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Pernel Media
Doc series will follow live death row case
An upcoming French doc series, 20 Years on Death Row, will follow the ongoing case…
Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…
Format deal for Discovery’s Wheeler Dealers
Wheeler Dealers is getting a French remake after DTT channel RMC Découverte ordered a local…
TV’s Big Questions: what is shaping the world of content?
Platforms, technology and marketing aside, what really drives the international TV industry is content. We…
TV’s Big Questions: is the golden age of TV drama over?
We asked the industry whether the drama golden age had hit its peak and it’s…
Pernel plans Fridge format push after NT1 deal
France’s Pernel Media plans to push scripted comedy format My Fridge Told Me after selling…
Pernel snags Printemps doc commission
French indie producer Pernel Media has been commissioned to make a doc about Parisian luxury…
TVF gobbles up food docs
UK-based distributor TVF International has acquired rights to three food-themed documentaries that aired on France…
Pernel to remake BBC One drama
France’s Pernel Media has acquired remake rights to Key Mellor’s BBC One drama series In…
Nat Geo People returns to Voyage’s Babies
Nat Geo People has acquired a second season of Pernel Media-coproduced ob doc series 4…
M6 takes UK’s Undateables to France
French network M6 has ordered a local version of UK documentary format The Undateables. Pernel…
Pernel taking UK formats to France
French indie Pernel Media has optioned a pair of UK-originated formats and will launch them…
French indie preps Printemps ob-doc series
French indie Pernel Media is working on an ob-doc series akin to the UK’s Liberty…
France Télévisions orders pair of docs from Pernel
French pubcaster France Télévisions has ordered two one-off docs from Paris-based indie Pernel Media. It…
Pernel’s Baking Bad recipe appeals to Fox
Fox International Channels has commissioned Paris-based Pernel Media to produce an English-language cooking series featuring…
News brief: Great British Menu prepared for TF1
France’s TF1 is making a local version of UK format Great British Men with indie…