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Sat.1
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News round-up: ‘The Green Planet’ goes AR; Antena 3 renews ‘I Can See Your Voice’; Sat.1 orders ‘A Quiz For You’
‘The Green Planet’ goes AR UK-based immersive entertainment studio Factory 42 has launched The Green…
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Germany’s Sat.1 tunes into Endemol Shine puppet & celebrity singing format
German FTA network Sat.1 has ordered a brand-new entertainment format from Endemol Shine Germany, which…
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Germany returns to ‘Big Brother’
German broadcaster Sat.1 has ordered a local version of Endemol Shine Group (ESG)’s reality format…
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NBC to adapt Red Arrow’s Einstein procedural
US broadcaster NBC is to remake German crime procedural Einstein. Red Arrow Studios International sold…
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Sat.1 breeds another Super Dog
Rescue Dog to Super Dog, the Channel 4 format from Plimsoll Productions, is headed for…
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CEE broadcaster bags A+E’s Knightfall
Central and Eastern European broadcaster SPI / Filmbox has acquired A+E Networks’ period action drama…
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ProSieben, Discovery pact for OTT drive
ProSiebenSat.1 (P7S1) and Discovery Communications have joined forces to push OTT in the German market…
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Bake Off spin-offs on the rise in Europe
Local versions of the celebrity version of the Bake Off format will hit French and…
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Red Arrow creates new factual unit
Red Arrow Entertainment Group has create a Unterföhring-based factual prodco, 7Stories. The prodco will aim…
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Channel 4 plots Gogglebox Kids, adds exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a 1x60mins Christmas special of Studio Lambert-produced unscripted series…
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Axel Springer: ‘ProSieben merger speculation unfounded’
German publisher Axel Springer said that speculation it could relinquish control over its business was…
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Red Arrow’s Cop is first Hulu Japan original
The Japanese SVOD platform Hulu has commissioned its first original series, a crime drama based…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys TF1 crime drama
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has bought TF1’s psychological crime drama Profilage (Profiling). The deal with TF1…
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Cloud OTT service Magine launches in Germany
Magine, the cloud-based over-the-top TV service, has launched in Germany. It has been in beta…
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Germany, France to remake Turkish drama, Netflix buys tape
German network Sat.1 is developing a local version of Turkish conspiracy drama The End, while…
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Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels
The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after…
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Hell’s Kitchen opens in Germany, Italy
Hell’s Kitchen, the cooking format chef Gordon Ramsay made famous in the US, is being…
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Ketelaar, Pflueger joining Sat.1 in reshuffle
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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UPC Cablecom launches catch-up service
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a free catch-upservice with content from…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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French network remakes German cop drama
A local version of German crime procedural The Last Cop is set to launch on…
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Marathon takes French rights to German series Danni Lowinski
French producer Marathon has taken local remake rights to Red Arrow’s comedy drama series Danni…