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News round-up: Mega picks up Turkish dramas; ‘Open Season’ spin-off in works from 9 Story; Saffronic appoints creative director
Mega picks up Turkish dramas Chilean network Mega has picked up Turkish dramas A Little…
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ProSiebenSat.1 completes ATV deal
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has closed a deal for Tele München Group-owned Austrian broadcaster ATV. Following competition,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys ATV
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy Austrian TV station ATV from its parent company, Tele München…
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US deals for Turkish dramas
Two US Hispanic channels in the US have bought Turkish dramas as the latter’s scripted…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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Star, ATV land Endemol Turkey dramas
Two Turkish broadcasters have commissioned primetime scripted series from Endemol Turkey, whose debut drama in…
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First intn’l deal for French game show Quizz or Buzz
A Turkish broadcaster is the first international network to commission French-created quiz series Quizz or…
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FremantleMedia seals new X Factor deals
The X Factor has been renewed by several key free-to-air broadcasters and the show’s distributor,…
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Russia reaches The End with Turkish scripted deal
St. Petersburg-based Russian World Studios has signed a deal to bring Turkish drama format The…
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Exclusive: Russia, Argentina get ready to Raid the Cage
Broadcasters in Russia and Argentina have acquired Sony-distributed Israeli gameshow format Raid the Cage, TBI…
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Globo notches sales of Dinosaurs & Robots
Brazilian media giant Globo has shopped its Dinosaurs & Robots telenovela to a raft of…
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Banijay’s Opposite Worlds travels the globe
Banijay has sold its reality format Opposite Worlds into Turkey, Croatia and the Middle East…
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Martin Gastinger to run ATV
Tele München has upped Martin Gastinger to CEO of ATV following this week’s news that…
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Ludwig Bauer leaving Tele München
Tele München’s Ludwig Bauer is leaving the company. Bauer has been at the German-language media…
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Thatcher doc gains traction
A documentary chronicling the controversial political career of the late former British prime minister Margaret…
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Israeli format Raid the Cage gets Turkey, Peru remakes
Sony Pictures Television has sold Israeli game show format Raid the Cage to broadcasters in…
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Exclusive: Turkish drama The End to get US remake
Ghost Whisperer producer Sander/Moses Productions is to remake a Turkish drama for US audiences, TBI…