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Nordic World
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Nordic World signs first post-merger distribution deal
Oslo’s Nordic World has secured its first distribution agreement since joining forces with Digital Content…
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Ex-int’l Warner TV chief invests in Nordic World
Former Warner Bros. International Television (WBITV) president Michael Jay Solomon (pictured) has bought a stake…
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M6 to Redesign Norwegian format
French broadcaster M6 is to localise Norwegian makeover format Redesign. The show originally aired on…
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Scandi nets visit Nordic World
Scandinavian broadcasters are flocking to Oslo-based distributor Nordic World for locally-produced factual programming. The vendor…
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NBC will Stream Nordic competition series
US broadcaster NBC has acquired another European talent competition format, which will sit alongside The…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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MBO for Nordic World
Espen Huseby has completed a management buy-out of Scandinavian distributor Nordic World for an undisclosed…
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Investors circle Nordic World
The owners of Nordic World are looking for a new partner in the distribution firm…
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Lineup bags former Absolutely format
Lineup Industries has acquired rights to evergreen format Long Lost Family, which formerly went out…
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Nordic World adds Monday, Feelgood shows
Distributor Nordic World has scored representation deals with pan-Scandinavian producer Monday Media and Norway’s Feelgood…
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Millionaire, Weakest Link execs draw Shortest Straw
Norway’s TV2 is attached the first major format pilot from UK-based development firm Boxatricks, with…
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Nordic World rejigs after ‘challenging period’
Nordic World has promoted Ann Christin Siljan and Paulina Eklund in a restructure that follows…
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Nordic World’s Dictator conquers Europe
Edgy social experiment format Dictator has been picked up by NRK in Norway and SBS…
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Nordic World’s Absolutely files for bankruptcy
Absolutely Independent, the Amsterdam-based formats business owned by Nordic World, has filed for bankruptcy in…
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Zodiak hires Nordic World sales exec
Nordic World is saying goodbye to another sales executive following the departure of Patty Geneste….
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Nordic World ‘disagreement’ leads to Geneste exit
Nordic World has terminated a consultancy agreement with Patty Geneste just weeks after completing a…
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Nordic World brings Absolutely formats to market
Nordic World will launch several of Absolutely’s formats at MIPCOM next week after buying the…
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Nordic World strikes RTL, ZDF, Disney deals
Formats distributor Nordic World has agreed several deals with German partners. Commercial broadcaster RTL has…
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Nordic World opens up shop in NY, eastern Europe
Nordic World has opened offices in New York and Budapest as part of an ongoing…
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Travel Channel to Dine With The Enemy
Scripps’ Travel Channel has ordered an English language version of the innovative Dining With The…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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Nordic World bags rights to buzzy new Israeli gameshow
NordicWorld has picked up international rights to The Big Picture, a new Israeli gameshow format…
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MIPTV 2014: My Tupelo and TVF bring Bargain Brides to Cannes
US producer My Tupelo has struck a development deal with TVF International and the first…
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Nordic World adds to distributor stable
Distribution group Nordic World has agreed a deal with Denmark’s TV2 and will sell the…
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Nordic World seals indie first-look deals
Nordic World has agreed first-look deals with four indie producers in Denmark and Sweden. The…
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Nordic World strikes UK formats deal
Distributor Nordic World has entered into a first-look partnership with recently-formed UK format creation outfit…
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Nordic World set to buy Absolutely Independent
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has reached a deal to buy Netherlands-based formats house Absolutely Independent….
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Channel 4 buys Norwegian political drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Mammon, a political drama from Norwegian pubcaster NRK. The…
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TV’s conscious effort
Cruel critiques and manufactured conflict have been replaced by supportive smiles, warm hugs and a…
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KiKA buys Nordic live-action preschool drama
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired Waffle Heart, a live-action preschool drama sold by Nordic…
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