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France 2
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France 2 to launch French gameshow format ‘Qui Restera Dans La Lumière?’
France 2 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from Banijay France that features 100…
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Keshet to remake French thriller ‘Vortex’ for US & global audiences
Keshet Studios, the US scripted arm of Keshet International (KI), has acquired the rights to…
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Federation’s ‘Bardot’ travels across Europe with AMC Iberia, TVP & Nova among deals
AMC Iberia in Spain, TVP in Poland and Nova in Greece are among companies to…
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France 2 is ‘100%’ for local adaptation of Banijay game show format
French broadcaster France 2 has ordered the first adaptation of Banijay game show format 100%…
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Show of the week: Bardot
This 6 x 52-minute series explores the early life of iconic French actress Brigitte Bardot,…
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France set to abolish TV licence fee later this year
France’s TV landscape could soon be transformed after it emerged that plans to scrap the…
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News round-up: ‘MasterChef’ returns to France; Viaplay & SPT expand pact; Arrow visits Mars with BBC
MasterChef returns to France France 2 is preparing to return MasterChef to France following a seven-year…
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Beta snags global rights to France 2 drama ‘The Island Of Thirty Coffins’
German distributor Beta Film has expanded its French offering by acquiring global rights to The…
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France 2 heads to class with local version of Quebec drama ’30 Vies’
France 2 has ordered a local version of Quebec drama series 30 Vies (aka 30…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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Creating the dream team
Endemol Shine Group’s French prodcos merged on May 1, as the production and distribution giant…
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Factual Hot Picks
Following the Sunny Side of the Doc event in La Rochelle, France, TBI profiles five hot…
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Virgin Media adds France 2, TVN & Russian nets
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
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Ernotte fires France 2 boss Meslet
Vincent Meslet, France 2’s executive director since August 2015 was abruptly fired yesterday by France…
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Federation hires ex-France 2 drama chief
Paris-based Federation Entertainment has hired the former head of drama at France 2 to take…
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Thuillier to top TF1 news net
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Thierry Thuillier as CEO of its news channel LCI….
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War and Peace breaks out in Russia
Broadcasters in twelve territories, including one in Russia, have acquired local rights to War and…
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France Télévisions hires TF1 thematic nets boss
Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…
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France 2 to remake UK home format
France 2 has commissioned a local version of Fill Your House For Free, a British…
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Nat Geo buys Hitler’s Last Year
National Geographic Channels International has acquired WWII special Hitler’s Last Year. NGCI will put the…
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France Télévisions buys into Cineflix’s Secrets & Lies
French pubcaster France Télévisions has acquired Australian drama series Secrets & Lies from Cineflix Rights….
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$1.5m presales for Zed’s Annihilation
A doc series that sheds new light on the rise of Hitler has secured US$1.5…
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France 2 goes Missing with Spanish drama format
French broadcaster France 2 has commissioned a remake of Spanish crime drama Desparecida (Missing). The…
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Sunny (Chinese) Side of the Doc
The screening and copro documentary market Sunny Side of the Doc remains a very French…
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News brief: Newen acquires France 2 drama
Newen Distribution has acquired rights to Witnesses, a 6x52mins drama from France 2. Newen has…
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Terry Thullier lands France 2 job, new top team for France 4
France Télévisions group news chief Terry Thullier will replace Philippe Vilamitjana at France 2, while…
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France’s new wave
With shortform content, event TV and international copros, a new wave of French producers are…
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New Belgian pay TV service launches with raft of intn’l channels
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new pay TVservice in Belgium, Snow. The service will…
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France 2 orders local version of Jimmy McGovern Series Accused
French public broadcast channel France 2 has greenlit a local version of Jimmy McGovern-penned British…
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French TNT explodes
The French broadcasting family is about to get bigger. This month will see the arrival…