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France Televisions
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Exclusive: What the future holds for Europe’s public broadcasters
Public broadcasters face pressure like never before, with squeezed budgets and their very funding models…
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TBI Weekly: Six key takeaways from MIA Market in Rome
Rome has been a hotbed of discussion for the international TV industry this week, as European and…
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Exclusive: Italy’s Rai joins Global Doc initiative with nuclear fusion doc
Italian public broadcaster Rai has joined France Télévisions, ABC in Australia and numerous others in the Global…
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Exclusive: France TV, Rai & ZDF pick up Bellingcat drama ‘The Kollective’
France Televisions, Italian pubcaster Rai and Germany’s ZDF have picked up Bellingcat drama The Kollective,…
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Show of the week: Margot And The Space Robot
Danger arrives from beyond the stars in this 2D animation, in the form of two…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for France’s public broadcasters?
Public broadcasters across Europe are facing an existential crisis, as politicians look to scrap licence…
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Exclusive: France TV, C4, ZDF, CBC & others link to co-fund science projects
France Télévisions and some of the fellow pubcasters that make up the Global Doc commissioning group…
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Sales round-up: France TV buys Attenborough’s ‘Life In Colour’; HBO Max takes ‘Octonauts’; Jetpack strikes BBC deal
France TV buys Attenborough’s Life In Colour France Télévisions is among buyers of Life In Colour…
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Starzplay takes European rights to France Télévisions drama ‘Ouija’
Starzplay has joined France Télévisions and Fremantle’s French-language drama Ouija. The supernatural coming-of-age story is from Thomas…
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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: France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’; Abacus to shop ‘Wonderland’; Banijay launches ‘Mr Bean’ NFTs
France TV orders ‘After The Asteroid’ France Télévisions has commissioned After The Asteroid (aka Après…
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Show of the Week: Vegesaurs
Travel to a prehistoric world of loud roars and healthy eating, in this 20 x…
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MIPTV kids round-up – updated throughout the day
Da Vinci strikes double APC deal Kids edu-tainment platform Da Vinci has picked up season…
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The TBI Interview: Manuel Alduy, France Télévisions
France Télévisions has a new international team and a rejuvenated global scripted strategy to attract…
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Netflix & France Télévisions link for Tour de France factual projects
Netflix and France Télévisions have unveiled a new factual project that will follow events at…
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France Télévisions to sell Salto stake if TF1 & M6 merger approved
France Télévisions has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service Salto should…
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News round-up: BBC preps for end of dinosaurs; Leonine & Sky extend deal; UK’s W dates with mates
BBC, PBS, France TV prep for end of dinosaurs The UK’s BBC, France Televisions and…
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Show of the week: Green Planet
Natural history legend Sir David Attenborough is back on screens with this latest ambitious and…
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News round-up: Japan’s NHK gets ‘Wanted’; Fox builds more Lego; India’s Epic rejigs focus
Japan’s NHK takes ‘Wanted’ doc Japan’s NHK has taken free TV rights to one-off doc…
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Kids round-up: Saturday Animation preps ‘Aiko And The Masters Of Time’; ‘Theodosia’ travels to France & Lat Am; Nickelodeon UK dives into ‘Big Blue’
Saturday Animation preps ‘Aiko And The Masters Of Time’ Canada’s Saturday Animation Studio is in…
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France Télévisions & TF1 claim compensation for Canal+ free-to-view move
French broadcasters France Télévisions and TF1 have taken legal action against Canal+ and claimed over…
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Deals round-up: HBO Max, Movistar+ buy BBC’s ‘Time’; France Télévisions orders from Pernel; TRT buys ‘Emergency Call’
HBO Max, Movistar+ buy BBC’s Time HBO Max in Latin America and Spain’s Movistar+ are…
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Unscripted round-up: Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights; Love Nature & WNET launch sardine doc; ‘Project Cupid’ strikes in Poland
Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution…
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France TV, Yandex & Movistar+ among buyers of ‘Universe’ and ‘The Mating Game’
France Télévisions, Yandex in Russia and Movistar+ in Spain are among buyers of BBC Studios…
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Exclusive: France TV & Rai drama ‘Germinal’ secures first international sale
French-Canadian network Radio-Canada has become the first international buyer of Germinal, the new six-part drama…
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BBC Studios strikes international deals for Brook Lapping’s 9/11 feature doc
Factual producer Brook Lapping’s 9/11: Life Under Attack, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of…
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Hulu Japan, France TV prep Manga drama with Legendary & Dynamic Television
Hulu in Japan and France Télévisions have linked up with US-based producer Legendary Television and…
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Sales round-up: Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut; ‘Attila The Hun’ travels the world
Hulu lines up ‘The Unusual Suspects’ for US debut Hulu has picked up Australian comedy…
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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’
Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…
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Sales round-up: Eccho shops ‘Doom’ K-drama; France TV takes trans-focused kids show; FilmRise enters ‘Heartland’
Eccho shops K-drama ‘Doom At Your Service’ Scandinavian sales firm Eccho Rights has taken global distribution…