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MIPTV round-up: DCD doc sales; FilmRise to shop ‘Corner Gas’; Pure Fiction to adapt ‘Baztan’ novels
DCD doc sales NHK in Japan has acquired a remastered version of David Bowie’s Ziggy…
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PBS, France TV, NHK, SBS & WELT set Easter Island doc with Blink Films
PBS’s Nova strand in the US is onboard a new documentary from UK factual indie…
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Acorn TV & Multichoice extend African drama ‘Recipes For Love And Murder’ as NHK snags first season
Acorn TV and South Africa’s Multichoice has extended its mystery drama Recipes For Love And…
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News round-up: Small World IFT adds ‘Noot Vir Noot’; A&E investigates ‘The Chicano Squad’; NHK acquires Espresso docs
Small World IFT adds ‘Noot vir Noot’ Small World IFT, the US-based global TV format consultancy…
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NHK, Korea’s Yoon N Company & BBC Asia pick up from Passion
Korea’s Yoon N Company and BBC Asia have snagged rights to an array of Passion…
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News round-up: NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’; WBD EMEA picks up ‘Toad & Friends’; UK’s Peanut & Crumb expands audio push
NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’ Japanese pubcaster NHK and non-English language platform…
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Japan’s NHK looks to diversify co-pro partners with independent filmmakers
NHK wants to further diversify its international co-production partners to more independent filmmakers, it revealed…
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Japan’s NHK snags Australian kids show ‘The Inbestigators’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has picked up rights to Australian kids show The Inbestigators, which debuted…
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Show of the week: Radioactive Forest 10 Years After
The nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan, in March 2011, destroyed the region’s natural environment…
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NHK, Asharq News & Now TV strike Espresso factual deals
Japanese pubcaster NHK, MENA broadcaster Asharq News and Hong Kong’s Now TV have each struck…
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Japan’s NHK latest to take ‘Emergency Call’ from Lineup
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is preparing to air a local version of Lineup Industries’ documentary…
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News round-up: Japan’s NHK gets ‘Wanted’; Fox builds more Lego; India’s Epic rejigs focus
Japan’s NHK takes ‘Wanted’ doc Japan’s NHK has taken free TV rights to one-off doc…
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Acorn TV returns to ‘Whitstable Pearl’, as first season sells globally
AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV has ordered a second season of UK crime drama Whitstable…
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France TV, Yandex & Movistar+ among buyers of ‘Universe’ and ‘The Mating Game’
France Télévisions, Yandex in Russia and Movistar+ in Spain are among buyers of BBC Studios…
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Factual round-up: Hollywood Suite to debut ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’; Harbour strikes NTV, NHK & RTHK deals
Hollywood Suite to debut ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’ Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite has…
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News round-up: Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’; Bomanbridge sells Afghan doc; NHK unveils Hideaki Anno profile
Belgium’s VTM embraces ‘The Traitors’ Belgian broadcaster VTM has ordered a local version of Idtv…
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Round-up: NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows; Keshet unveils new series for spring slate; ‘Staged’ strikes global deals
NHK plans earthquake anniversary shows Japanese broadcaster NHK is to air a number of special…
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Commission round-up: Acorn TV & TVNZ order vineyard drama; Talpa’s ‘Marble Mania’ rolls into Germany; NHK reveals 8K Westside Story; ITV gets walking
Acorn TV & TVNZ reveal romcom order AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and TVNZ have joined…
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News round-up: David Olusoga to give Edinburgh TV Festival keynote; Bambu launches on Xumo; NHK releases international wildlife co-pro projects
Historian Olusoga to deliver Edinburgh TV Festival keynote speech British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster David Olusoga…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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Fremantle takes global rights to Icon’s Okavango doc
UK indie Icon Films’ documentary Okavango – A Flood Of Life has been picked up…
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Kids round-up: ‘Octonauts’ expands in LatAm, MENA; NHK adds ‘Find Me In Paris’; Corus exec joins Wildbrain
Silvergate’s Octonauts travel to LatAm, MENA Sony Pictures Television-owned Silvergate Media’s preschool animation Octonauts is…
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European & Asian networks adapt amid Coronavirus pandemic
Broadcasters and streamers around the world have unveiled a raft of changes to their regular…
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TVF extends co-pro pact with Tokyovision, sells to NHK and Animal Planet
Factual distributor TVF International has struck a raft of sales with Japanese broadcasters and agreed…
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Blue Ant scores Japanese sales with NHK, FNG Japan
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has swooped for Blue Ant International’s blue chip natural history doc…
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Discovery, NHK acquire from TVF’s expanded APAC team
Discovery Asia and NHK in Japan are among broadcasters to have picked up programming from…
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ZED, CuriosityStream reveal ‘Prehistoric Worlds’
French independent producer/distributor ZED has revealed a first look at Prehistoric Worlds, its 90-minute special…
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Japan’s NHK acquires UK kids show ‘The Worst Witch’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has struck a deal with ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) for UK children’s live-action…
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BBC’s ‘The Planet’ lands in Japan, US
The series, which finished airing on BBC2 in the UK this week, is fronted by…