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Rabbit Films
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News round-up: Oxygen True Crime adds duo; Star Channel extends ‘Silent Library’; CBC orders ‘Let’s Go, Bananas!’
Oxygen True Crime adds duo Oxygen True Crime in the US has expanded its originals…
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Opinion: Mapping the Nordic market & what it means to Formatland
Consolidation has been rife across the industry over recent months, so who better than TBI’s…
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Nelonen ignites engine for ‘Top Gear Finland’
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen, and its streaming service Ruutu, have ordered a local adaptation of BBC…
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Monday Media ramps up expansion with Rabbit Films acquisition
Nordic production group Monday Media has made its second company acquisition in less than a…
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Seven in Oz plots ‘Ultimate Escape’ with Finland’s Rabbit Films & Helium
Seven Network in Australia has ordered a local version of Finnish format Ultimate Escape from…
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Show of the Week: Summer Of Sorrow
Hailing from Finland, this 10-part drama was first written more than a decade ago and…
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Commissioning round-up: Netflix renews ‘The Sandman’; Discovery Finland plans another ‘Ultimate Escape’; ‘Couples Therapy’ lands in New Zealand
Netflix renews ‘The Sandman’ Netflix has renewed fantasy drama series The Sandman for a second…
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Hungary’s TV2 snares local version of Rabbit’s ‘City vs Country’ format
Hungarian broadcaster TV2 has commissioned a local version of studio game show format City vs…
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Sales Talk: Rabbit Film’s Jonathan Tuovinen on the anguish of ‘Euphoria’ & windowing rules
Buyers, hungry for new content, are in the UK capital for meetings, presentations and drinks…
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TVNZ & Canada’s BGM search for Rabbit Film’s ‘ Most Endangered Species’ format
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has ordered a local version of factual entertainment format The Most…
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Discovery orders Finnish adventure format from Rabbit & snags Euro format rights
Discovery in Finland has ordered an adventure reality series from Nordic producer Rabbit Films and…
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Formats round-up: Rabbit’s Atlantic format sails into Poland; Russia enters ‘I’m A Celebrity’; TVNZ takes Beauty And The Geek Australia
Rabbit’s Atlantic format sails into Poland TVN in Poland has commissioned a local version of…
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Formats round-up: RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’; Oz’s Seven commissions ‘The Voice’ spin-off; ‘Love It Or List It’ expands in Europe
RTL orders ‘Top Dog Germany’ RTL in Germany has picked up A+E’s canine competition format…
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Finland’s Rabbit Films CEO & creative director lead management buy-out
The CEO and creative director of Finnish production company Rabbit Films have led a partial management buy-out…
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Banijay & Rabbit Films take Oble format ‘La Lettre’ across Europe
Banijay and Rabbit Films in Finland have acquired remake rights to La Lettre (aka Yours Sincerely),…
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C More takes Nordics & Baltics VOD rights for Finnish Nokia drama
Nordic streamer C More has acquired the first-window VOD rights for the Nordics and Baltics…
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Talpa TV’s SBS6 preps Dutch version of Rabbit Film’s ‘Over The Atlantic’
Talpa TV’s SBS6 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local version of adventure reality format…
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Future-proofing formats; securing sales in a pandemic
With the pandemic upending the TV industry across the world, Mark Layton finds out what…
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News round-up: Rabbit hires ex-Keshet exec to sales team; France 5 commissions Trojan War doc; Channel 5 order myth-busting Jack the Ripper series
Rabbit hires ex-Keshet exec to sales team Finland-based Rabbit Films has hired former Keshet International…
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Elisa Viihde, Rabbit Films, Keshet Int’l team for Finnish drama ‘Summer of Sorrow’
Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde has commissioned mystery thriller Summer of Sorrow, to be produced by…
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Formats round-up: Rabbit globetrots with Star TV, ‘Bring The Funny’ optioned in France; Ireland gets DIY SOS remake
Rabbit Films sends ‘Globetrotters’ to Greece Greek commercial broadcaster Star TV has signed on for…
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AMC’s Spektrum TV swoops for Rabbit Films’ ‘Beyond Human Boundaries’
AMC Networks International-owned doc channel Spektrum TV has swooped for doc reality series Beyond Human…
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Rabbit Films hires ITVSGE’s Ferguson for international sales
Finnish producer-distributor Rabbit Films has appointed an ITV Studios Global Entertainment exec to join its…
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YouTube Red orders Rabbit reality show
Online service YouTube Red has commissioned a reality competition series from Finland’s Rabbit Films. Ultimate…
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Rabbit creates German Haggle Battle
Finnish distributor Rabbit Films has sold its original format Haggle Battle to a producer in…
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Ex-NBCU exec joins Dudesons company
Former NBCUniversal International Studios format sales director Jonathan Tuonvinen has resurfaced at Rabbit Films, the…