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FremantleMedia International
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Chello CE channels move into drama with FremantleMedia deal
Channel operator Chello Central Europe has acquired a 270-hour package of programming from FremantleMedia International….
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Channel 5 gets Played, returns to Wentworth
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired Canadian cop drama Played from producer-distributor Muse Distribution International….
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MTG buys Railway Journeys from FremantleMedia
Pan-European broadcaster MTG has prebought the upcoming season of Great Continental Railway Journeys from FremantleMedia…
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FremantleMedia hires M&A expert from NBCU
FremantleMedia is gearing up for international acquisition activity with the hire of an M&A specialist…
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Pioneer gets pair of PBS commissions
US broadcaster PBS has ordered two shows from UK indie producer Pioneer Productions. Six-parter Secrets…
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David Ellender leaves FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia International is looking for a new CEO following the announcement this morning that David…
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FremantleMedia bags pre-NATPE deals
FremantleMedia International has sold shows in genres ranging from Jamie Oliver titles to scripted dramas…
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FremantleMedia inks ProSieben, RTL and raft of German deals
FremantleMedia International has announced a slew of sales to German broadcasters. The distributor has inked…
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Wentworth locks down Oz’s best-ever pay TV ratings
The inaugural episode of Prisoner Cell Block H reboot Wentworth has become the most-watched show…
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FremantleMedia serves up Jamie Oliver sales
A deal sending Jamie Oliver-themed programming to US Hispanic net Mundo Fox is among sales…
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Emmerich to adapt Lawrence of Arabia for TV
Hollywood director Roland Emmerich and FremantleMedia International are developing a six-hour epic miniseries based on…
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News brief: Channel 5 buys Prisoner Cell Block H reboot
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Wentworth, the upcoming reboot of Prisoner Cell Block…
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DirecTV taps LaBute for second original series
US pay TV provider DirecTV has followed up its maiden original series Rogue by commissioning…
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MIPTV News: FremantleMedia takes Cell Block remake to Cannes
The new international arm of FremantleMedia is launching drama series including the Prisoner Cell Block…
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News brief: FremantleMedia sells Neighbours into Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR has inked a long-running deal for Australian daily soap series Neighbours….
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Ridley Scott making Philip K. Dick series for Syfy
Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions is adapting sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s Man In The…