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Scripted deals: BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s ‘Inheritance’; Paramount+ buys Swiss drama; O4 Media to sell MBC shows
BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s Inheritance Streaming service BritBox is among those to have acquired…
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Alibi & France TV strike pre-sale deals for Irish drama ‘The Boy That Never Was’
UKTV’s Alibi channel and France Télévisions have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming Irish drama series…
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Irish crime drama ‘Kin’ lands on UK’s BBC
Irish crime drama Kin has been picked up by the UK’s BBC. The eight-part series…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: A Horse Named Steve
Producer: Sixteen South & Nelvana | Distributor: Sixteen South Rights | Broadcaster: RTÉ (Ireland) &…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: Obituary
Producer: APC Studios & Magamedia | Distributor: APC | Broadcaster: Hulu (US) & RTÉ (Ireland)…
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News round-up: Global deals for ‘Best Interests’; C5 enters ‘The Incident Room’; AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’
Global deals for ‘Best Interests’ France Télévisions, RTÉ in Ireland, ABC in Australia, Hot in…
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News round-up: Apple suspends talent deals; RTÉ orders ‘2 Johnnies’ comedy; ABC cans ‘The Wonder Years’
Apple suspends talent deals Apple has become the latest firm to suspend high-profile first look…
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Ireland’s RTÉ faces ‘root & branch’ review into Dee Forbes & Ryan Tubridy payment controversy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is facing a “root and branch” review into the controversy over undisclosed…
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RTÉ director-general Dee Forbes resigns over undisclosed payments
Dee Forbes, director-general of Irish broadcaster RTÉ, has announced her resignation following the controversy over…
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‘Northern Lights’ prodco Deadpan hires Roughcut & RTÉ alums to boost development
Ireland-based Northern Lights producer Deadpan Pictures has added Roughcut TV and RTÉ alums to its…
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Hulu & RTÉ board Irish dark comedy ‘Obituary’
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has commissioned Obituary, a new Irish dark comedy series set around…
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Sky Italia, Disney & RTÉ lands Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor drama
Sky Italia, RTÉ in Ireland and Disney in Africa and the Middle East are among…
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ABC in Oz snags RTÉ kids animation ‘Flix – by Tomi Ungerer’ following Serious Kids deal
The ABC in Australia has struck a pre-sale deal for Flix – by Tomi Ungerer,…
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BBC, C4, ITV & Sky commit to COP26 climate content pledge
The CEOs of UK broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, STV and Sky, will…
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Viaplay & Ireland’s RTÉ link for Mopar’s ‘North Sea Connection’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has partnered with Irish pubcaster RTÉ on North Sea Connection, a six-part…
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BritBox UK orders comedy-drama from ‘Normal People’ producer Element
ITV and BBC joint-venture streamer BritBox UK has commissioned The Dry, an original comedy-drama series…
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Factual round-up: Latest deals for D360, Global Screen, BritBox & RTÉ
M6, Rai 5 snap up D360 shows French broadcaster M6 has picked up There’s Something…
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RTÉ & Acorn TV unveil diamond thriller with Canadian & Belgian partners
Irish pubcaster RTÉ has again linked up with AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV, this time on…
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Sales round-up: ZDF, RTÉ & Mediawan join ‘Harry Wild’; Fred’s ‘Space Invaders’ continue; Flame closes factual sales
ZDF, RTÉ & Mediawan join Harry Wild Germany’s ZDF has joined as a co-producer on upcoming…
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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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News round-up: Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’; C More renews ‘Blinded’; RTÉ undertakes ‘The Love Experiment’
Netflix acquires Oz’s ‘Operation Buffalo’ Netflix has acquired Australian spy thriller Operation Buffalo to steam…
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ITV orders factual special on Irish baby deaths; RTÉ and Topic onboard
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary about the Irish mother and baby home scandal…
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Kids round-up: RTÉ preps first children’s slate; Sky Kids & AnimeLab pick up ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’; Rainbow & Toonz partner for Pinocchio
RTÉ launches first global kids sales slate Ireland’s RTÉ Programme Sales has announced its first-ever…
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Blue Ant’s Love Nature joins Ireland’s RTÉ, Arte France on wildlife series
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has joined forces with Ireland’s RTÉ and Arte France on…
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News round-up: VIA orders Armoza dating format; SVT snags ‘Fittest Family’; ShortsTV update
VIA orders Armoza’s ‘lean production’ dating format South African lifestyle channel VIA has ordered a…
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TBI Special Report Part Two: An adapted marketplace for buyers and sellers
Streamers and broadcasters face the unenviable task of delivering fewer shows to bigger audiences with…
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RTÉ’s ‘CrimeCall’ producers work around restrictions to stay on air
RTÉ’s public appeal show CrimeCall, from Northern Irish indie prodco Green Inc and Dublin-based indie…
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TBI Weekly: How buyers are reacting to the Covid-19 crisis
All this week, TBI has been hearing from buyers around the world about the ramifications…
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Exclusive: RTÉ’s Dermot Horan on ‘buying time’ as production slows
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the kind of…
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RTÉ, BBC hand out quartet of orders to Northern Irish prodco Alleycats Films
Northern Irish production company Alleycat Films has secured a string of commissions, including a second…