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France’s TF1 & Viaplay join Acorn TV drama ‘Cannes Confidential’
French broadcaster TF1 and Viaplay in the Nordics are onboard upcoming six-part drama Cannes Confidential,…
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TF1 & Altice take step toward TFX sale
French broadcaster TF1’s planned sale of its TFX channel to Altice Group has taken a…
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Newen’s Ringside Media buys into Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Joi Productions
Newen’s Ringside Media has bought a stake in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Blue Story outfit, Joi Productions….
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France Télévisions to sell Salto stake if TF1 & M6 merger approved
France Télévisions has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service Salto should…
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France’s TF1 & M6 merger faces in-depth probe into effect on rights, channels & advertising
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has decided to open a ‘phase 2’…
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France’s TF1 & M6 to sell channels to Altice to secure merger deal approval
France’s TF1 and M6 and Altice Media have begun exclusive negotiations for the sale of…
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Factual round-up: Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Ali doc; Lat Am buyers land Blue Ant shows; TF1 takes Costa Concordia doc
Smithsonian taps Two Rivers for Muhammad Ali doc Smithsonian Channel has greenlit a feature length…
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Exclusive: France’s TF1 & Spain’s RTVE share kids content strategy
French broadcaster TF1 and Spanish pubcaster RTVE have shared the impact of digital platforms on…
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Sweden’s TV4 & Greece’s Alpha TV join ‘The Secret Song’
Sweden’s TV4 and Greece’s Alpha TV have become the latest broadcasters to order local versions…
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France’s TF1 orders Global Agency format ‘Blind Duets’
France’s TF1 has ordered a new shiny floor format from Turkish distributor Global Agency. Blind…
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France Télévisions & TF1 claim compensation for Canal+ free-to-view move
French broadcasters France Télévisions and TF1 have taken legal action against Canal+ and claimed over…
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Scripted round-up: Federation to shop ‘Mister8’; Eccho adds ‘Liar’ to catalogue; TF1 pre-buys ‘Mironins’
Federation to shop ‘Mister8’ French producer and distributor Federation Entertainment has acquired Elisa Viihde’s original…
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Newen cements European expansion with Flare Film acquisition
TF1-owned French production group Newen has acquired a majority stake in German production company Flare…
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Dynamic TV names Netflix, TF1 alum to lead French originals and co-pros
Ginny & Georgia and Creepshow producer Dynamic Television has appointed a former TF1 and Netflix…
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Starzplay joins TF1 on child murder drama ‘A French Case’
Global streamer Starzplay has partnered with French broadcaster TF1 on the upcoming anthology series A…
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TBI Show of the Week: Rebecca
An obsessed detective is confronted by her worst fears in this crime drama remake from…
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Media Ranch names Horsepower 3.0 winner
Canadian producer and distributor Media Ranch has unveiled the winner of the third edition of…
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Show of the week: District Z
This adventure gameshow format hails from France and offers several seemingly stand-out features that set…
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French duo M6 & TF1 unveil merger plans
France’s two leading commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have unveiled plans to merge. The pair,…
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TF1 in France & Austria’s ORF join Beta Film drama ‘Sisi’
France’s TF1 and Austria’s ORF have picked up Sisi, the upcoming drama for RTL Group…
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TBI Weekly: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…
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News round-up: Ken Burns ‘Hemingway’ doc goes global; MGM lands on Prime Video Italy; ‘Debris’ lands on TF1 and U-NEXT
Ken Burns ‘Hemingway’ doc goes global The BBC in the UK, RAI in Italy, YLE…
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Show of the week: Mega Zoo
This animal-focused show highlights not just the ever-present interest in animals among viewers but also…
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France’s TF1 joins Media Ranch’s Horsepower 3.0 format initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has joined the third edition of format project Horsepower, the incubation initiative…
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TF1, Gaumont alum Rémy Jacquelin partners with Both Worlds in South Africa
South African production company Both Worlds Pictures has struck a wide-ranging partnership with Paradoxal, the…
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France’s TF1 to remake Cineflix drama ‘Marcella’ as ‘Rebecca’
French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a local adaptation of the UK crime drama Marcella. Paris-based…
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Show of the week: Good Singers
Plenty of talent shows pit aspiring singers against one another as they perform their hearts…
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TF1 remakes Global Agency format ‘Is That Really Your Voice’
TF1 in France has ordered a local version of Global Agency’s singing format Is That…
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French streamer Salto ‘on starting blocks’ for autumn as test phase starts
Salto, the French commercial and public broadcasters’ answer to Netflix, has begun closed user-group tests…
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TF1 to shut down TVOD service MYTF1VOD by end of July
French media giant TF1 is planning to shut down its TVOD service MYTF1VOD by the…