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Annecy 2016 report

In a global animation market, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival reflected changes in the…

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France 3 detective drama collection revealed

France TV Distribution, the sales arm of France Télévisions, is launching a collection of detective…

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Lagardère prodco brings in Gaston

Lagardère has recruited Bruno Gaston to run its prodco Maximal. He has been running Lagardère’s…

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BBC snaps up French drama

The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The…

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France Télévisions buys Brazilian drama

France Ô has acquired Brazilian ‘super-production’ Trail of Lies from Globo. The France Télévisions-owned channel…

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New deals for The Night Manager

The Night Manager will be on free TV in France and on a Chinese streaming…

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France Televisions, Newen resolve TF1 spat

France Télévisions has resolved its spat with local producer Newen following an agreement over daily…

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Euro nets buy Planet Earth follow-up

Scandinavian pubcasters SVT and DR and Italy’s Mediaset have bought Planet Earth II as the…

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France Télévisions plants Lilybuds

France Télévisions has commissioned Zodiak Kids Studios to create 52x11mins animated preschool series Lilybuds. Zodiak’s…

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TF1 completes Newen deal

TF1 has completed its controversial 70% buyout of French producer and distributor Newen Group. In…

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Major increase in Europe 4K TV appeal

Some 54% of Western European shoppers who plan to buy a new flatscreen TV in…

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France Télévisions shakes up quotas, rights deals

France Télévisions has agreed new production quotas and secondary rights agreements with industry groups representing…

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France Télévisions confirms plan to axe Newen

France Télévisions has reportedly confirmed it will no longer create new projects with Newen Group…

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Canal+ to close Planète+ Thalassa

Canal+ and France Télévisions plan to close their joint marine life-focused factual channel Planète+ Thalassa…

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Adele special hits the right note for buyers

A raft of broadcasters have acquired a concert special featuring multi-million album selling pop star…

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Michel replacing Recayte at TV France Int’l

France Télévisions executive Hervé Michel has been elected president of TV France International and will…

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Controversial TF1-Newen deal agreed

TF1’s deal for French production group Newen has been agreed. The agreement will see 70%…

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Newen expelled from indies group over TF1 talks

French producers association USPA has unanimously decided to exclude Newen Group and its subsidiaries Telfrance,…

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Henson, France Television team for dino shorts

The Jim Henson Company is teaming with France Télévisions to make a series of Dinosaur…

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Furious France Télévisions suspends Newen work

TF1’s potential acquisition of production and sales group Newen has sparked a furious reaction from…

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Cartoon Network buys new Peanuts show

The commercial arm of French pubcaster France Télévisions has sold its animated Peanuts series to…

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Channels join Canal+ founder’s OTT service

Molotov, the upcoming French OTT service being launched by former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has…

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MIPCOM deals roll in for Terra Mater

Vienna-based doc producer and distributor Terra Mater Factual Studio has announced a raft of deals…

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France Télévisions takes No Offence

Public broadcaster France Télévisions has acquired Britihs cop comedy-drama No Offence from FremantleMedia International. The…

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France Télévisions buys Aussie kids doc series

France Télévisions has acquired MY:24, an upbeat social media-inspired show from Australia. The show will…

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Turtles, Dora spread in Lat Am, Europe

Viacom International Media Networks properties Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer: Into the…

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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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Alessandri’s indie scores France Télévisions deal

Philippe Alessandri’s new Paris-based indie Watch Next Media has scored its first major programming deal….

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Discovery wins US$1.45bn Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcasting rights across Europe to…

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Korean toon trio at Cartoon Forum

European animation coproduction event Cartoon Forum will this year feature a trio of toons from…