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Eccho Rights
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News round-up: Banijay Asia expands; Sundance names Film Festival director; Romania’s ‘Vlad’ travels
Banijay strikes Kamal Haasan deal Banijay Asia has unveiled plans to collaborate with India’s Turmeric…
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Mediaset España expands Turkish drama offering with Eccho deal
Mediaset España in Spain has picked up Turkish drama My Sweet Lie from CJ ENM-backed…
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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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Drama deals: eOne boards first French drama, Eccho swoops for Sweden’s ‘Love Me’
Entertainment One picks up first French-language drama Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up international distribution…
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Deals round-up: Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix co-pro; BBC Two expands factual; Topic takes Scandi dramas
Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix culinary show Celebrity chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas…
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Exclusive: Shine, BBC Worldwide alum lands at Bantry Bay
Former Shine International and BBC Worldwide exec Dorit Schilling has re-emerged at Bantry Bay, the…
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Deals round-up: Kanal D strikes Comcast deal; Pro TV returns to ‘Vlad’; Globoplay pounces on ‘Evil’
Turkish scripted channel Kanal D Drama is to become available in the US after distributor…
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Distribution round-up: Cineflix picks ‘Warrior Women’; Dynamic snaps up ‘Creepshow’; Eccho Rights scores US remakes
Cineflix Rights takes ‘Warrior Women’ London-headquartered distributor Cineflix Rights has picked up Channel 4’s Warrior…
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Sales round-up: SBS boards Viacom’s ‘Train Adventure’; Quintus deals with ProSiebenSat.1
Viacom sells Trevor McDonald’s ‘Indian Train Adventure’ Viacom International Studios has struck worldwide deals for…
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TBI Weekly: Premium aspirations elevate global-facing LatAm drama
The appeal of scripted Spanish-language programming, with premium budgets and global-facing stories, was more apparent…
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Russian crime thriller Silver Spoon picked up for South Korean remake
South Korean producer Supermoon Pictures has acquired remake rights for hit Russian crime thriller Silver…
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Conecta Fiction: Flipping the script
In June, the Spanish city of Pamplona-Iruña will host the third edition of Conecta Fiction,…
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Why Eccho Rights looked for scale in CJ ENM
Newly acquired by Korean media powerhouse CJ ENM, Stockholm-headquartered distributor Eccho Rights is to expand…
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Korea’s CJ ENM buys European distributor Eccho Rights
South Korea’s CJ ENM has acquired European distributor Eccho Rights as part of a major…
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Spanish drama El Accidente sells across Lat Am
Eccho Rights and DirecTV have completed a deal to offer Spanish drama, El Accidente, on DirecTV’s…
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Spain’s Atresmedia secures Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia Television has acquired Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho Rights for broadcast on its…
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South Korean first for Turkish drama
South Korean channel GTV has acquired what it claims to be the first Turkish drama…
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Viaplay commits to Conspiracy of Silence
MTG video streaming service Viaplay has ordered an eight-part political thriller named Conspiracy of Silence….
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TBI Weekly: Disney challenges loom
Disney has had a tough week. On one end news emerged that the company is…
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TBI Weekly: Digital giants invest in original teams
This week saw veteran programming execs move over to digital giants Apple and YouTube, as…
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Eccho Rights recruits in Seoul
Eccho Rights has added to its Asian team with the recruitment of Deborah Youn, who will…
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Eccho showcasing Warner Bros. Scandi drama
Eccho Rights is to sell a Warner Bros. and TV4 drama. Crime series Maria Wern…
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Eccho poaches Imagina sales boss
Eccho Rights has hired Laura Miñarro as director of coproduction and scripted. Miñarro joins from…
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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Exotic drama slate for Eccho
Scandinavia-based distributor Eccho Rights is taking varied slate of new drama to MIPCOM. The firm…
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Netflix buys buzzy Ukraine comedy drama
Netflix has acquired Servant of the People and the hit Ukrainian comedy drama will play…
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Fox taking Ukrainian drama format into the US
Fox Studios has scooped the rights to Ukrainian political comedy Servant of the People and…
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SVT buys Turkish drama
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired another Turkish drama from Scandinavia-based distributor Eccho Rights. Having already…
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Turkish drama The End remade for Dutch PSB
Dutch pubcaster KRO-NCRV is remaking Turkish psychological drama The End, with filming on adaptation beginning…
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Eccho brings in ex-Endemol Shine sales exec
Eccho Rights has brought in former Endemol Shine International sales director Dorit Schilling and a…