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Canal+, La 7, RTV & Filmin take ‘Munich ’72’ doc

Poland’s Canal+, Italian broadcaster La 7, Slovenia’s RTV and Spanish’s Filmin have picked up documentary Munich ’72 from distributor Global Screen. The documentary presents a close-up and dramatic representation of one of the most infamous terror strikes of the 20th Century – the 1972 Munich Massacre – and of the massive failure of a rescue operation […]

Netflix buys Italian corruption drama

Netflix has acquired US subscription streaming rights to Italian crime and corruption period drama 1992, TBI has learned. The SVOD platform has already debuted the 10x60mins series, which is part of a wave of Italian-language dramas making an impact in the international content market. Netflix is branding it as a local original, meaning it sits […]

Beta Film takes on the Mafia

Italian crime writer Roberto Saviano, whose mafia exposé Gomorrah lead to death threats, tells Jesse Whittock about the scripted TV remake of the book, which Beta Film launches in Cannes film. The real crime genre continues to pay for broadcasters, with ABC in Australia announcing Underbelly drama spin-off Fat Tony and Co. in August as […]