SBS & Yes pre-buy ‘The Big Squeeze’ SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, RTL in the Netherlands, SBS in Australia and Yes in Israel have struck pre-sale deals with Vice Distribution for The Big Squeeze, a new documentary about the GameStop short squeeze. Produced by Vice World News, the 1 x 90-minute […]
ZDF, RTÉ & Mediawan join Harry Wild Germany’s ZDF has joined as a co-producer on upcoming Irish murder mystery drama Harry Wild. The show, from producer-distributor Dynamic Television and AMC-owned streamer Acorn TV, has also been pre-bought by Mediawan for French-speaking Europe, while RTÉ in Ireland has come on board as the Irish broadcaster. The 8 x […]
This animal-focused show highlights not just the ever-present interest in animals among viewers but also the adaptability and ingenious invention shown by producers during the pandemic. Filmed in Australia at Zoos Victoria’s three vastly different sites: first, there is the Melbourne Zoo on the city fringe; then the savannah of Werribee Open Range Zoo; and […]
Australia-based distributor Fred Media has appointed Beyond Rights exec Zoe Allen to its Melbourne team as sales manager for Latin America, CEE, Africa, Israel and VOD. Reporting to Fred Media COO, Roger Vanderspikken, Allen is now responsible for expanding the company’s client base in each territory and licensing its catalogue from third-party producers, as well […]
Oz medical series ‘Emergency’ in multiple sales TV4 in Sweden, Mediaworks’ Three in New Zealand, RTL Netherlands and RTB in Brunei have acquired Australian medical obs-doc series Emergency following deals with distributor Fred Media, with further agreements in the works in Europe and North America. The 10 x 60-minute series, which was produced by WTFN […]
Netflix to end trip to Ozark Netflix is bringing the curtain down on Jason Bateman-led drama Ozark after ordering a fourth and final season. The show, produced by US duo Media Rights Capital and Aggregate, is from writer Bill Dubuque (The Judge) and is set in the world of drug-money laundering. The programme takes its […]
Alien TV lands on Netflix and Nine Network Netflix and Australia’s FTA Nine Network will premiere Entertainment One (eOne) and POP Family Entertainment’s family comedy Alien TV later this month. The 26 x 30-minute series was co-produced by eOne and and POP, in collaboration with Netflix for global release. The Nine Network commissioned the series in Australia, produced with financial support of Create NSW. The series follows the […]
Série Series 2020 cancelled, online replacement announced French scripted drama event Série Series has been cancelled this year, with a digital platform called The Link set to take its place. The long-running event was due to be held in Fontainebleau, a former royal residence south of the French capital, Paris, between 30 June and 2 […]
Dabl steps into WTFN’s ‘Living Room‘ WTFN-produced The Living Room is headed to the US on CBS-owned digital lifestyle network Dabl, thanks to a 120-hour content deal negotiated by Australia’s WTFN-owned distributor Fred Media. The long-running studio-based series, which was originally made by WTFN for Australia’s Network Ten, offers a “fresh entertainment spin” on lifestyle […]
Australian distributor Fred Media has appointed former TCB Media MD Kate Lewellyn-Jones as a strategic consultant to bolster the company’s pre-sales and acquisitions division. Lewellyn-Jones was MD at TCB until early last year and before that SVP of sales and acquisition management at Cineflix. Her arrival comes two months after fellow TCB exec Mem Bakar […]
