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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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Switzerland’s RTS becomes first int’l buyer of Panenka’s ‘We’ve Got To Walk’
RTS in Switzerland has become the first international buyer of Lineup Industries’ format We’ve Got…
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Deals round-up: Eccho takes ‘I Am Mother’; BBC & SBS acquire ‘Hidden Assets’; Serieclub & RTS investigate ‘Hjerson’
Eccho takes ‘I Am Mother’ rights Eccho Rights has acquired worldwide rights to the Turkish…
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News round-up: MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals; Netflix India renews ‘Rana Naidu’; Fuse Media expands Freevee FAST deal
MBC & TV2 among royal doc deals RTS (Switzerland), TV2 (Hungary), TV2 (Slovenia), RTBF (Belgium),…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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James Murdoch to give RTS keynote
21st Century Fox boss James Murdoch will give the keynote address at the RTS Cambridge conference…
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Virgin Media boss Mockridge to chair RTS
Pay TV veteran Tom Mockridge will chair the Royal Television Society board of trustees, replacing…
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UK execs outline Brexit priorities
Ensuring continued freedom of movement within the European Union is the main Brexit priority for…
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NBCU boss Burke headlines RTS London
NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual London conference later this…
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ZDF sells romance, dark drama in Cannes
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has sold a collection of romantic telemovies to broadcasters in French-speaking Canada…
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Robin Hood completes Euro roll-out
Toon series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood has now secured 100% carriage on free TV…
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Euro nets buys ORF docs, crime series
Pubcaster France 5 is among buyers of documentary and crime programming from Austria’s ORF. The…
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H&M doc sells to YLE, TVN
An investigative documentary looking at the practices of clothing retailer H&M has sold to broadcasters…
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H&M doc sells to YLE, TVN
An investigative documentary looking at the practices of clothing retailer H&M has sold to broadcasters…
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Playmobil series Super 4 sales stack up
A range of broadcasters from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Canada have acquired the…
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ITV Studios locks in CEE format deals
ITV Studios has struck several format deals in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including…
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News brief: Newen plays Polo with Euro broadcasters
France’s Newen Distribution has launched an animated children’s series that has France’s PIWI+, Sweden’s SVT…
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ITV Studios sells The Chase format
ITV Studios has shopped local versions of The Chase into Serbia and Croatia. In Serbia,…
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International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
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French documentaries singled out
Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…
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First Hand scores doc, factual sales
Switzerland-based First Hand Films has scored deals for its documentary and factual content with broadcasters…
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FTA, pay TV nets visit Zodiak’s Ranch
Four free-to-air broadcasters are among new buyers of Zodiak Kids’ animated series The Ranch. The…
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News brief: Tessa Jowell among new RTS vice presidents
Former UK culture secretary Dame Tessa Jowell is among six new vice presidents at the…
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Theresa Wise named RTS chief
The Royal Television Society has appointed ex-Disney exec Theresa Wise as its new chief executive….