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Russia’s Start seeking co-pro partners for modern-day ‘Crime And Punishment’

Russia & CIS SVOD service Start is in development on a contemporary adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s classic novel Crime And Punishment. Start is currently seeking co-production partners for the 8 x 52-minute series, which will be set in modern-day St Petersburg and will follow both the traditional protagonist Rodion Raskolnikov and his lesser-known sister Dunya […]

Russia’s START inks TV3 Group & Polot Media deals

TV3 Group in the Baltics has inked a package deal with Russian-language SVOD START, while Polish prodco Polot Media has acquired format rights to its comedy drama series, Ms. Sweet. The TV3 deal sees the entertainment group picking up several shows for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which will be featured on TV3’s SVOD service GO3 […]

Sales round-up: Salto takes Russian ‘Sherlock’; ‘Unusual Suspects’ bought by Canada’s Bell; ‘Line Of Duty’ lands on US AVOD

Salto takes Russian Sherlock French streamer Salto has picked up rights to eight-part mystery thriller Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles, after striking a deal with distributor ZDF Enterprises. The 8 x 52-minute series, which will be available on Salto under the title Sherlock: Les Chroniques Russes in the autumn, was produced by Russian prodcos Start and […]

Global drama streamer Walter Presents rolls into Russia

UK-based streamer Walter Presents has signed a two-year deal with Russian SVOD service Start, with programming to be made available this month. Water Presents, which specialises in non-English language content, will launch on Start in Russia and Russian-speaking territories, with a 100-hour curated collection, encompassing 11 first-run series. This is set to grow to 400 […]