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SVT
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Amazon & Discovery+ score David Beckham-backed Premier League docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the upcoming BBC2 football documentary series Fever Pitch! The Rise…
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SVT orders Swedish adaptation of Banijay’s ‘All Against 1’ format
Swedish pubcaster SVT has commissioned a local version of Banijay’s entertainment format All Against 1….
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News round-up: ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada; C5 orders from Mentorn; Pickbox expands
Pernel’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel to Oz, Sweden & Canada SBS in Australia, Swedish pubcaster SVT and…
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Round-up: Amazon adapts Coben novel & visits Veleno; ABC in Oz take new ‘Viewpoint’; Truly Original explores shopping
Amazon claims Coben & visits Veleno Amazon is expanding its scripted output with an adaptation of…
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News roundup: Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world; Sweden’s SVT enters ‘The Red Room’; Marathon sets first scripted project
Abacus takes Raymond Blanc around the world Amcomri Media Group-owned Abacus Media Rights has acquired…
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Nine Network, Movistar+ strike pre-sale deals for BBCS’s ‘Perfect Planet’
Nine Network in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and public broadcasters across the Nordics have all…
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News round-up: VIA orders Armoza dating format; SVT snags ‘Fittest Family’; ShortsTV update
VIA orders Armoza’s ‘lean production’ dating format South African lifestyle channel VIA has ordered a…
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SVT orders crime drama ‘Blackwater’ from ‘The Killing’ producer Piv Bernth
The Killing producer Piv Bernth is adapting hit Swedish crime novel Blackwater for broadcaster SVT…
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Deals round-up: TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc; Twofour Rights secures deals across Asia
TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc Factual distributor TVF International has struck a number…
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Kids round-up: eOne’s ‘Ricky Zoom’ heads to Nordics; Dansschool hires ODMedia for expansion
Ricky Zoom lands in Nordics NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden have struck deals…
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Sky Arts, Hulu, SBS acquire Margaret Atwood doc from Kew Media
Sky Arts in the UK, US streamer Hulu and SBS in Australia are among buyers…
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YLE, SVT, TV2 among buyers acquiring BBC Studios’ Mallorca Files
YLE in Finland, Sweden’s SVT and AXN Mystery in Japan are among international buyers of…
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European networks land on BBC’s ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’
SVT in Sweden, Denmark’s DR, Telefonica in Spain and Norway’s NRK are among a raft…
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SVT orders design competition ‘Made In Sweden’
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has commissioned a six-part design competition series. Made In Sweden will…
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DRG acquires sci-fi The White Wall
DRG has picked up the rights to Scandi sci-fi The White Wall. Produced by Fire Monkey…
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Op-ed: SVT’s immigrant-focused catch-up service is a lesson in inclusion
Can a public broadcaster’s vast archives of premium content be used to help accelerate the…
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McMafia heads to China and Sweden
Ahead of its Showcase event in Liverpool next week, BBC Worldwide has announced that McMafia…
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Nordic pubcasters combine to fight SVOD threat
Public broadcasters in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are forming an alliance to combat…
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SVT pioneer Annie Wegelius dies at 58
Former SVT programming chief Annie Wegelius has died aged 58 after a protracted battle with…
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SVT takes large BBC Worldwide package
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a wide-ranging programming deal with BBC Worldwide. SVT has often…
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Victoria reigns in Europe, Israel
ITV period drama Victoria has found new homes in Italy, Russia and Israel. The Mammoth…
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Second Swedish-French drama copro on horizon
Following on from SVT and Canal+ thriller Midnight Sun, a second Swedish-French scripted coproduction is…
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Keshet nabs Nordic noir for Cannes
Keshet International has picked up international rights to Fallet, a new Scandinavian noir series out…
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BBCWW takes Bowie film global
HBO has bought David Bowie: The Last Five Years, the BBC feature doc about the…
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Sky and Scandis buy Babylon Berlin
Beta Film has sealed a raft of deals for Babylon Berlin, the upcoming €40 million…
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Buyers queue up for Grizzy and the Lemmings
The first free TV sales of French CGI toon Grizzy and the Lemmings have been…
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Endemol Shine poaches MTG exec for Nordics
Endemol Shine Nordics has poached Modern Times Group programming exec Karin Stjärne to become its…
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Fremantle moves into kids formats
FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family unit has moved into formats, striking a deal for a Swedish…
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SVT names Wikander replacement
Swedish pubcaster SVT has named Avanti Films & TV exec Anna Croneman as its new…
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Raft of Secret Life of 4 Year Olds deals
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds format has been picked up by broadcasters across…