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Channel 4 lands Michael Moore’s Trump doc
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Michael Moore in Trumpland, the new feature doc from…
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Nebout’s indie developing Swedish thriller for TV
Patrick Nebout’s Dramacorp is developing Swedish novelist Jan Guilou’s Hamilton books for television. Hamilton will…
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SVT drama chief joins Pinewood TV
Swedish pubcaster SVT’s drama chief is joining the fledgling London-based outfit Pinewood Television to oversee…
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Pubcasters set off for The West
Public broadcasters in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Australia are among channels that have acquired historical…
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Blue Eyes sparkle for Yes
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has bought Scandi political drama Blue Eyes. The deal, struck…
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SVT buys Turkish drama
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired another Turkish drama from Scandinavia-based distributor Eccho Rights. Having already…
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Dramacorp hires Blue Eyes co-creator
Fledgling prodco Dramacorp has hired the co-creator of SVT political drama Blue Eyes. Mia Sohlman…
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Televisa SVOD net takes Imira package
Televisa’s Latin American SVOD service, Blim, has bought eight children’s series from Spanish distributor Imira…
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SVT appoints drama commissioner
SVT has appointed Christian Wikander drama commissioner, a move that sees him join the Swedish…
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Smithsonian goes Inside Buckingham Palace
US cable channel Smithsonian Channel has bought two-part royal documentary Inside Buckingham Palace. Smithonian struck…
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Scandi pubcasters buy Universum docs
Public broadcasters in Scandinavia have bought documentary programming from Austria’s ORF. DR in Denmark took…
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Turkish drama The End remade for Dutch PSB
Dutch pubcaster KRO-NCRV is remaking Turkish psychological drama The End, with filming on adaptation beginning…
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Federation opens The Bureau ahead of MIP
Federation Entertainment has sold Canal+ spy drama The Bureau to a raft of broadcasters before…
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BBCWW bringing DJ Avicii to MIPTV
Superstar DJ Avicii will be at MIPTV to promote music doc Stories. The one-off doc…
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SVT, Viaplay co-order restaurant drama
Swedish broadcaster SVT and its commercial on-demand rival Viaplay have co-commissioned a period drama set…
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Euro nets buy Planet Earth follow-up
Scandinavian pubcasters SVT and DR and Italy’s Mediaset have bought Planet Earth II as the…
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Hoho plots Grid partnership
UK kids firm Hoho Entertainment has entered into a coproduction agreement with Belgium indie counterpart…
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SVT returns to classic format
Sweden’s SVT has commissioned a local remake of classic gameshow format Who’s Who?, 13 years…
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CBC, SVT buy Lanzmann doc
Pubcasters in Europe and North America are the latest to buy Adam Benzine’s documentary Claude…
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New programming chiefs at SVT
SVT has appointed Jan Helin and Lena Glaser programme directors, handing them control of the…
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Fox names Nordic buying chief
Fox International Channels has upped Clara Scherman to senior director of acquisitions for its Nordic…
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New early learning app buys Irish toon
A new interactive content app for preschoolers, Curious World, has acquired Monster Entertainment-sold toon The…
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MIPCOM deals roll in for Terra Mater
Vienna-based doc producer and distributor Terra Mater Factual Studio has announced a raft of deals…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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Nordic pubcasters urges UK gov’t to back BBC
Director generals from the Nordic region’s pubcasters have warned the British government not to weaken…
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French, Scandi nets buy CBeebies series
Gulli and Tiji in France are among the latest buyers of DHX Media-sold CBeebies kids…
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Midnight Sun marks French-Swedish copro first
Canal+ and SVT are joining forces for Midnight Sun, a high-concept thriller that marks the…
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CBBC welcomes Odd Squad
UK kids broadcaster CBBC has acquired Sinking Ship Entertainment’s daytime live-action series Odd Squad and…
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LA Screenings: SVT wants the ‘wow factor’
SVT is in Hollywood chasing shows with a ‘wow factor’ that will create buzz among…
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BBC Follows the Money with Danish drama deal
Follow the Money (Bedraget) has become the latest foreign-language drama acquired by UK public broadcaster…