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SVT
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Buyers Briefing digital season: Lena Glaser, SVT
Name: Lena Glaser Title: Director of interactive, SVT Lena Glaser oversees programming SVT’s successful online…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part one
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Globosat, DR among buyers of SVT’s Avicii doc
Globosat in Brazil and Danish pubcaster DR have acquired a doc about Scandinavian superstar DJ…
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Broadcasters probe United States of Secrets
Eleven broadcasters have acquired new Frontline series United States of Secrets from PBS International. ZDF…
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SVT the latest to buy kids series Nina Patalo
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has picked up 78x7mins kids series Nina Patalo. The series is…
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Miso makes a splash
Danish drama specialist Miso Film is spreading its wings following investment from FremantleMedia. Jesse Whittock…
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Sweden’s SVT launches web TV
Swedish pubcaster SVT has launched its own over-the-top service, SVT Flow. The web TV service…
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Channel 4, Xbox to adapt Swedish sci-fi
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios are readying Humans, a sci-fi series…
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TV2 orders crime drama from Those Who Kill prodco
TV2 in Norway has put a character-driven crime series from Those Who Kill writer Siv…
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SVT lines up political thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT is lining up a political thriller from Strix Drama. Ögon Blå is…
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News brief: Global sales for new Jungle Bunch series
Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and North America have bought Tat Productions and Master…
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Scandi broadcasters buy World Cup doc
Sweden´s SVT, Finland’s YLE, and Denmark’s DR have acquired World Cup documentary special Mata Mata….
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News brief: The Returned goes back to Scandinavia
A trio of Scandinavian broadcasters has bought French paranormal drama The Returned (Les Revenants) from…
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SVT enters The Tunnel
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired the Anglo-French remake of one of its own dramas, The…
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Dutch channel buys Sinai Desert kidnap doc
A Dutch public broadcaster has become the latest to acquire The Sound of Torture, a…
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News brief: Newen plays Polo with Euro broadcasters
France’s Newen Distribution has launched an animated children’s series that has France’s PIWI+, Sweden’s SVT…
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News brief: Terranoa notches doc sales
French distributor Terranoa has sold a range of its docs to broadcasters in Europe and…
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International broadcasters mark the death of Nelson Mandela
International broadcasters have moved swiftly to unveil special programming to mark the death of Nelson…
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ORF seals German Screenings deals
ORF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Austrian pubcaster, has announced a raft of documentary…
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SVT buys Ay Yapim Turkish thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a Turkish thriller, which it will run stripped across weekdays…
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SVT bags major BBC Worldwide content deal
Swedish pubcaster SVT has scored a major programming deal with BBC Worldwide, TBI has learned….
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SVT preps 90s music period drama
Swedish pubcaster SVT has ordered a new drama miniseries, Viva Hate, which is set in…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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News brief: TVE purchases Java docs
Spanish public broadcaster TVE is among buyers of current affairs and documentary programming from France’s…
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BBC buys new Swedish drama as SVT unveils int’l unit
The BBC is hoping it has found the latest hot Scandinavian drama with a new…
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Russia reaches The End with Turkish scripted deal
St. Petersburg-based Russian World Studios has signed a deal to bring Turkish drama format The…
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Annoying Orange, Driftwood Bay find new broadcast homes
The Jim Henson Company has sold its third party series The Annoying Orange and Driftwood…
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Exclusive: SVT buys ITV’s Vicious, more Downton
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired ITV sitcom Vicious, the latest seasons of Downton Abbey and…
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BBC nets Japan’s Giant Squid film
The BBC has acquired one-off documentary film Legends of the Deep: Giant Squid from its…
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Broadcasters bag IFC’s Bang Bang and Bunk
Canadian distributor Tricon has sold a pair of comedy shows to The Comedy Network. The…