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Scorpion TV
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News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
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Sales round-up: Scorpion TV shops Beatles in India; PBS & SVT ink factual deals; Canoe Films boards Chumbawamba doc
Scorpion TV shops Beatles in India UK-based Scorpion TV has acquired global distribution rights to…
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Factual Round up: UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs; ‘Cops’ comes to social media; Rakuten TV launches ‘Seve’
UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs UKTV, ZDF and others have struck deals…
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News round-up: Eccho snags Korean drama deal; Scorpion’s ‘Seahorse’ sells; TVF joins Netflix-bound David Foster doc
CJENM’s Eccho expands SBS scripted format deal Eccho Rights, the Nordic-based distributor backed by CJENM,…
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MIPTV round-up: Viacom shops titles to C4, TF1; Keshet sells raft of non-English language dramas
Viacom International Studios confirmed a raft of international sales for new scripted, comedy and animated…
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MIPTV slates: Looking Glass shops Michelle Obama doc; Scorpion acquires current affairs titles for market
Australian distributor Looking Glass International (LGI) is bringing a slate of factual titles to MIPTV…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix sells to Nordics, Scorpion strikes Landmark sales
Cineflix Rights strikes Nordic sales The distributor has struck a raft of sales deals with…
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Scorpion TV lands live-music series featuring Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys
UK-based independent distributor Scorpion TV has acquired the first season of Landmarks Live in Concert,…
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Television’s love affair with the People’s Princess
Yearlong activities have taken place to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and…
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CuriosityStream strikes for Scorpion doc
Factual-focused SVOD net CuriosityStream has acquired a Scorpion TV documentary that looks at birth in…
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Viewpoint: festivals – do distributors care?
As the founder and managing director of boutique factual distributor Scorpion TV, David Cornwall has…
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Scorpion hires sales exec, closes deals
UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has added a sales executive to its ranks, while closing…
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Showrunners to helm Scorpion slate
A documentary about US television showrunners will lead UK indie distributor Scorpion TV’s slate on…
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Scorpion spotlights Paedophile Hunter
UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has acquired rights to controversial Channel 4 documentary The Paedophile…
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Channel 4 experiences World on a String
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired World on a String, a documentary about the world…
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News brief: Scorpion has Porn on the Brain
London-based sales house Scorpion TV has acquired Porn on the Brain, a Channel 4 documentary…
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News brief: ABC calls on Sexters
The ABC in Australia has acquired Sexters, a documentary investigating the rise in sexually charged…
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Scorpion gets Legally High with sales
UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has sold documentaries, including one about the booming legal drug…
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News brief: Scorpion TV releases Infiltrators at MIPCOM
Boutique UK sales house Scorpion TV is launching a 52-minute film about the daily travels…
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News brief: TVE gets Legally High
Spanish pubcaster TVE has acquired UK documentary Legally High. The doc, which comes from filmmaker…
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MIPTV News: Scorpion TV banks on Erasing Hate
London-based distributor Scorpion TV is heading into Cannes with four new doc features, including one…
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MIPTV News: Scorpion TV strikes Lat Am, Euro deals
London-based distributor Scorpion TV has secured a batch of pre-MIPTV sales, including a multi-title deal…
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Scorpion TV closes raft of titles ahead of MIPCOM
International distributor Scorpion TV has closed a raft of programming deals ahead of MIPCOM. The…