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Hat Trick International
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London TV Screenings Insights: Sarah Tong, director of sales, Hat Trick International
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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News round-up: Newen snags Paramount’s ‘Serial Killers’; NPO, Amazon extend Hat Trick deals; FilmRise buys BuzzFeed Studios library
Newen snags Paramount’s Serial Killer’s Wife Newen Connect has acquired distribution rights to Clapperboard Studio’s…
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UK’s Channel 4 & TVNZ board Oz obs-doc ‘Police Rescue Australia’
Channel 4-owned FTA-channel More 4 in the UK and TVNZ in New Zealand have struck…
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Show of the week: Strangers On A Plane
Holidays are meant to be a relaxing experience, but this new reality format sees five…
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NPO, Cosmote & RTÉ ink pre-sales for Mercurio thriller ‘Payback’
European broadcasters NPO Netherlands, Cosmote Greece and RTÉ Ireland have struck pre-sale deals for Payback,…
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PBS brings ‘DI Ray’ to the US as Jed Mercurio-produced drama lands global sales
PBS in the US has picked up both seasons of DI Ray for broadcast across…
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Lionsgate, SPT & Newen join The London TV Screenings
Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Television, Newen Connect, Eccho Rights and Viaplay Content Distribution are among new…
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MIPCOM round-up: Hat Trick boosts format slate; Quintus brings factual line-up; Silverlining shares offering
Hat Trick boosts format slate UK-based Hat Trick International has added two new entertainment formats…
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London TV Screenings sets 2023 dates, goes up against BBC Studios Showcase
London TV Screenings, the fast-growing event organised by All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and…
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Sales round-up: Sky buys double Espresso; German Gold finds ‘Room To Improve’; Foxtel joins ‘New Life In The Country’
Sky buys double Espresso Sky Crime and Sky Arts in the UK have picked up…
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Sales Talk: Hat Trick Intl’s Sarah Tong on acronyms & ‘Ozark’s return
Buyers, hungry for new content, are making their way to the UK capital for meetings, presentations and…
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Beyond, Blue Ant, Studiocanal & Cineflix among distributors joining London TV Screenings
Studiocanal, Beyond Rights, Blue Ant International and Cineflix Rights are among a swathe of distributors…
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News round-up: AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’; NPO takes ‘Kin’; ‘Abhay’ renewed by Zee5 Global
AMC+ gives US debut to ‘Anne Boleyn’ US-based AMC+ has acquired three-part psychological thriller Anne Boleyn…
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Scripted round-up: ITV orders Mercurio drama; Studio Lambert adapts ‘Without Prejudice’; eOne snags first Spanish series
ITV orders Mercurio drama ITV in the UK has ordered crime thriller DI Ray, which…
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TBI Weekly: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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BBC extends Northern Irish drama ‘Bloodlands’ into second season
The BBC has extended crime drama Bloodlands, following the Jed Mercurio-produced show’s first season finale…
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London Screenings: Broadening horizons
Locked down audiences are craving new environments and the content business is doing its best…
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Hat Trick Int’l to shop Livewire’s ‘TV Showdown’ celebrity quiz format
UK-based Hat Trick International has acquired distribution rights to Livewire Pictures celebrity game show format…
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News round-up: All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’; UKTV tunes in to ‘Whose Line…’; Federation Ent’ expands doc slate
All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’ All3Media International has acquired distribution rights to factual series Extraordinary Escapes…
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Factual round up: Discovery orders Sydney obs-doc; Blue Ant unveils slate; Hat Trick deals with Monty Halls’ Seadog
Discovery orders Sydney Harbour obs-doc Discovery UK and Discovery Australia and New Zealand have commissioned…
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Hat Trick International signs first-look deal with Cardiff Productions
Hat Trick International, the distribution arm of UK indie Hat Trick Productions, has signed a…
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News round-up: Hat Trick sells its ‘Dinner’; Alchime’s 1500-hour deal; TVI extends Chilean drama
Hat Trick sells its Dinner UK-based distributor Hat Trick International has struck a raft of…
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Hat Trick Int’l restructures sales for Americas, CEE & Scandinavia
Hat Trick International (HTI) has restructured its sales team with new remits for execs working…
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Acorn TV brings ‘Bloodlands’ to US and Canada
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has acquired exclusive US and Canadian rights to British crime…
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Show of the week: Bloodlands
This gritty four-part crime thriller, set in Northern Ireland, is from emerging talent Chris Brandon…
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Exclusive: Distributors tweak windows amid growing demand, prep for MIPCOM impact
Distributors have seen an “upturn” in demand from broadcasters and streamers as measures to reduce…
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Show of the week: Kate & Koji
This British sitcom has been co-written and produced by Drop The Dead Donkey scribes Andy…
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Show of the week: Inside Missguided
This four-part docuseries taps into the trend of fast fashion and the highs and lows…
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Deals round-up: SPI’s FilmBox adds ‘Narcos’; SBS buys Fremantle shows; New streamer Topic takes dramas
Narcos moves into CEE, Benelux Channels operator SPI/FilmBox has picked up broadcast rights to Narcos,…
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