Dori Media Group


Dori Media to shop tape & format for Vix body-swap romcom ‘Lalola’

Dori Media Group has picked up international sales rights to ViX original romcom Lalola, outside of the US and Latin America. The company is distributing both the show, which debuted on Spanish-language streamer ViX last month, as well as the format rights. Lalola, which is produced by Dori Media International, is a modern-day remake of […]

News round-up: Dori Media launches food shows; Warner TV to launch in Czech Republic

Dori Media launches food shows Dori Media Group is launching two unscripted food formats at Content Americas next week. Both titles hail from Abot Hameiri, the Fremantle-owned company behind Power Couple and The Best of All, which are also distributed globally by Dori Media. Chef Swap, which has run for two seasons on Reshet/Channel 13 […]

Turkey’s Star TV sets local remake of Israeli ultra-orthodox hit ‘Shtisel’

Star TV in Turkey is set to become home to a local remake of hit Israeli drama Shtisel, after format rights were acquired by local outfit OGM Pictures. The 20 x 60-minute Turkish version will be based on the original 2013 series for Israeli broadcaster Yes, which explores the life of an ultraorthodox family living […]

Romania’s Antena orders ‘Power Couple’ as format expands

Romanian broadcaster Antena has ordered a local adaptation of Dori Media Group’s reality format Power Couple. The format sees couples go through extreme challenges to test how well they really know each other, converting the closeness of their relationships and knowledge of each other into big cash prizes. The first season of the Romanian version […]

MIPCOM Drama round-up: Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation; Lagardère to take ‘Troubled Waters’ global; ‘Shepherd’ travels to Hungary and Poland

Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation Broadcasters across Europe, Latin America and the US have acquired the Movistar+ original drama Tell Me Who I Am, following deals with distributor Beta Film, ahead of its international premiere at MIPCOM Online+. Norway’s NRK, Denmark’s DR, YLE in Finland, Portugal’s RTP, Forthnet Group for Greece and Cyprus, HBO […]

Dori Media hires Sony exec as it looks to Europe

Dori Media Group is reshuffling its sales division with Sony Picture Television’s Carolina Sabbag headed for its new Madrid office, as it looks to further its growth in Europe. Dori has brought in Sabbag as VP of sales to oversee business development in Europe. She will lead the team and be in charge of regional […]

Production hub for show at centre of IP battle

The producers of The Best of All gameshow are setting up a European production hub for the show. The news comes as Israeli free-TV broadcaster Reshet orders a second season of the shiny-floor show. The format is at the centre of an ongoing format dispute between its producer, FremantleMedia-owned Abot Hameiri, and Banijay Group, which […]

Canal+ buys Argentinian drama

French pay TV provider Canal+ has acquired Argentinian drama El Marginal from Israel-based Dori Media Group. The series, from Sebastián Ortega, follows an ex-police officer who goes undercover in a harsh prison to inflitrate for kidnapping the daughter of a senior judge. Ortega’s Underground Productions and pubcaster TV Pública are behind the 13x52mins show, which […]

TF1 remaking Israeli comedy Little Mom

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired remake rights to Israeli comedy Little Mom. Scarlett Production has gone into production on a French version, which will likely broadcast on TF1 next year. This comes after French broadcaster AB Groupe collaborated with Scarlett on a French-language pilot. ABC Groupe has international distribution rights to the French show. […]

MIPTV 2014: Dori’s Power Couple step out in Cannes

Dori Media Group is hoping it is has the next big Israeli-originated hit on it hands with Power Couple, which it will launch at MIPTV. The show has performed very strongly on Channel 10 in Israel, improving its slot average by over 80%. Off the back of that performance, the broadcaster has ordered a second […]