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The Killing
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Netflix taps Piv Bernth’s prodco for Danish podcast drama, strikes Canal+ deal
Netflix has greenlit an adaptation of acclaimed podcast Equinox 1985 that will be produced by…
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Liberty: DR’s last international drama?
Ahead of the news that DR is to cut spend on international drama and focus…
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Red Arrow, MTG team for thriller series
Red Arrow International and the Modern Times Group have joined forces to make Embassy Down,…
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Netflix reveals global bingeing habits
Netflix users tend to burn through The Walking Dead and Orange is the New Black,…
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Deutschland 83, Killing writers on MIPDrama jury
The writers of The Killing and Deutschland 83 will make up part of a MIPDrama…
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AMC to remake Danish drama
AMC has gone straight-to-series on Broke (WT), a drama based on Denmark’s Bankerot. AMC Studios,…
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Fox 21, Fox TV Studios merging under Salke
Fox Television Group is merging two of its studios to create a cable production powerhouse….
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Netflix saves Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
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Wuaki grabs Gomorrah, Nordic dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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DR Killing exec adds fiction role as Kløvedal Reich exits
The head of fiction at Danish pubcaster DR has resigned, with The Killing producer Piv…
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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Netflix gives The Killing another life
US streaming service Netflix has resurrected the US version of The Killing for a fourth…
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Netflix goes live in the Netherlands
Netflix went live today in the Netherlands, offering streamed access to its catalogue of movies…
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News brief: Fox pacts with Eyeworks for scripted series
Fox Television Studios has signed a development deal with European production house Eyeworks Group in…
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BBC Two acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC Two has acquired the 3x90mins German miniseries Generation War, marking the first foreign language…
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Netflix UK launches Breaking Bad finale eps close to US debut
Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…
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Global formats: sing and the world watches with you
TBI has teamed up with Eurodata TV Worldwide once again to uncover the most successful…
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Viewpoint: how social media rewired the formats business
Viacom International Media Network’s senior VP Caroline Beaton explains how social media has created a…
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Cineflix Rights makes first drama move
Cineflix Rights is moving into drama and has made it first acquisition, upcoming Australian crime…
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Using the UK tax credit to boost trans-Atlantic relations
Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover and Louisa Spring – the principals of London and LA-based exec-production,…
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Klein leaves BBC Four to take ITV factual post
BBC four controller Richard Klein has been hired to lead rival ITV’s factual charge, as…
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Netflix’s Killing deal helps prolong the life of the series
Netflix has snagged exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the third season of the The…