Former HBO Europe execs Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched a new Romanian-based production outfit. EastWest Productions.eu aims to serve the growing need for production services in eastern Europe and will also develop local talent in drama production. David has more than two decades production experience gained initially at Bucharest-based Castel Films. She then […]
English-language drama is increasingly being replaced by local-language scripted series as demand for domestic content soars, according to a panel here at NEM Dubrovnik. The growing importance of scripted originals was outlined in successive sessions, with RTL Hungary’s deputy CEO & director of programming Peter Kolosi outlining how his company is now looking to produce […]
HBO Max and the Canal+ Group are among broadcasters across Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America to have acquired UK-based Story Films’ true crime drama Deceit. Having debuted on Channel 4 in the UK last month, the four-part series is being distributed by All3Media International, which has signed deals for the show with HBO Europe […]
Drive strikes Asia deals Broadcasters across Asia have acquired more than 35 hours of factual content following deals with UK-based distributor Drive. ViuTVsix in Hong Kong has picked up a total of six titles, including Auschwitz Untold: In Colour, produced by Fulwell73 for Channel 4 and History Channel USA; The Spy Who Stole The Atom Bomb from Oxford Digital Media; Building Star Trek […]
WarnerMedia’s HBO Europe has greenlit an eight-part drama set in Hungary that follows a university student who is also a government spy. The Informant (8 x 40 minutes) is being shot in Budapest and has been written by Bálint Szentgyörgyi, who also directs alongside Áron Mátyássy and Bence Miklauzic. The story follows 20-year-old student and […]
Disney+ Hotstar returns to ‘Doctor Foster’ adaptation Disney+ Hotstar in India has extended its local remake of UK drama Doctor Foster into a second season. Known locally as Out Of Love, the emotional and psychological drama format from BBC Studios will again star Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli. It is set in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. […]
French pay TV operator Canal+ has snagged rights to HBO Europe’s Spanish drama Patria. The drama tells a story over three decades of the Spanish Basque Country through the eyes of two families divided by violence and political struggle. The series, which has been created and written by Aitor Gabilondo, is based on the bestselling […]
HBO Europe has appointed former SVT drama exec Christian Wikander to oversee all development and production in the Nordics. Wikander, who was most recently MD of Twelve Town (fka as Pinewood Television), becomes commissioning editor & VP of original programming for HBO Nordic, with a remit across all development and production from the region. He […]
WarnerMedia’s ongoing restructure has continued with the exit of HBO Europe CEO Hervé Payan and the appointment of Christina Sulebakk to take on his remit. Sulebakk will become GM of HBO Europe and lead the linear networks and streaming service across the continent, effective immediately. She reports into Priya Dogra, who was appointed president of […]
HBO Europe has announced an upcoming slate of documentary co-productions headed to its services in selected territories across the continent. Three of these, Two Roads, Her Mothers and Lessons Of Love are currently premiering at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto, Canada, while a fourth, Pollywood, is now available to watch. Produced with Czech outfit […]
