Mark Layton talks to Kvodo showrunner Ron Ninio about Your Honor‘s incredible international success as a scripted format and why story is key when working to a tight budget. Israel has long been the go-to country for those seeking a smart, suspenseful scripted format for international adaptation – but none has travelled as widely as […]
Producer-distributor ADD Content and Blue Ant Studios in Canada have struck a scripted format development deal for a North American remake of Israeli drama The First Family. The family drama, which was originally commissioned and aired by Israeli broadcaster HOT, explores what happens when a fractured family already tearing at the seams is thrown into […]
Fans of the acclaimed Israeli thriller Fauda might find a lot to like in this new crime drama, which is based on true events. It has been co-created by Fauda director Rotem Shamir and writer Yuval Yefet, who was also behind the short, Last Of You. The 8 x 60-minute Line In The Sand is […]
‘Line In The Sand’ secures first raft of sales Broadcasters in France, Germany, Belgium and Australia have acquired Israeli crime drama Line In The Sand, following deals with distributor Keshet International. The eight-part Koda Communications-produced thriller is headed to new youth-skewing streamer Brut X in France, while in Germany it has been picked up by […]
Discovery+ Finland gets re-‘Connected’ Discovery+ has commissioned a sixth season of Armoza Formats’ docu-reality show Connected for Finland. Created by Koda Communications, the half-hour format gives cameras to four people who don’t know each other, which they use to film their lives. Through the cameras, five parallel stories unfold and gradually become connected. A ninth […]
Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 has commissioned a second 8 x 60-minute season of Koda Communications’ crime drama Line In The Sand. The first season of the show, from creators Rotem Shamir and Yuval Yefet, premiered on the channel in January of this year, securing an average audience share of 27.2% across its eight-part run. Set […]
Keshet International has sold Israeli dating format 12 Steps To Love into Holland’s NET5, marking its first international sale. The Talpa-owned commercial channel, which airs the likes of My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef, has commissioned a local adaptation of the format from Vincent TV Productions. Based on Koda Communications and Keshet Broadcasting’s original series, the […]
FremantleMedia International has picked up right to Connected, the first longform series from web platform AOL. The 20-episode docu-drama project launches tomorrow (March 31) on AOL. Adapted from Koda Communications’ Israeli reality show Mehubarim Plus, it is set in New York and looks at American life through the interconnected lives of six individuals. The cast […]
