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Samuel Kissous
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How AVOD & SVOD are rewriting the rights rulebook once again (Column)
Pernel Media president Samuel Kissous reflects on another busy MIPCOM, where the shifting demands of…
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Is France’s answer to Netflix too little too late?
France’s local answer to Netflix, Salto, may have received the greenlight from the competition watchdog,…
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Exclusive: Canal+ scales Pyramids series from Pernel, Vivendi Ent
Samuel Kissous’ Pernel Media and Vivendi Entertainment have partnered on a 4K series delving into…
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France 5 orders The Real War of Thrones
French pubcaster France Télévisions has greenlit The Real War of Thrones: A History of Europe,…
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Death Row doc gets green light
NBCUniversal cable net 13éme Rue (13th Street France) has commissioned 20 Years on Death Row,…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Doc series will follow live death row case
An upcoming French doc series, 20 Years on Death Row, will follow the ongoing case…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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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…
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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…
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Pernel plans Fridge format push after NT1 deal
France’s Pernel Media plans to push scripted comedy format My Fridge Told Me after selling…
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Pernel snags Printemps doc commission
French indie producer Pernel Media has been commissioned to make a doc about Parisian luxury…
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Pernel to remake BBC One drama
France’s Pernel Media has acquired remake rights to Key Mellor’s BBC One drama series In…
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M6 takes UK’s Undateables to France
French network M6 has ordered a local version of UK documentary format The Undateables. Pernel…
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Pernel taking UK formats to France
French indie Pernel Media has optioned a pair of UK-originated formats and will launch them…
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2014 Year in Review, part one
In the first part of a three-part special on the moments of 2014 and those…
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French indie preps Printemps ob-doc series
French indie Pernel Media is working on an ob-doc series akin to the UK’s Liberty…
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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…