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Former TF1, Endemol exec joins Monterosa
Former TF1 and Endemol digital exec David Jullien has joined multiscreen TV specialist Monterosa. He…
News brief: Chinese VOD net add Turtles
Chinese on-demand video site Tencent has acquired seasons one and two of Viacom’s Tenage Mutant…
Newen expelled from indies group over TF1 talks
French producers association USPA has unanimously decided to exclude Newen Group and its subsidiaries Telfrance,…
Furious France Télévisions suspends Newen work
TF1’s potential acquisition of production and sales group Newen has sparked a furious reaction from…
TF1 in talks to buy Newen stake
French broadcaster TF1 has entered into exclusive talks that could see it acquire a majority…
TF1 appoints new CEO
France’s biggest commercial broadcast group, TF1, has revealed Gilles Pélisson will succeed Nonce Paolini as…
Wanted: procedural series
Demand remains high for procedural drama, but the supply from the US is slowing. Stewart…
Channels join Canal+ founder’s OTT service
Molotov, the upcoming French OTT service being launched by former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has…
Nick re-ups TF1 deal, sells 1000hrs to China
Viacom International Media Networks sealed a pair of major Nickelodeon content deals at MIPCOM last…
TF1, M6 lose bid for French channel slot
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have expressed disappointment that their proposed joint teleshopping channel has…
Sprout buys Maya, Sydney
NBC’s US children’s channel Sprout has acquired European- and Australian-produced cartoon series. One deal with…
German free-TV deal for Talpa’s Puppet talent show
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has ordered a local version of The Puppet Show, the new…
News brief: Turner Lat Am net buys Stan Lee toon
Pay TV channel Cartoon Network Latin America has bought Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 from Genius…
TF1 launches digital incubator
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with consultancy Paris&Co to create a new digital…
Discovery to buy rest of Eurosport
Discovery Communications has agreed to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in Eurosport…
France Télévisions hires TF1 thematic nets boss
Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…
French network to make Talpa’s Puppet Show
French commercial network TF1 is the first overseas broadcaster to create a local version of…
CBS’s Zoo opens around the world
James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…
Broadcasters buy A Deadly Adoption
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 and France’s TF1 are among the buyers of A Deadly…
Canal+ co-founder launching online TV service
Former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure and Jean-David Blanc, the founder of AlloCiné, are launching a…
ProSiebenSat.1 issues drama copro call
Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has issued an open call to the international market as it launches…
RTL stays stable as FremantleMedia dips
A stronger advertising market in Germany and digital growth helped keep RTL Group’s top line…
Red Arrow’s Cop is first Hulu Japan original
The Japanese SVOD platform Hulu has commissioned its first original series, a crime drama based…
Discovery tightens grip on Eurosport
Discovery Communications has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eurosport France, further consolidating…
TF1, Channel 5 experience 10.0 Earthquake
France’s TF1 and Channel 5 in the UK have bought disaster movie 10.0 Earthquake. They…
TF1, Armoza, Ryan Seacrest team for Babushka
A new French-Israeli-US-developed gameshow, Babushka, will debut at MIPTV next month. France’s largest commercial broadcaster,…
‘Course deviation’ caused Dropped air crash
The helicopter crash has killed ten people filming TF1 series Dropped happened when one aircraft…
TF1’s Dropped in helicopter crash tragedy
Ten people have died, including staff from Adventure Line Productions, after a pair of helicopters…
TF1, Antena 3 buy Unreal US drama
French commercial free-to-air broadcaster TF1 and its Spanish equivalent Antena 3 have both acquired Unreal,…
TF1 grabs VOD rights to Stan Lee toon
French commercial channel TF1 has grabbed on-demand rights to Stan Lee’s Mighty 7. The deal…