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TF1
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All3 strikes double drama deal with TF1
TF1 has pre-bought two All3Media International dramas, Liar and Innocent (pictured). Both series will play…
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ITV buys French drama group
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired control of Tetra Media Studio, the French prodco behind drama…
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TF1 wants production to aid resurgence
France’s TF1 Group plans to focus on the development of thematic channels rather than rely…
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Newen buys Dutch prodco Tuvalu
France-based producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in the Tuvalu Media Group….
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Mediawan buying France’s AB Groupe
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…
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TF1 buys into MinuteBuzz
French broadcaster TF1 has taken a majority stake in local online video entertainment MinuteBuzz as…
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UK and France deals for Jason Priestley drama
Broadcasters across Europe have acquired Private Eyes, the new Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz) private…
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Increased costs hit TF1
French broadcaster TF1’s performance for the first nine months of the year has been hit…
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Gallonde will Make it Happen with new prodco
French producer Sydney Gallonde has launched Make it Happen Studio, a new France based drama…
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Sky buys Belgian drama for UK, Germany
Sky has picked Public Enemy, taking the Belgian drama for its Sky Atlantic channels in…
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Euro, Lat Am nets find Conviction with eOne
Major networks in the UK, France and Latin America have bought Entertainment One Television’s new…
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Couture and Got get top France Télévisions jobs
France Télévisions has appointed former TF1, Canal+ and Orange content boss Xavier Couture as deputy…
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ITV hires French boss
ITV has recruited two execs from French prodco Adventure Line Productions to run ITV Studios…
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RTL buys Endemol Shine’s Big Music Quiz
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local version of Endemol Shine format The Big Music…
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Programming costs weigh on TF1
French commercial broadcaster M6 overtook larger rival TF1 at the end of last week in…
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Australia to find its Ninja Warrior
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has commissioned a local version of hit Japanese strongman format…
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TF1 takes full control of Monaco-based TMC
TF1 group has bought out the Principality of Monaco’s 20% stake in TMC, giving it…
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CBS, TF1, Global, eOne team for Spotnitz drama
A host of international broadcasters are joining forces on Ransom, a new drama series about…
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TF1 agrees deal with French producers
French broadcaster TF1 has agreed a new deal with local producers’ organisations that will see…
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France’s TF1 creates studio arm
TF1 has created a new film division that will also cover movie production and licensing…
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Netflix and TF1 strike free TV deal
TF1 will screen the opening episodes of Netflix’s first French original series Marseille two weeks…
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France Televisions, Newen resolve TF1 spat
France Télévisions has resolved its spat with local producer Newen following an agreement over daily…
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Orange-Bouygues merger talks stall
Orange and Bouygues Telecom will make a decision by the end of the weekend about…
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New TF1 boss reorganises, sets out vision
France’s leading free-TV broadcaster TF1 has reorganised and given former Canal+ exec Ara Aprikian the…
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Orange and Bouygues ‘open’ to TF1 discussions
French telco Orange and telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues are open to including the latter’s 44% interest…
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Hulu makes Unreal drama move, takes Chance
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired exclusive digital rights to Unreal, the Lifetime drama series…
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TF1 channel can go free, Canal+ refused
French media regulator the CSA has given a green light for TF1-owned news channel LCI…
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France Télévisions shakes up quotas, rights deals
France Télévisions has agreed new production quotas and secondary rights agreements with industry groups representing…
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France Télévisions confirms plan to axe Newen
France Télévisions has reportedly confirmed it will no longer create new projects with Newen Group…
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TF1 orders local Ninja Warrior
TF1 has ordered a local version of the popular physical gameshow format Sasuke/Ninja Warrior. The…