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HBO picks up Lanzmann doc
US premium cable channel has acquired a 40-minute documentary that looks into the making of…
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ORF, CCTV10 traverse the Himalayas
Austria’s ORF and Chinese statecaster CCTV10 are going into production on a three-part wildlife series, Sky…
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Market digests Depardieu food doc series
A culinary-themed documentary series starring French actor Gerard Depardieu launches at MIPTV next week. Internationally…
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Buyers embark on Indian Summers ahead of UK TX
A raft of international broadcasters have picked up big-budget UK drama Indian Summers ahead of…
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News brief: More broadcasters unlock The Code
AMC Networks’ Sundance Channel has acquired Australian drama The Code for its channels in Asia…
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$1.5m presales for Zed’s Annihilation
A doc series that sheds new light on the rise of Hitler has secured US$1.5…
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Arte and BBC join forces for Obama doc
French cultural channel Arte and UK public broadcaster the BBC are joining forces to make…
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Creatives speaking: Gilles Bannier on Paris
Gilles Bannier was lined up to direct The Tunnel, the Canal+ and Sky remake of…
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News brief: Broadcasters buy ZDF’s Carthage special
Wales’ S4C, SBS in Australia and New Jersey public station WNET have all prebought Carthage’s…
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Germany’s SET shops at Selfridges
German pay TV broadcaster Sony Entertainment Television has acquired both seasons of ITV Studios’ period…
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Dutch channel buys Sinai Desert kidnap doc
A Dutch public broadcaster has become the latest to acquire The Sound of Torture, a…
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Servus, Globosat investigate Planet Ice
Austria’s Servus TV and Brazil’s Globosat have prebought Planet Ice from Zodiak Rights. The doc…
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Broadcasters move for Mona Lisa’s anatomical safari
A host of international broadcasters have acquired one-off primetime doc Life on Us. From Zodiak…
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WOWOW: from Japan to LA to the world
Kayo Washio runs the LA office of Japanese pay TV channel operator WOWOW. She set…
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News brief: Portuguese net bags banking pre-sales
Portugal’s TVI has acquired 14 titles from French distributor Java Films following MIPCOM last week….
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Arte buys Alex Gibney’s Catholic Church exposé
Arte has acquired Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, the Alex Gibney…
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EBU experiments with CERN science series grants
The European Broadcasting Union and major particle physics lab CERN have handed out a pair…
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French documentaries singled out
Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…
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Global nets board animal extinction doc
Eleven international broadcasters have pre-bought Gambling on Extinction, a new 1x52mins doc about illegal endangered…
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All3Media sells Rome and Ancient Egypt series around the world
All3Media’s sales arm has shopped Lion Television factual special Meet the Romans and Ancient Egypt:…
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Raft of broadcasters buy Gabriel Byrne drama Secret State
Numerous international broadcasters have acquired Secret State, the political drama that stars Gabriel Byrne and…
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News brief: Arte launches content on Dailymotion
French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription VOD with a…
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Raft of deals for Prisoners of War, the drama that inspired Homeland
Keshet International has sold the scripted format rights to Prisoners of War, the drama that…