eOne to shop ‘Paper Dolls’ Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired international distribution rights (outside Australia) to Paper Dolls, a new drama series produced by Helium Pictures for Network 10 Australia. The series, currently in production in Sydney, follows five aspiring singers who are thrust into the spotlight in pursuit of pop-stardom and fame. The ensemble cast […]
Amazon Freevee is to revive Australian soap Neighbours, just three months after the show was brought to an end after almost 9,000 episodes by Paramount duo Network 10 in Oz and Channel 5 in the UK. The revived series, which is again being produced by Fremantle, will start filming in Australia next year and will […]
Paramount-owned broadcasters Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces again to coproduce a four-part thriller from Fremantle Australia. Riptide (4 x 60 minutes) was created by Fremantle Australia’s Jason Herbison (Neighbours, Lie With Me) and is set in Melbourne, with the drama tracking a woman whose husband disappears after a morning surf. […]
US network CBS and Australian broadcaster Network 10 have both ordered local versions of The Real Love Boat, a reality dating competition series inspired by the hit 1970s scripted series The Love Boat. The Love Boat IP is owned by CBS Studios which, along with CBS and Network 10, are both Paramount Global brands. Production begins […]
Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially been cancelled after 37 years on screens. The future of the series was called into question last month after the show was dropped by UK broadcaster Channel 5. Producer Fremantle was seeking another UK co-commissioner, but a spokesperson for the company confirmed that the hunt for new funding had not […]
Fremantle’s ‘Neighbours’ in doubt after C5 axe The future of long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has been put in doubt after the show was dropped by UK broadcaster Channel 5. The UK network has been airing the programme, which first launched n 1985, for more than a decade. It was originally broadcast in the UK […]
Portugal’s RTP1 and Network 10 in Australia have ordered new seasons from the Masterchef franchise. The original MasterChef format is returning to Portugal’s RTP1 following a two-year hiatus, while Network 10 has picked up Celebrity MasterChef for it linear network and 10 Play On Demand service after 12 years off-air. The Portuguese show is being […]
Asian broadcasters claim Cineflix deals Broadcasters in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have struck a raft of deals with Cineflix Rights in the run up to Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). CREO Contents has acquired Timeline Of The Century for Korea’s NATV channel, while NHK has bought Who Was The Real Neanderthal? and TVB Hong […]
Abacus makes LatAm factual deals Broadcasters across Latin America have acquired a range of factual programming following deals with Abacus Media Rights, as MIP Cancun got underway in Mexico yesterday. Lightbox’s Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn is headed to HBO Latin America, with the 1 x 100-minute documentary telling the story of the black teenager […]
NBCUniversal International Studios-owned Matchbox Pictures and Sydney-and-LA-based Eureka Productions have teamed up to co-produce an Australian version of competition format Making It for Network 10. Set to launch next year, Making It Australia will be the second international version of NBCUniversal’s format, following last year’s Finnish adaptation, bringing together some of the country’s most talented […]
