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France Télévisions launches Zoom mobile app
France Télévisions has launched FranceTV Zoom, a mobile app where users can build a personalised…
News brief: Canal+ hires France 2 exec
Canal+ has appointed France 2’s director of information, Thierry Thuillier, as its sports director, effective…
Gaumont, FremantleMedia set for Monte Carlo event
Christophe Riandee, the vice-CEO of French studio Gaumont, and Jens Richter, the boss of FremantleMedia…
Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC
UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar…
Pflimlin out as France Télévisions gets new boss
French media regulator the CSA has named the current executive director of Orange France, Delphine…
First Hand goes Thru You Princess
Four broadcasters have prebought Israeli-produced social media-themed music doc Thru You Princess from Switzerland’s First…
Disney closes intn’l deal for kids comedy Zip Zip
Disney has acquired animated comedy Zip Zip for a raft of its international channels. The…
France Télévisions buys into Cineflix’s Secrets & Lies
French pubcaster France Télévisions has acquired Australian drama series Secrets & Lies from Cineflix Rights….
Netflix detects Danger Mouse, Gadget
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to a pair of classic kids TV series being rebooted…
German net joins BBC’s Hunt
Germany’s NDR Naturfilm has become a coproduction partner on the BBC’s new Alastair Fothergill natural…
Turner EMEA swoops for Owl & Co.
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has acquired Owl & Co., which France Télévisions Distribution is bringing…
Netflix rides Henson’s Dinosaur Train
Netflix has acquired rights to The Jim Henson Company’s animated series Dinosaur Train. The streaming…
France Télévisions launching kids nets on YouTube
France Télévisions is set to launch two YouTube kids channels for the 3-12 demo this…
Channels crown PGS’ Little Prince
Several international channels have acquired the third season of animated series The Little Prince. Minimax…
Disney buys Superights’ Boyster
Disney has acquired French-produced animated series Boyster for its channels in Japan, Southeast Asia and…
Turner, FTV try on Dimensionpants
Turner Broadcasting System and France Télévisions are among new buyers of DHX Media-sold toon Dr….
MBC, France Télévisions buy GRB shows
MBC in the Middle East and France Télévisions are among buyers of factual programming from…
Monello gets first commission with Barenboim toon
Fledgling French prodco Monello Productions has won its first commission, Kevin Maestro, an animated series…
France Télévisions orders pair of docs from Pernel
French pubcaster France Télévisions has ordered two one-off docs from Paris-based indie Pernel Media. It…
French nets bag 100 hours of Sky Vision shows
French broadcasters have acquired programming amounting to 100 hours from UK-based distributor Sky Vision. The…
France 4 launches open up second TV Lab
French DTT channel France 4 has launched the second edition of its TV Lab formats…
Cyber plays the Long, Long game
Founder of Cyber Group Studios Pierre Sissman tells TBI that the firm is expanding its…
Boomerang ties up Jungle Bunch
Turner Broadcasting System’s newly-refocused Boomerang family channel has acquired pay TV rights in Europe and…
Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
Ex-France 3 boss named Canal+ thematic channels chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…
VIMN scores Americas, Euro sales
Viacom International Media Networks has closed a batch of deals in North and Latin America…
France: kids TV at a crossroads
With the Annecy animation festival beginning today, Pascale Paoli-Lebailly hears from leading players about the…
Creatives speaking: Gilles Bannier on Paris
Gilles Bannier was lined up to direct The Tunnel, the Canal+ and Sky remake of…
France Télévisions prebuys Technicolor series
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has prebought animated kids series Atomic Puppet. The 52x11mins show…
New international deals for Chaplin toon
PGS Entertainment has notched more sales of Chaplin & Co, the series featuring the famous…