre-bought two All3Media International dramas, Liar and Innocent (pictured). Both series will play…
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Irvine Welsh preps Ibiza87 dance music drama
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, Sony and The Late Late Show with James Corden prodco Fulwell…
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HBO Europe on-demand nets stop at Berlin Station
HBO Nordic and HBO España make two of three new buyers of Epix’s drama series,…
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Second Swedish-French drama copro on horizon
Following on from SVT and Canal+ thriller Midnight Sun, a second Swedish-French scripted coproduction is…
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Fear the Walking Dead’s Erickson exits for AMC deal
Dave Erickson has exited his post as Fear the Walking Dead showrunner to sign an…
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Danny Cohen’s Access buys into Tranter’s Bad Wolf
Access Entertainment has acquired a 24.9% stake in Bad Wolf, the Wales-based prodco that is…
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Studio Lambert drama set for Series Mania
The final selection for the Series Mania copro pitching session have been announced and include…
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Eccho showcasing Warner Bros. Scandi drama
Eccho Rights is to sell a Warner Bros. and TV4 drama. Crime series Maria Wern…
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Cineflix Rights has Pure agenda in Cannes
Cineflix Rights is taking a line-up of scripted, factual and natural history series to Cannes….
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Sony UK lands Netflix’s Orange is the New Black
Sony has acquired Netflix original Orange is the New Black for its UK pay TV…
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Vice lines up short-form scripted
Vice Media has ordered a slate of short-form scripted content from New York-based digital studio…
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Paramount ties with Telefe for multi-lingual drama
Viacom’s recent acquisition of Argentinian broadcaster Telefe is already reaping rewards. Viacom-owned Paramount Television is…
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History lines up annual presidents anthology
US cable channel History is preparing an annual anthology drama event focused on American presidents….
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Two distributors debut Turkish OTT originals
Kanal D International and Scandinavia’s Eccho Rights are both debuting Turkish dramas produced for local…
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Federation eyes transactions for Bad Banks
France’s Federation Entertainment has bought international sales rights to European high finance drama Bad Banks….
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Broadcasters find C4’s National Treasure
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired National Treasure, the Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters…
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NDF brings in ex-UFA chief
Former UFA Serial Drama chief Rainer Wemcken has joined another German production company, Neue Deutche…
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StudioCanal recruits ITV, BBC sales veteran
StudioCanal has hired Louisa Bayles as its head of sales for Australasia. The new recruit…
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Fox racks up Atlanta sales
Fox Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) has shopped US cable drama to several international buyers….
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Fox readies high-end miniseries for China
Fox Networks Group’s Asian pay TV business is producing a high-end drama miniseries for Chinese…
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CBS greenlights Big Bang Theory offshoot
The Big Bang Theory, one the US’s most-successful sitcoms, is getting its first spin off….
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Netflix captures original Godzilla toon film
Streaming giant Netflix has grabbed rights to an original Japanese-animated toon movie based on the…
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Game of Thrones preps short finale, Ed Sheeran to guest
The final season of Game of Thrones will have just six episodes, the fewest of…
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MIPTV preps LA Screenings preview
The organisers of MIPTV have teamed with two of the Hollywood studios for a preview…