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MIPCOM Factual round-up: NENT adds Joe Biden doc; ZDF, Arte explore crime; Discovery takes eOne duo
NENT Studios UK jumps on Joe Biden doc NENT Studios UK has acquired a new…
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Factual round-up: ZED snags Arte trio; Rakuten preps NBA doc; France 5 extends Pernel show; Alchimie’s Taxi deal
France’s ZED snags Arte trio Paris-based distributor & producer ZED is launching three new science…
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News round-up: Germany’s Redseven returns to production; BBC Two, Arte explore US foreign policy; Silverlining’s ‘Farm’ to open in July
Redseven returns for Sat.1’s The Taste Red Arrow Studios-owned German producer Redseven Entertainment has returned…
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Arte and Movistar+ pick up Iraq War drama ‘Baghdad Central’
Franco-German network Arte and Spanish pay-TV broadcaster Movistar+ have picked up Euston Films’ Iraq War…
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Show of the week – Costa Rica: The Rise Of Nature
One for the natural history lovers, this three-parter explores Costa Rica, which offers a range…
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Round-up: Euro buyers add ‘Beat The Channel’; Parade preps Essential doc; ZED & D360’s RealScreen deals
Red Arrow sells Beat The Channel Banijay Group’s Dlo/Magnolia in Spain and Endemol Shine Group…
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Arte calls up Submarine, Pumpernickel for Douglas Rushkoff digital docuseries
European cultural broadcaster Arte has ordered a four-part docuseries about the digital economy from Amsterdam…
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News round-up: Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics; Smithsonian boards Pernel’s pyramid; ZED preps wildlife for ATF
Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics TV4 in Sweden and TV2 in Denmark have picked…
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Deals round-up: NENT extends Danish drama; Netflix adds World War II docuseries; ABC renews ‘Rookie’
NENT returns to Those Who Kill Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has commissioned a second…
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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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Channel 4 signs up for ‘Meat The Family’, ‘Lost Pharaohs Of The Nile’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has signed up to innovative format Meat The Family (working title)…
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Sales round-up: Euro nets take TVF titles; Foxtel claims ‘Deadly Deception’; Starzplay reels in ‘Ramy’
Arte, France TV takes TVF series European broadcasters including Arte, France TV and cablenet Planete+…
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Love Nature, Smithsonian, Arte team on ‘Stormborn’ series
Love Nature has partnered with Smithsonian Channel, France’s Arte and BBC Scotland on a blue-chip…
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Hulu, Arte board Syrian war thriller starring James Purefoy
Hulu and Arte have greenlit Fertile Crescent, an eight-part drama set during the Syrian War…
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Arte plots VOD service with ARD, ZDF, France Télévisions
Franco-German culture channel Arte is planning to launch a video-on-demand (VOD) platform in partnership with…
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Federation lands global rights to Twice Upon A Time
Federation Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to Arte miniseries Twice Upon A Time. Co-produced by…
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TBI Weekly: The Future is Factual – The Top Unscripted Trends of 2018
Weeks after unveiling its long-gestating, multi-million-dollar collaboration with David Attenborough, Netflix made another strong statement…
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Arte picks up rights to BBC drama Trust Me
Producer/distributor Studiocanal has licensed four-part limited series Trust Me to European cultural channel Arte. The…
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RTÉ, Arte & APT set up first coproduced doc
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is set to pair with European pubcaster Arte and American Public Television…
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Molotov & Arte team for Hellfest coverage
French over-the-top service Molotov has teamed up with public broadcaster Arte to stream coverage of…
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Hierro marks Franco-Spanish drama first
Paris-based prodco Atlantique and its Coruña-based counterpart Portocabo are joining forces to make drama series…
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BBCWW takes Bowie film global
HBO has bought David Bowie: The Last Five Years, the BBC feature doc about the…
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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Dee Forbes’ RTÉ teams with Arte
Irish pubcaster RTÉ and French cultural broadcaster Arte have inked a deal that will see…
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Nebout’s indie developing Swedish thriller for TV
Patrick Nebout’s Dramacorp is developing Swedish novelist Jan Guilou’s Hamilton books for television. Hamilton will…
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ZDFE bags BBC copro doc rights
Mainz-based ZDF Enterprises has taken international distribution rights for The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice,…
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Arte launches virtual reality app
French cultural net Arte has launched a new virtual reality and immersive TV app. More…
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Nat Geo buys France 3 Hitler doc
National Geographic Channels International has acquired worldwide rights to Hitler’s Death Army: Das Reich. The…
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DR, Arte back Borgen creator’s drama
European channels DR and Arte have partnered with Borgen creator Adam Price on a character-driven…