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Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC
UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar…
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Discovery, TV4 bag GRB titles
Discovery Networks and TV4 in Sweden are among buyers of programming from LA-based GRB Entertainment….
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First Hand goes Thru You Princess
Four broadcasters have prebought Israeli-produced social media-themed music doc Thru You Princess from Switzerland’s First…
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Ex-HBO Nordic drama chief returns to SVT
Göran Danasten has resurfaced at SVT, taking a new programming role at the Swedish public…
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News brief: North Europe, Belgian nets go Deep
A pair of Scandinavian channels, one from Finland and one from Belgium have boarded Technicolor’s…
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Nordic World’s Dictator conquers Europe
Edgy social experiment format Dictator has been picked up by NRK in Norway and SBS…
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ITV Encore buys Swedish drama
ITV Encore has acquired Swedish drama Jordskott for UK screens. The 10-part drama from Palladium…
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Scandi nets travel to Deutschland 83
Five north European channels have prebought buzzy German Cold War drama Deutschland 83. SVT in…
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BBC declares first War and Peace deal
BBC Worldwide has concluded its first presale for the upcoming big-budget adaptation of War and…
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German net joins BBC’s Hunt
Germany’s NDR Naturfilm has become a coproduction partner on the BBC’s new Alastair Fothergill natural…
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Sky, Scandi nets join Attenborough’s Conquest
Sky’s Italian business and a pair of Scandinavian pubcasters have acquired David Attenborough’s Conquest of…
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Netflix rides Henson’s Dinosaur Train
Netflix has acquired rights to The Jim Henson Company’s animated series Dinosaur Train. The streaming…
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Robin Hood completes Euro roll-out
Toon series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood has now secured 100% carriage on free TV…
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SVT scores ‘biggest’ BBC package deal
SVT has closed what the Swedish pubcaster describes as its “biggest ever package deal” with…
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Nordic fund invests in TV4 drama copro
Nordisk Film & TV Fond has invested NOK2 million (US$260,000) in a Swedish drama coproduction…
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Raft of presales for French WW2 doc
A raft of international broadcasters have prebought World War II feature doc Surrender. The 1x90mins…
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SBS Discovery joins Nordisk Film & TV Fund
Norway’s second-largest commercial broadcaster SBS Discovery and its flagship channel TVNorge are joining the Nordisk…
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SVT adds Chromecast support for SVT Play
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has added Chromecast support to its on-demand service SVT Play, via…
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SVT programming boss departs
Martin Österdahl is exiting his post as programming director of SVT after a short spell…
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Telefonica visits Gracepoint
Spain’s Telefonica has acquired Broadchurch remake Gracepoint from Shine International, which has also done a…
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Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
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Looking Glass sells Leopard, Panda docs
Australian factual distributor Looking Glass International has shopped docs to several international buyers. Swedish pubcaster…
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Sweden’s SVT goes on UK drama buying spree
SVT has acquired a raft of UK drama titles. The Swedish public broadcaster has acquired…
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Disney Channel, pubcasters bag Winkler’s Zipzer
Four Disney Channel feeds and two European pubcasters are among buyers of Hank Zipzer, the…
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Sweden’s SVT appoints CEO
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has appointed Hanna Stjärne its new CEO. She will fill the…
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Euro, Canuck nets Learn to Draw Minis
A pair of Canadian networks and three European channels have acquired an animated interstitial property…
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Fortitude pre-buyers revealed
Canal+ in France and TV2 in Denmark are among the pre-buyers of big-budget Sky Atlantic…
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SVT Play added to Apple TV
Swedish on-demand service SVT Play is now available in the Scandinavian territory through the Apple…
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Scandi nets pre-buy ITVS-sold Swedish drama
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold upcoming Swedish mystery thriller Jordskott – the Tales of…
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Canal+, ABC visit BBC’s Happy Valley
French pay TV platform Canal+ and Australian pubcaster ABC are among buyers of the BBC’s…