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WW2 doc ‘D-Day: The Unheard Tapes’ heads to Canal+ & RTVE in European sales
Canal+ in France and RTVE in Spain are among a slew of European broadcasters to…
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Nordic trio DR, SVT & NRK board Greenpeace ship ‘Rainbow Warrior’ doc from Docsville Studios
Nordic trio DR, SVT and NRK have struck deals for a new documentary from Lawrence…
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Eight European pubcasters launch co-commissioning group New8
Eight public broadcasters across Europe including Germany’s ZDF and the Nordic five have joined forces…
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Peacock, Bell Media & Arte board ‘Vigil’ S2 as ITVS strikes global pre-sales for BBC thriller
NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the US, Bell Media and TVA in Canada and Arte in France…
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‘Fifteen-Love’ & ‘Nolly’ bound for Nordics as pubcasters pick up ITVS drama package
Five Nordic public broadcasters, including SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, DR…
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News round-up: NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE; Stan links with Lionsgate; Media Ranch deals
NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to roll its reality-focused streaming service Hayu into…
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Denmark’s ‘Big Love’ format travels across Europe with Media Ranch
Danish reality health format Big Love has been optioned in The Netherlands following a deal with distributor…
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Fremantle’s Miso Film hires former DR drama boss to head scripted development
Fremantle-backed Nordic prodco Miso Film has appointed Christian Rank, the former head of drama at…
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News round-up: SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’; Oz shows head to Canada; CBC renews ‘Moonshine’ for S2
SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’ SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in…
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Deals round-up: Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz; Brazil’s Globoplay acquires Serbia’s ‘Civil Servant’; Lime Pictures to adapt ‘Planet Omar’
Bin Laden doc lands in Europe & Oz SBS in Australia, Sweden’s SVT, DR in Denmark and NRK in Norway, along…
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Amazon & Discovery+ score David Beckham-backed Premier League docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the upcoming BBC2 football documentary series Fever Pitch! The Rise…
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Round-up: Amazon adapts Coben novel & visits Veleno; ABC in Oz take new ‘Viewpoint’; Truly Original explores shopping
Amazon claims Coben & visits Veleno Amazon is expanding its scripted output with an adaptation of…
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Show of the Week: Secret Treasures Of The Museum
If you’ve ever wanted to take a peek behind the scenes at a major museum,…
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Exclusive: ‘Bake Off Junior’ travels across Europe following BBCS deals
Netherlands-based NPO3, SBS in Belgium and DR in Denmark have snagged format rights to BBC…
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Deals round-up: Globoplay adds eOne trio; CIA vs. Bin Laden doc sells; Dynamic TV goes ‘Beneath The Surface’
Globoplay strikes eOne deal Brazilian streamer Globoplay has picked up a raft of shows from…
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Nine Network, Movistar+ strike pre-sale deals for BBCS’s ‘Perfect Planet’
Nine Network in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and public broadcasters across the Nordics have all…
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‘Borgen’ revived by Netflix and Denmark’s DR
Danish political drama Borgen is returning to screens in 2022, with a fourth season in…
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TBI Scripted: Is a deluge of drama causing a Nordic thaw?
Scandinavian producers have become prolific over recent years but is a deluge of scripted product…
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News round-up: TCB finances Woodcut show; Sky returns to ‘Britannia’; DCD deals ahead of Natpe
Woodcut, TCB set sail with Smithsonian Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the second season of Combat…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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DR opens ‘Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds’ in Denmark
Danish pubcaster DR has ordered a local version of a UK format that sees senior…
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Magnify books Norwegian comedy ‘Couples Therapy’ into Denmark
DR in Denmark is to air a remake of Norwegian shortform comedy Couples Therapy, which…
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European networks land on BBC’s ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’
SVT in Sweden, Denmark’s DR, Telefonica in Spain and Norway’s NRK are among a raft…
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Exclusive: Beta Film’s ‘Agent Hamilton’ picked up across Nordics
Nordic broadcasters TV2 Norway, DR in Denmark and MTV3 in Finland have all boarded Beta…
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Sales round-up: Steve Backshall’s ‘Expedition’ goes global; Discovery takes ‘India on Film’
Expedition with Steve Backshall goes global Broadcasters and platforms including Youku in China, DR in…
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ZDFneo boards DR’s Nordic noir ‘Deliver Us’
German channel ZDFneo has boarded Deliver Us, Danmarks Radio’s new drama-thriller series. The (8 x 60’)…
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Exclusive: Canada’s Media Ranch to rep DR formats
Canadian distributor Media Ranch has partnered with Danish broadcaster DR to represent its TV formats…
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Media Ranch appoints DR exec to head Scandi office
Montreal-based producer-distributor Media Ranch has appointed DR exec Louise Juel Severin to head up its Scandinavian…
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Denmark’s DR revamps streaming service
Danish public service broadcaster DR has partnered with video UX specialist Massive to revamp its…
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Liberty: DR’s last international drama?
Ahead of the news that DR is to cut spend on international drama and focus…