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Sonar links with Monkeypaw
US producer and distributor Sonar has inked a first-look deal with Monkeypaw Productions. The deal…
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Gap Year financing
A February screening allows Entertainment One to showcase the fruits of a sustained investment in…
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Walter Presents buys Spanish drama for UK, US
UK and US on-demand service Walter Presents has acquired exclusive rights to a Spanish-language thriller…
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In-demand chart: Turkey (February 12-17, 2017)
Our latest chart proves one thing: linear TV drives demand in Turkey. While the average…
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Sat.1 comedy moves to Amazon
Amazon Prime Video has become the new home of German comedy Pastewka, which previously went…
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Worldwide touts drama sales ahead of Showcase
BBC Worldwide has shopped several of its drama series to buyers, including SS-GB to RTL…
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Game of Thrones star sets BBC One drama
Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is set for a 17th century-set thriller drama based…
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New Spanish drama copro forum opens for entries
Conecta Fiction is calling for coproduction pitches that will take place at its inaugural edition…
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Berlin issues
If you’ve heard it once in the past year, you’ve heard it dozens of times:…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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BBCWW buys into debuting Hincks, Fincham prodco
Expectation, the indie Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks created last year, has secured financial backing…
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Starz joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Cumberbatch to produce, star in new BBC drama
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is to produce and star in a BBC One adaptation of…
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Jason Simms joining Sky Vision from Fox
Jason Simms is swapping his role as senior VP of global acquisitions at Fox Networks…
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Amazon hires FMI’s Brown as Euro originals chief
Amazon Studios has hired FremantleMedia International’s Georgia Brown as its first director of original television…
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Berlinale: HBO Europe ups originals trio in rejig
HBO Europe has given more responsibility to a trio of executives as part of a…
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BBC’s German drama SS-GB sells as Berlinale begins
Upcoming BBC conspiracy drama SS-GB has found European homes ahead of its world premiere here…
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Peep Show creators, C4 exec create comedy indie
The creators of hit comedy series Peep Show and outgoing head of comedy at Channel…
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All3Media buys Fleabag producer
All3Media has bought Two Brothers Pictures, the UK prodco that makes buzzy BBC comedy Fleabag….
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Amazon takes German drama global
Amazon will launch its first German drama series, You Are Wanted, on March 17, cementing…
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Eccho poaches Imagina sales boss
Eccho Rights has hired Laura Miñarro as director of coproduction and scripted. Miñarro joins from…
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Beta buys into Tykwer’s X Filme
German producer and distributor Beta Film has acquired a stake in X Filme, Tom Tykwer’s…
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HBO Now passes 2 million US subscribers
HBO has passed surpassed two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now, parent…
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NBCU Int’l hires former Gaumont exec
NBCUniversal International Studios has recruited Sam Semon. The business affairs exec recently left Gaumont, amid…
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Sky and Scandis buy Babylon Berlin
Beta Film has sealed a raft of deals for Babylon Berlin, the upcoming €40 million…
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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
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Sovereign drama
Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…
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Virgin squares Full Circle with exclusive deal
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has acquired three seasons of US drama Full Circle….
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Walter Presents adds Belgian drama double
Hot on the heels of its first international expansion, UK-created VOD service Walter Presents has…