Prime Video is ramping up its offering in sub-Saharan Africa with the pick-up of local drama The Morning After, which has also been acquired by Germany’s ARD. The eight-part dramedy follows the life of a young singer from the UK who mysteriously washes up on the shores of a Cape Town beach and is taken […]
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have formally rolled out their combined streaming service, which allows users to watch shows from both brands on one service. The ARD & ZDF streamer provides access to an array of programming such as ARD’s Babylon Berlin and ZDF’s daily Heute-Show, with common search functionality across both broadcasters’ libraries. […]
MIPTV embraces FAST MIPTV a FAST-focused “channel summit” to take place during its April event in Cannes. FAST & Global will explore the rapidly-expanding international opportunities for content producers, IP right sholders, buyers and commissioners. MIPTV organisers RX Media said that a series of “talks, insights and structured networking opportunities” would “take center stage” in […]
Videoland travels with Bonnie & Clyde Netherlands-based streamer Videoland has ordered a four-part drama inspired by the true story of a young couple who went on the run in 2014. Bonnie & Clyde tells the tale of two young lovers who decide to flee juvenile detention. As the severity of their crimes increase, however, they […]
Germany’s content business is booming, with scripted programming fast becoming a key tool for incumbent broadcast giants and more nascent streamers. Nick Edwards reports from the Berlin TV Series Festival to provide his take on the event and the issues facing the country’s drama industry. The Berlin TV Series Festival, now in its fifth season, […]
Fox News Media streamer Fox Nation and German broadcasting group ARD have boarded Plimsoll Productions’ and ITV Studios’ natural history series A Year On Planet Earth. The companies will serve as the first international co-production partners on the 6 x 60-minute blue-chip factual series, which is being made by Tom Hugh-Jones (Tiny World) and Dr […]
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for the BBC Planet franchise, allowing it to offer shows such as A Perfect Planet, Green Planet, Frozen Planet and Planet Earth III. The new agreement will see Friday! become the exclusive Russian free-to-air home for the next five landmark natural […]
Apple launches Oprah Talks Covid-19 Oprah Winfrey has launched an Apple TV+ show exploring the Coronavirus pandemic, with Idris Elba the programme’s first guest. Oprah Talks Covid-19 launched over the weekend and featured the veteran talkshow host, who has an existing deal with the streamer, interviewing Elba and his wife who are in quarantine after […]
Franco-German culture channel Arte is planning to launch a video-on-demand (VOD) platform in partnership with Arte Deutschland, the latter’s backers, public broadcasters ARD, ZDF and France Télévisions. Arte’s aim is to offer a streaming service bringing together the “best of European public channels” in multiple languages, according to Véronique Cayla, president of Arte France, outlining […]
Streaming service Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to big-budget German drama Babylon Berlin. The series is notable as a coproduction between free TV pubcaster ARD and pay TV provider Sky Germany, with Beta Film distributing it worldwide. Netflix has swooped on US rights, news first reported by German TV trade site DWDL.de. SVT in Sweden, […]
