French indie Pernel Media has appointed Celine Payot Lehmann to its senior management team, as international executive producer. In her new role, Lehmann will manage and develop a factual slate created with international audiences in mind, while also overseeing co-production financing for projects across the business and working to strengthen relationships with global partners. She […]
Rabbit hires ex-Keshet exec to sales team Finland-based Rabbit Films has hired former Keshet International exec Marta Csizmadia as an international sales consultant for the format and finished tape sales team. In her new role, she will manage Rabbit Films’ sales across Central and Eastern Europe, Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa, reporting to Rabbit’s head of […]
France’s ZED snags Arte trio Paris-based distributor & producer ZED is launching three new science projects with a special focus on environmental issues, as the online version of factual conference Sunnyside kicks off this week. Genius Plants (2 x 52 minutes) has been shot in 4K by Thierry Berrod and is produced by Mona Lisa […]
Science Channel in the US has commissioned a two-hour special about Attila the Hun, which is being co-produced with France 5. In the Footsteps Of Attila The Hun is being produced by France’s Pernel Media, with founder Samuel Kissous attached as exec producer. The show, which debuts in the US on 22 March at 20.00 […]
Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics TV4 in Sweden and TV2 in Denmark have picked up a Channel 5 documentary that explores the life and work of mystery novel doyen, Agatha Christie. Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie will provide access to the author’s personal notebooks, letters and diaries as well as never-before-seen documents that […]
RMC Découverte in France has ordered a factual documentary that explores some of the most impressive trains of the past 80 years, marking an expansion of its Record-Breaking series franchise from Pernel Media. Record-Breaking Trains tracks locomotives that have pushed the limits of speed and engineering prowess since World War II and is based around […]
Pernel Media president Samuel Kissous reflects on another busy MIPCOM, where the shifting demands of the fast-growing AVOD sector and their SVOD counterparts are again impacting how producers, distributors and broadcasters do business. Anticipation for this year’s MIPCOM was relatively high following the more subdued MIPTV in April – with The Majestic’s bar and restaurant […]
Zig Zag develops with distributor DRG UK-based Zig Zag Productions has struck a two-year content development and distribution deal with Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group-backed DRG. The agreement sees Zig Zag develop an original slate of unscripted content and formats for which DRG will have the option to co-develop and distribute. The agreement also sees DRG […]
France’s local answer to Netflix, Salto, may have received the greenlight from the competition watchdog, but producers warn that without a hefty originals investment and clarity on rights, the platform could struggle to compete with players that are “years ahead” in France. The Autorité de la Concurrence ushered through the beleaguered joint-SVOD between commercial broadcasters […]
Samuel Kissous’ Pernel Media and Vivendi Entertainment have partnered on a 4K series delving into the construction of the Pyramids for France’s Canal+. Secrets Of The Pyramid Builders (6 x 45 minutes) will examine the construction of Egypt’s Pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza from the perspectives of those who worked to build them. […]
