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Federation Entertainment
France Televisions boards Federation’s Josephine and Napoleon
France Télévisions has boarded Federation Entertainment and Ecosse Films’ marquee period drama Josephine and Napoleon….
Federation raises €16m for int’l expansion
French studio Federation Entertainment has completed a minority funding round, raising €16m ($18.4m) for growth…
Federation takes majority stake in unscripted venture WeMake
Federation Entertainment is to take a majority stake in WeMake, the Paris-based unscripted outfit it…
Hulu lands US rights to Federation’s Bad Banks
Hulu has acquired the US streaming rights to Bad Banks, Federation Entertainment’s European thriller series…
UK execs Wiffen & Marquess launch prodco backed by Federation
French indie studio Federation Entertainment has joined forces with British TV execs Paul Marquess (Suspects)…
Federation secures distribution rights to Italian thriller
Federation Entertainment has acquired the global rights to distribute Don’t Leave Me (Non Mi Lasciare),…
Federation & Drama Team back new Omri Givon series
Federation Entertainment has joined forces with Israel’s Drama Team productions to co-produce The Grave, an…
TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop
This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near…
Federation builds Bigger Boat into prodco
French companies Federation Entertainment and Empreinte Digitale have joined forces to create a genre-focused drama…
Xilam’s du Pontavice develops Joan of Arc drama
Animation producer Marc du Pontavice is working with French prodco Federation Entertainment on a high-end…
Talpa exec joins Federation prodco WeMake
Talpa Media executive Moe Bennani is joining Federation Entertainment start-up prodco WeMake as creative director….
Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
Ex-Shine France COO creates Federation firm
France’s Federation Entertainment has brought in former Shine France COO Bouchra Réjani to create a…
Federation takes AIDS drama to market
Paris-based Federation Entertainment is taking a drama about the emergence of the AIDS disease in…
Federation eyes transactions for Bad Banks
France’s Federation Entertainment has bought international sales rights to European high finance drama Bad Banks….
Paramount to co-create content with Federation
Hollywood’s Paramount Television has bolstered its profile in Europe after scoring a wide-ranging agreement with…
Federation hires ex-France 2 drama chief
Paris-based Federation Entertainment has hired the former head of drama at France 2 to take…
Federation scoops rights to cybercrime drama
Federation Entertainment, the producer and distributor behind Netflix’s Marseille, has scooped the rights to Unit…
Amazon bags first French dramas
Amazon Prime Video has acquired French dramas for the first time, as speculation over an…
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
MIPTV: Federation gets The Break
Federation Entertainment has snagged the rights to Belgian drama series The Break. The independent French…
Federation opens The Bureau ahead of MIP
Federation Entertainment has sold Canal+ spy drama The Bureau to a raft of broadcasters before…
Federation taking buyers to Bordertown
Pascal Breton’s production and distribution group Federation Entertainment will give new Scandi crime drama Bordertown…
France’s Federation boards Finnish drama
France’s Federation Entertainment is to coproduce a drama series for Finnish pubcaster YLE. Federation and…
Federation taps Zodiak exec for kids launch
Federation Entertainment has recruited kids TV veteran Monica Levy, who will play a key role…
Amazon, BBCWW coproduce fashion drama
Amazon Prime Instant Video and BBC Worldwide have greenlit an eight-part fashion-themed drama from UK…
Exporting in Asia
ATF is the biggest TV market in Asia. Ahead of the trip to Singapore, TBI…
RTL buys Canal+ series The Bureau
RTL has picked up French drama series The Bureau for its RTL Crime channel in…
Alessandri’s indie scores France Télévisions deal
Philippe Alessandri’s new Paris-based indie Watch Next Media has scored its first major programming deal….
Federation buys into Michel’s Cottonwood
Emerging French indie Federation Entertainment is acquiring a significant shareholding in compatriot Cottonwood Media, a…