The Bridge


Korea’s Bethal Media preps US/UK copros

South Korean prodco Bethal Media Contents Group has struck a deal that will see it team with its counterparts in the UK and the US. Seoul-based BMCG has inked an MOU with The Bridge, the company set up earlier this year to facilitate content deals between Western and Asian companies. BMCG plans to become a […]

Wuaki grabs Gomorrah, Nordic dramas

On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films that will hand it shows such as Italian crime series Gomorrah. Wuaki has been building a catalogue of Hollywood and independent titles for its subscription base, and this latest deal means it will offer TV and movie titles from Italian, […]

Belgium virus drama among new BBC shows

UK channel BBC Four’s love-affair with European drama has continued with the acquisition of Belgium series Cordon and new seasons of Spiral and The Bridge. Cordon (pictured) is a 10x60mins drama from Warner Bros-owned Eyeworks that follows events after the Antwerp is hermetically sealed off from the outside world after a deadly virus outbreak strikes […]

Fox International sets strategic deal with Star Sat

Fox International Channels has unveiled a strategic alliance with South African digital subscription TV provider StarSat. This will see FIC’s flagship channel Fox, plus FX, BabyTV and Fuel retained on the recently relaunched StarSat platform, and the addition of three more: Fox Crime, Nat Geo Gold and Fox Movies. Entertainment channel Fox Crime will run […]

Argonon, Amanda Groom create Bridge to Korean copros

Growing UK production powerhouse Argonon is backing a new coproduction company that focuses on bringing English-language firms together with Asian counterparts. The Bridge launched earlier this year, with former Channel Health managing director Amanda Groom (below) attached as founder and MD. It has already secured its first funding round for a trio of new projects. […]

SVT enters The Tunnel

Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired the Anglo-French remake of one of its own dramas, The Bridge (Bron). The Tunnel will debut on SVT’s free VOD service, SVT Flow, on Friday (May 9), after acquisition unit SVT International acquired the show from distributor Shine International. SVT Flow launched on April 23. The web TV service allows […]

Hulu unveils 2014 originals, acquisitions

US streaming site Hulu has unveiled a deep slate of original programmes and new acquisitions for 2014 that includes a raft of content from international partners. NBCU, Fox and Disney-owned Hulu announced seventeen new or returning series yesterday including Deadbeat, its first copro with Lionsgate. The 10x30mins supernatural comedy will debut in April, be exec […]

Fox channel to launch in Hungary

Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The Simpsons, The Walking Dead and The Bridge to local audiences. The deal with pay TV platform Telekom marks the first time a Fox International Channels network has launched in Hungary. Fox will launch on February 4 with all of its […]

MIPCOM Hot Pick: The Tunnel

Shine International will hope three is the magic number as it takes this new incarnation of the popular Nordic noir series Bron (aka The Bridge) to the global market. Where the original had Swedish and Danish detectives investigating a body carefully left between the two countries’ borders and 2012’s US version on FX paired Mexican […]

FIC goes back to The Bridge

Fox International Channels has acquired the second season of US drama series The Bridge to launch in 125 territories. This comes after US net FX ordered Shine America to produce a second season of the show, which is base on Danish-Swedish drama Bron. FIC will co-finance the new season and has exclusive pay TV rights […]