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A+E, SVT visit Caravan & PBS show ‘Field of Vampires’ following Abacus deals
A+E Networks has snagged rights in Europe to upcoming history documentary Field of Vampires, which…
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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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ITV & PBS extend ‘Professor T’ as Beta Film strikes deals
ITV in the UK and PBS in the US have extended Professor T into a…
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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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Banijay Rights snags ‘Wolf Hall’ from BBC Studios, as BBC & PBS prepare finale ‘The Mirror And The Light’
Banijay Rights has picked up distribution of Wolf Hall from BBC Studios (BBCS), with the…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Julius Caesar: Rise Of The Roman Empire (w/t)
Producer: BBC Studios The Documentary Unit & PBS | Distributor: BBC Studios | Broadcaster(s): BBC2…
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BBC Two & PBS track down NHU’s six-parter ‘Big Cats 24/7’
BBC Two in the UK and PBS in the US have linked up on a…
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PBS & Love Nature tap Camel Thorn, Terra Mater & WNET for ‘Big Cats, Small World’
PBS and Love Nature have greenlit a one-hour special that tracks how lions, leopards and…
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Factual round-up: HBO follows ‘Pelosi In The House’; BBC & PBS order ‘Disco Inferno’
HBO follows ‘Pelosi In The House’ HBO will debut Pelosi In The House, a documentary…
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News round-up: ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals; PBS & NRK open ‘The Letter’; MIP Cancun confirms 2023 dates
ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals Broadcasters and platforms across Latin America have…
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BBC & PBS explores ‘How Hip Hop Changed The World’ with Chuck D
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World,…
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PBS takes ‘Marie Antoinette’ into North America after Banijay Rights deal
PBS in the US has picked up North American rights to Marie Antoinette, the Deborah…
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UK’s Alibi & Masterpiece set sail on Annika S2, following global sales deals
UKTV’s Alibi has partnered with Masterpiece in the US on a second season of detective…
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Arte France looks for environmental docs, renews PBS agreement
Arte France and PBS in the US have renewed their co-production agreement, the former’s head…
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Love Nature, PBS & Arte explore climate change with ‘Evolution Earth’
Love Nature has partnered with PBS in the US and European broadcaster Arte on a…
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Factual round-up: Collective takes on ‘Air Warriors’; Escapade takes Lionfish doc rights
Collective takes on ‘Air Warriors’ UK factual prodco Collective Media Group is taking over production…
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News round-up: BBC preps for end of dinosaurs; Leonine & Sky extend deal; UK’s W dates with mates
BBC, PBS, France TV prep for end of dinosaurs The UK’s BBC, France Televisions and…
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Show of the week: Green Planet
Natural history legend Sir David Attenborough is back on screens with this latest ambitious and…
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Disney+, ABC in Oz take trip to Studiocanal’s ‘Ridley Road’
Disney+, ABC in Australia and Nordic pubcasters including Sweden’s SVT are among buyers of Ridley…
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PBS & NENT Group pre-buy BBC drama ‘The Trick’ as Abacus takes sales rights
PBS in the US and the NENT Group have picked up the upcoming British drama…
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Unscripted round-up: Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights; Love Nature & WNET launch sardine doc; ‘Project Cupid’ strikes in Poland
Red Arrow Int’l takes ‘Controlling Britney’ rights Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering an alternative approach to the tragedy of 9/11
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approach, Lucie Ridout, executive producer at…
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Sales round-up: SBS takes ‘Rats’ AVOD rights; Oz drama ‘RFDS’ flies worldwide
SBS takes ‘Rats’ AVOD rights Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired exclusive AVOD rights to Czech…
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Love Nature, PBS & Sky join for ‘Osprey’ special
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature, PBS in the US and Sky Nature in the UK…
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Round-up: C5 moves into RTE’s ‘Room To Improve’; PBS buys Filmrise music series; Gold returns to visit The Cockfields
C5 moves into RTE’s Room To Improve Channel 5 in the UK has picked up…
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‘Sanditon’ revived by PBS & BritBox for two more seasons
British period drama Sanditon has been saved from cancellation, with the show recommissioned for a…
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PBS, ARTE France & Channel 4 co-commission 9/11 anniversary doc from Arrow Pictures
PBS in the US, ARTE in France and Channel 4 in the UK have jointly…
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Show of the Week: Professor T
Original Death In Paradise leading man Ben Miller returns to the detective genre with this…
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Commissioning round-up: UKTV’s Alibi adapts radio drama ‘Annika’; Sky orders dating format; Mediapro Studio, Blackbox reveal medical drama
Alibi, PBS adapt Annika UKTV-owned Alibi has linked up with PBS drama strand Masterpiece in…
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Show of the week: Cured
This documentary reveals the story behind the battle between LGBTQ activists and the American Psychiatric…