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Gomorrah
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Arrow Film launches SVOD net on Amazon
Arrow Film, the UK distributor of Italian hit drama Gomorrah (pictured), has launched Arrow TV…
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ITV Studios buys majority stake in Gomorrah prodco
ITV Studios (ITVS) has acquired a majority stake in Italian indie producer Cattleya, the company…
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Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
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Gomorrah writer making Gaddafi series
Roberto Saviano, the writer of Italian crime series Gomorrah, is developing a new series about…
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Italian mafia drama goes to M-Net, Tata
Beta Film-sold Italian mafia drama Gomorrah has been shopped into South Africa and India. South…
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New French indie group ‘circles Cattleya’
New France-based TV consolidator Mediawan is reportedly in the market to buy Gomorrah producer Cattleya….
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Sky Italia, local prodcos team for distribution
Sky Italia and producers including FremantleMedia-owned Wildside and Gomorrah producer Cattleya, have joined forces to…
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In-demand charts: Italy (June 26-July 2, 2016)
Our latest in-demand chart, this week coming from the southern European country of Italy, throws…
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SundanceTV acquires mafia drama Gomorrah
US cable net SundanceTV has acquired the first two seasons of Italian crime drama Gomorrah….
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Drama, Italian style
Italy has emerged from the doldrums to become a leading European drama producer in recent…
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Israeli VOD service lands Romanzo Criminale
New Israeli on-demand platform Cellcom TV has acquired Italian gangster drama Romanze Criminale from Germany-based…
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NATPE Europe: Welbers exiting Beta Film
Eric Welbers will leave Beta Film in the next few weeks, after almost twenty years…
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US drama Parenthood getting Italian remake
Italian pubcaster Rai has ordered a local version of US network comedy Parenthood. The format…
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Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
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Wuaki grabs Gomorrah, Nordic dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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Canal+ reveals Gomorrah ‘sequel’ series
French pay TV giant Canal+ has commissioned ZeroZeroZero, an 8x60mins series based on Gomorrah writer…
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Spanish net bags mob drama Gomorrah
Spanish broadcaster laSexta will broadcast Italian mafia drama Gomorrah. LaSexta’s parent Atresmedia struck a deal…
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Sky Atlantic buys Italian-language series Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language drama series, Gomorrah. The Italian series is a…
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UK, Dutch vendors acquire Beta’s mafia series
Distribution companies in the UK and the Netherlands have acquired local all-rights packages to Gomorrah,…
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Beta Film takes on the Mafia
Italian crime writer Roberto Saviano, whose mafia exposé Gomorrah lead to death threats, tells Jesse…
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Sky Deutschland, HBO buy mafia series Gomorrah
Beta Film has confirmed a deal with HBO Nordic for its Italian crime series Gomorrah….
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Andie MacDowell, Gomorrah’s Saviano add star power to Beta
Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell and Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will attend MIPCOM to present new…
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HBO Nordic pre-buys Gomorrah TV remake
HBO Nordic has pre-bought Gomorrah, a new Italian mafia drama based on the much acclaimed…
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Hulu checks in to Grand Hotel
US VOD service Hulu is among the latest buyers of Spanish period drama Grand Hotel, TBI…