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Kino Lorber merges MHz Choice & Topic, acquires ‘Babylon Berlin’
US distributor Kino Lorber is merging its streaming services MHz Choice and Topic to create…
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Topic co-owner Kino Lorber names Ed Carroll president, MHz Choice’s founder becomes advisor
Kino Lorber, the US distributor behind streaming duo Topic and MHz Choice, has upped former…
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Sky orders “morally complex” doc from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Tell Them You Love Me, a documentary feature about…
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Kino Lorber acquires First Look streamer Topic, forms joint venture
US distribution firm Kino Lorber has acquired a majority stake in First Look Media streamer…
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Exclusive: Scripted production to return to Ukraine as HRT, HBO Max & ZDF drama heads for Kiev
Ukraine’s embattled production sector is showing green shoots after it emerged that The Silence, a…
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Topic & SBS strike deals for ‘Agatha Christie’s Hjerson’
Global broadcasters and platforms including US streamer Topic and Australia’s SBS have picked up Agatha…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate; Topic takes ‘Catching A Killer’; Netflix Germany, Movistar Plus+ VRT pick up Van Gaal doc
Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has announced the key titles leading…
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Exclusive: Topic, HBO Max, SBS Oz buy Russian drama ‘Dead Mountain’
US streamer Topic and HBO Max in Latin America are expanding their Russian drama offerings…
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US SVOD Topic acquires ‘The Bridge’
US SVOD platform Topic has acquired all four seasons of Nordic drama The Bridge following…
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ITV orders factual special on Irish baby deaths; RTÉ and Topic onboard
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary about the Irish mother and baby home scandal…
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US streamer Topic picks up trio of premium foreign scripted dramas
First Look Media-owned North American streamer Topic has acquired Icelandic political thriller The Minister, Canadian dark…
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Deals round-up: Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix co-pro; BBC Two expands factual; Topic takes Scandi dramas
Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix culinary show Celebrity chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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Exclusive: Disney+ hunts ‘chaste YA’ as SVODs descend on Cannes
The streaming giants are gathering force and playing ball with producers and distributors, with the…
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Deals round-up: SPI’s FilmBox adds ‘Narcos’; SBS buys Fremantle shows; New streamer Topic takes dramas
Narcos moves into CEE, Benelux Channels operator SPI/FilmBox has picked up broadcast rights to Narcos,…