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Bavaria Fiction
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Bavaria Fiction spins off documentary unit as Icon Docs to meet rising factual demand
German production outfit Bavaria Fiction has spun off its documentary division as Icon Docs, an…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Marcus Ammon, MD of content, Bavaria Fiction
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Germany’s Bavaria Fiction restructures development division under Thomas Kren
German scripted firm Bavaria Fiction is restructuring its development division under Thomas Kren amid a…
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Samsung TV Plus eyeing FAST originals, but “it’s still early days”
Samsung TV Plus is eyeing a move into original commissioning for its FAST channels, its…
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‘Dark Woods’ prodco Bavaria Fiction hires X Filme producer Maximiliane Prokop
Dark Woods producer Bavaria Fiction has landed Maximiliane Prokop as an executive producer, based out…
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ITV Studios & UFA alum joins Bavaria Fiction for serial drama push
Bavaria Fiction has hired Jonas Baur from ITV Studios to work across the development and…
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Bavaria Fiction expands comedy push with Gerda Film & Peter Güde deal
Bavaria Fiction is moving further into comedy after striking a pact with fellow German outfit Gerda Film…
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RTL Germany lands ‘Dark Woods’ producers for true crime drama
RTL in Germany has unveiled a two-part drama from the team behind Dark Woods, which explores the work…
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Bavaria Fiction hires A+E alum to head new documentary unit
German scripted producer Bavaria Fiction is moving into documentaries with the launch of a new…
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Moritz Polter’s ITVS-backed Windlight hires Bavaria alum as production chief
Moritz Polter’s ITV Studios-backed Windlight Pictures has hired another alum from Bavaria Film, this time…
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ITVS & Polter add Bavaria execs to scripted prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) and former Bavaria Fiction exec Moritz Polter have revealed the name of…
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Bavaria Fiction hires Sky exec as Manfred Haus-Pflüger exits
German prodco Bavaria Fiction has appointed Sky Deutschland exec Marcus Ammon as MD of content, as…
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Bavaria Fiction promotes Nina Maag to streaming content chief
German prodco Bavaria Fiction has promoted Nina Maag to the newly created position of head…
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ITV Studios hire Bavaria Fiction exec for new German drama prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired Bavaria Fiction’s Moritz Polter to head up a new scripted…
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Round-up: Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’; C4 orders Woodcut serial killer doc; BBC builds ‘Jay’s Workshop’
Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’ Broadcaster in the US, Canada, Spain and France have acquired…
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Drama round-up: Starzplay snags Fremantle trio; ‘Daydreamer’ heads to US; ‘Das Boot’ sails again; Zee5 originals
Starzplay secures Fremantle quartet Global streamer Starzplay has struck a deal with Fremantle for an…
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Leonine-backed Wiedemann & Berg TV hires Bavaria Fiction creative chief
Bavaria Fiction’s chief creative officer Oliver Vogel has joined Wiedemann & Berg TV (W&B Television),…
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Show of the week: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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A “new game” for German drama
The floodgates have opened for premium German drama after a comparatively slow start in the…
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TBI Weekly: Brexit fallout signals more competition for UK businesses
One week away from the UK’s Brexit deadline, it remains unclear what the country’s quest…
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The vast Arctic Circle: a copro set to put Finland on the drama map
It is in the icy wilderness of Finland’s Ivalo, with its endless stretches of white…
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Amazon Prime brings in first French original
Amazon Prime Video is teaming up with Newen (through its Telfrance subsidiary), Bavaria Fiction and…
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Bavaria Fernsehproduktion rebrands for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has rebranded as Bavaria Fiction as it looks to grow its international business….