China’s Got Talent extended Fremantle and Syco Entertainment have revealed a seventh season of China’s Got Talent has been commissioned, although it is unclear who will broadcast or stream the show. The reality series, which is being produced by Shanghai Canxing Culture and Media Co, had previously aired on Dragon TV but no details have as […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Fremantle Australia’s director of scripted Jo Porter to lead its Sydney-based producer Playmaker Media. Porter will become MD at the Aussie company next year, following eight years in charge of scripted at Fremantle in Oz. During her stint with the global producer, she gained credits on shows including Foxtel’s […]
WarnerMedia SVOD service HBO Max has acquired US streaming rights to Spanish-language drama La Jauria. The 8 x 60-minute psychological thriller from producers Fremantle and Fabula lands on the platform on 16 December and tells the story of a missing schoolgirl and the subsequent police investigation, which exposes a deadly online game that recruits men […]
Russia 1 has become the latest broadcaster to order a local version of music mystery format I Can See Your Voice, while remake rights have also been optioned across nine other countries. The Russian broadcaster will debut its local version in 2021 following the deal with Fremantle, which sells the format for South Korean media […]
Distribution giants All3media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios have joined up to formally launch a London-based screenings week, which will take place following BBC Studios’s Showcase event. The London Screenings will launch on 1 March following on from BBC Studios Showcase, which is scheduled to take place online-only from 22-24 February. […]
Keshet closes factual sales Broadcasters across Europe, Asia and Australia have picked up a range of UK factual and entertainment shows, following a raft of tape sales by distributor Keshet International (KI). KI has sold seasons one and two of Hello Halo Productions’ River Hunters (14 x 60-minutes) to A&E Networks in Germany for its […]
Broadcasters and platforms across the world have acquired Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part drama We Are Who We Are, following a slew of deals with distributor Fremantle. The series has travelled to 133 territories in total, with agreements struck with M-Net for South Africa, HBO Europe for the Nordics, Spain, Portugal and CEE, HBO for Latin America and the […]
Serialised drama has soared in popularity over recent years, but as the number of shows on offer continues to multiply, Nick Edwards asks whether audiences are getting tired of long-term commitment Long-running, immersive TV series have come to define our drama consumption over recent history. First, there were the early pioneering shows such as Hill […]
Israeli producer Maria Feldman talks to Mark Layton about her new war epic ‘No Man’s Land’, why ISIS are terrified of women and the pitfalls of blowing things up in Morocco. No Man’s Land, the latest action drama co-created by Maria Feldman, the Israeli producer behind Fauda and False Flag, makes its US debut today […]
Fremantle & Michael Winterbottom reveal first-look deal & ‘Sceptred Isle’ drama Fremantle has struck an exclusive first-look deal with director Michael Winterbottom and his production company Revolution Films, which is developing a drama about the life of UK prime minister Boris Johnson. The UK-based prodco will develop and produce scripted series and films, with Fremantle […]
