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Global Screen
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Vuelta Group’s SquareOne acquires Germany’s Telepool from Will Smith’s Westbrook
European production and distribution firm Vuelta Group has acquired German content house Telepool from Will…
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Round-up: Walter Presents among ‘Davos 1917’ buyers; Canal+, MHz round up ‘Reindeer Mafia’; C5 orders Yeti royal doc
Walter Presents among Davos 1917 buyers Walter Presents has picked up North American rights to…
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Wartime spy drama ‘Davos 1917’ secures trio of European broadcast sales
Mediaset in Italy is among three European broadcasters to have picked up rights to upcoming…
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Acorn TV & Multichoice extend African drama ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’ as NHK snags first season
Acorn TV and South Africa’s Multichoice has extended its mystery drama Recipes For Love And…
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Global Screen recruits Bavaria Media’s Brianne Bonney as Julia Weber departs
German content group Telepool has recruited Bavaria Media’s Brianne Bonney as head of TV sales…
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Drama round-up: BBC lands Red Seam drama debut; BritBox & ITV land Quay Street mystery; Global Screen & Stillman prep ‘Splendid Affinities’
BBC lands Red Seam drama debut BBC One has ordered a drama written by James…
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Deals round-up: Viaplay orders Norwegian drama ‘R.I.P. Henry’; Nine & Viaplay take serial killer doc; ‘Two Lives’ sells across Europe
Viaplay orders Norwegian drama ‘R.I.P. Henry’ Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned R.I.P. Henry as its…
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Global Screen & Tadmor partner for ‘Munich ’72’ terror attack docuseries
German Telepool brand Global Screen has partnered with Israeli producer and distributor Tadmor Entertainment and…
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M-Net & Acorn TV partner on ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’
Production has begun on a new South African murder mystery series, Recipes For Love And…
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Factual round-up: Latest deals for D360, Global Screen, BritBox & RTÉ
M6, Rai 5 snap up D360 shows French broadcaster M6 has picked up There’s Something…
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Round-up: Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’; C4 orders Woodcut serial killer doc; BBC builds ‘Jay’s Workshop’
Intl’ broadcasters enter ‘Dark Woods’ Broadcaster in the US, Canada, Spain and France have acquired…
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Global Screen consolidates TV and film, led by Julia Weber; Alexandra Heidrich departs
Telepool-owned German distributor Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisitions across both TV and…
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Show of the week: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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TBI Weekly: Premium aspirations elevate global-facing LatAm drama
The appeal of scripted Spanish-language programming, with premium budgets and global-facing stories, was more apparent…
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Fremantle taking Germany RTL shows global
FremantleMedia International is taking hundreds of hours of programming from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, a stablemate…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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German Screenings: deal round-up
Global Screen, Studio Hamburg, ORF Enterprise and Deutsche Welle have announced a raft of programming…
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ARD Adidas-Puma drama goes global
Germany-based distributor Global Screen is to debut an ARD primetime drama Rivals Forever – The…
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Global Screen lands Capital Power
Global Screen has landed international rights to Capital Power, the upcoming high-end political thriller. The…
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New sales chief for Global Screen as Fritz retires
Marlene Fritz is retiring after 43 years in the TV industry. She will be replaced…
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Another German drama to US network
A German drama set in 1980s East Berlin is heading to a US channel, marking…
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Global Screen takes Ken Follett mini to market
German-based distributor Global Screen has taken international rights to A Dangerous Fortune, the upcoming two-part…
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Germany’s Wham Bam Scam set for US remake
German scripted reality format Wham Bam Scam has been acquired for a remake in the…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Pinocchio
Global Screen decided it had a hit on its hands with this remake of Pinocchio…
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CBS series dominate European drama imports
CBS supplied the top three most-valuable drama imports to European broadcasters last year, with procedural…
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Global Screen tees up US and Euro deals for Girl Boy gameshow
German distributor Global Screen has secured an order for more episodes of gender-based gameshow format…
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Global Screen picks up German disaster movie for MIPCOM
Global Screen, the sales and distribution joint venture by Bavaria Media and Telepool, has acquired…