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SBS Discovery joins Nordisk Film & TV Fund
Norway’s second-largest commercial broadcaster SBS Discovery and its flagship channel TVNorge are joining the Nordisk…
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Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
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Liberty of London in pre-Cannes sales
DCD Rights’ doc series about a London department store has sold to broadcasters in Europe…
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Disney Channel, pubcasters bag Winkler’s Zipzer
Four Disney Channel feeds and two European pubcasters are among buyers of Hank Zipzer, the…
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Euro, Canuck nets Learn to Draw Minis
A pair of Canadian networks and three European channels have acquired an animated interstitial property…
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Fortitude pre-buyers revealed
Canal+ in France and TV2 in Denmark are among the pre-buyers of big-budget Sky Atlantic…
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Newen lines up prebuyers for preschool show
Studio Hamburg, Turner Latin America and NRK Norway have signed on as prebuyers of upcoming…
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SVT Play added to Apple TV
Swedish on-demand service SVT Play is now available in the Scandinavian territory through the Apple…
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Canal+, ABC visit BBC’s Happy Valley
French pay TV platform Canal+ and Australian pubcaster ABC are among buyers of the BBC’s…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part one
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Globosat, DR among buyers of SVT’s Avicii doc
Globosat in Brazil and Danish pubcaster DR have acquired a doc about Scandinavian superstar DJ…
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Buyers descend on Scandinavian Screenings
More than 80 international buyers have this week travelled to Denmark to check out the…
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Trio of Scandi format deals for ITV Studios
The Nordic division of ITV Studios has sealed three format deals with broadcasters in the…
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Broadcasters probe United States of Secrets
Eleven broadcasters have acquired new Frontline series United States of Secrets from PBS International. ZDF…
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DRG pens scripted deal with NRK
UK-based distributor DRG has expanded its relationship with NRK by securing exclusive first-look rights to…
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DRG launches dedicated formats division
UK-based distributor DRG is launching a dedicated formats business that will tap into the resources…
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News brief: Global sales for new Jungle Bunch series
Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and North America have bought Tat Productions and Master…
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BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee
BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…
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News brief: The Returned goes back to Scandinavia
A trio of Scandinavian broadcasters has bought French paranormal drama The Returned (Les Revenants) from…
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ITV shops magic and wedding series
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed deals for its factual titles with broadcasters around the…
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BBC’s Musketeers swashbuckles into new territories
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired BBC drama swashbuckler Musketeers. The show launched this…
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NRK goes back in time with reality format
Norwegian pubcaster NRK has commissioned a series in which contestants will experience city life as…
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SBS and Foxtel make new acquisitions
SBS in Norway and Foxtel in Australia have acquired My Dream Derelict Home from DCD…
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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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Globosat buys eight-film Java package
Brazilian satnet has acquired an eight-title package with Paris-based documentary distributor Java Films. The deal…
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NRK buys BBC period drama
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has acquired BBC period drama Death Comes to Pemberley. The broadcaster…
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Norwegian format Slow TV set for US remake
US producer LMNO has acquired Stateside remake rights to Slow TV, a format from Norway…
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Norwegian drama set for US remake, Fox, Chernin attached
A scripted format from Norwegian pubcaster NRK is heading in to the States, with Peter…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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Format deals for The Ultimate Entertainer
Nordic World’s shiny floor format The Ultimate Entertainer will be remade in Georgia and Armenia…