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Orange Smarty
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: The Arctic, 66.5 Degrees North
Producer: colourFIELD | Distributor: Orange Smarty | Broadcaster: ZDF (Germany) & Arte (France) From Greenland…
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Sales round-up: ‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups; Banijay takes ‘Fortune Hotel’ rights; Mondo TV inks ‘Grisù’ deal
‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups SBS Australia and BBC Earth Asia have acquired travel…
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Exclusive: Taking the long view on factual shortform
Shortform factual content is growing fast, but how does it fit into the kaleidoscope of…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate; Topic takes ‘Catching A Killer’; Netflix Germany, Movistar Plus+ VRT pick up Van Gaal doc
Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has announced the key titles leading…
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News round-up: Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours; Fox building ‘Lego Masters’ S2; Fremantle gets ‘Tough As Nails’ in format deal
Orange Smarty sells 500+ factual hours Broadcasters TV4 in Sweden, Ananey in Israel, HRT in…
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Flame Distribution hires Argonon, Orange Smarty alum Lynn Lugsden
UK-based Flame Distribution has appointed former Argonon and Endemol exec Lynn Lugsden as SVP of…
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Slates round-up: Beta lands on Russian comedy; Cineflix gets ‘Happily Married’; Orange Smarty’s boss move
Beta Film lands on 257 Reasons To Live Russian producer Start Studios, part of the…
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TBI Roundtable: Deal makers
No other sector has had to adapt as quickly to the rapidly changing content market…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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Distributors warn MIPTV changes could be “universally detrimental” to market
MIPTV’s new floorplan, confirmed by Reed Midem today, has prompted outrage from international distributors who…
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TBI Factual Hot Pick: ‘Psycho Pussies: Cats Behaving Badly’
Psycho Pussies: Cats Behaving Badly (1 x 52 minutes) is an “EPG jumper”, reckons Karen…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix Rights, Orange Smarty, Beano Studios
Cineflix Rights scores French deal for Marcella The London-based distributor has sold series one of…
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Sales round-up: Fremantle’s ‘Friend’ heads to Europe; Orange Smarty closes deals down under
Fremantle has completed a string of deals across German-speaking Europe for Italian-language drama My Brilliant…
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‘Prime Suspect’ detective to front CBS Reality doc series
UK factual channel CBS Reality is rolling out a pair of true crime originals, including…
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Sales round-up: Sky Vision, Federation, Orange Smarty
Sky Vision inks volume deal with Russia’s Amedia TV The production and distribution arm of…
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Show of the week: Working with Weinstein
Due to Harvey Weinstein’s influence, many of the highest profile stories of his sexual behaviour…
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ITV’s Harry & Meghan ties knot with nets
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement has been good news for UK-based distributor Orange Smarty….
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Immigration doc set for MIPTV launch
Orange Smarty will launch Immigration: Tearing My Family Apart to buyers in Cannes after picking…
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Orange Smarty claims £250k in post-MIPCOM deals
UK indie distributor Orange Smarty has sold a 50-hour package of programming to Foxtel and…
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Orange Smarty offer 100-hour packet
Boutique distributor Orange Smarty is debuting 100 hours of new programming in Cannes. The shows…
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TBI DISTRIBUTOR SURVEY 2016: The rights fight
Getting the right rights at the right price. That’s the challenge for distributors in a…
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How the Rich Live Longer prospers
Channel 4’s How the Rich Live Longer has been picked up by a raft of…
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NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
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Orange Smarty hires Electric Sky’s Kemp
Karen Young’s fledgling distributor, Orange Smarty, has brought in Amy Kemp as its first hire…
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Karen Young’s Orange Smarty snags A Place in the Sun
Orange Smarty, the distributor launched by ex-Electric Sky exec Karen Young, has taken international rights…
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Ex-Electric Sky exec launches new distributor
Former Electric Sky commercial director Karen Young has struck out on her own and launched…