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Bulgaria & Slovakia catch up with ITVS quizzer ‘The Chase’
Bulgarian broadcaster Nova and Markiza in Slovakia have ordered local versions of ITV Studios (ITVS)…
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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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BBC Four & PBS visit Notre Dame with Windfall Films
BBC Four in the UK and US broadcaster PBS have commissioned a special-access documentary from…
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Insight TV launches in Greece on Nova
UHD TV factual channel provider Insight TV has launched the HD version of its channel…
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Spain’s Atresmedia secures Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia Television has acquired Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho Rights for broadcast on its…
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CME growing Farm format in five territories
Warner Bros.-backed CEE broadcaster CME has agreed a new three-year, five-territory deal for the evergreen…
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Pioneer launches Korean JV
Tinopolis Group-owned Pioneer Productions has moved into the South Korean market by launching a joint…
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PBS, BBC in ‘ambitious’ factual partnership
Pubcasters from both sides of the Atlantic Sea have com together to coproduce a slate…
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CEE, Mid East nets host Rivals-in-Law
Broadcasters in the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and surrounding have acquired Turkish cooking…
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More high level management departures at CME
CME’s CFO and strategy boss are leaving the central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group. The…
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Pioneer gets pair of PBS commissions
US broadcaster PBS has ordered two shows from UK indie producer Pioneer Productions. Six-parter Secrets…
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Turkish drama 1001 Nights sells in CEE
A pair of broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe and one in Iran has acquired…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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News brief: Nova’s Oklahoma tornado doc goes global
The international sales arm of US pubcaster PBS has launched an updated version of NOVA…
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Food Network to launch in Greece
Scripps Networks Interactive has rolled out Food Network in Greece for the first time, with…
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Banijay’s Opposite Worlds travels the globe
Banijay has sold its reality format Opposite Worlds into Turkey, Croatia and the Middle East…
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Antena 3 rebrands post LaSexta merger
Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 Group has rebranded as Atresmedia, as part of a strategy to…
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PBS orders Neanderthal doc from Arrow
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off doc Decoding Neanderthals from Arrow Media, the…
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Sky buys Sony’s submarine drama Last Resort
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has acquired US submarine drama series Last Resort. The Sony…