All this week, TBI has been hearing from buyers around the world about the ramifications of Covid-19 on their acquisition strategies and scheduling conundrums. Here are five key takeaways. Buying time With production halted on most shows, broadcasters have been trying to maximise programming they have in the can – with the UK’s ITV and […]
Distributor: Fremantle Producer: Blu Broadcaster: TV2 Denmark In a certain rural area of Denmark, eligible young men have run into a problem – 70% of the women have left home and moved into the big city and those bachelors left behind are struggling to find the right girl. “The show bridges the gap between city […]
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the impact that the Coronavirus pandemic is having on their businesses. Today we speak to Anette Rømer at Denmark’s TV2, about how the Danish operator has strengthened local content but passed on “Corona programming” It might be surprising to hear, considering what is […]
Royal streamer picks up Harry & Meghan docs Streaming service True Royalty TV has acquired new programming and announced half price subscriptions to cater to an increase in viewers during the coronavirus pandemic. The streamer, which offers programming focusing on the British royal family, has acquired the global premiere of Wag TV’s 1 x 45-minute […]
Five Guys A Week format goes global TV2 in Denmark, and unannounced channels and platforms in Canada, Norway and Finland, have picked up format rights to UK prodco Label1’s reality dating show Five Guys A Week, following multiple deals by Fremantle. The series, which was originally commissioned for Channel 4 in the UK, was also […]
TV2 Denmark’s long-serving exec Anette Romer is stepping down as head of acquisitions this summer, after more than three decades in the business. Romer will continue to head the department over the coming months while working with head of TV2 Play and TV2 Zulu’s Sune Roland, who will then assume responsibility for the department. Romer’s […]
Hulu Japan has bought two seasons of New Zealand family drama Filthy Rich from Newen Distribution. The drama, originally commissioned by New Zealand’s TV2 and produced by Filthy Productions, has already been sold into Hulu out of the US and Fox in the Middle East. The format is also being remade Stateside by Fox. The […]
YLE in Finland, Sweden’s SVT and AXN Mystery in Japan are among international buyers of BBC Studios’ forthcoming feel-good crime drama The Mallorca Files. The show was the first production greenlit for Cosmopolitan Pictures, the prodco founded by former BBC Studios drama boss Ben Donald in 2014, and has been created with Clerkenwell Films. The […]
Nordic broadcasters TV2 Norway, DR in Denmark and MTV3 in Finland have all boarded Beta Film’s high-profile adaptation of Jan Guillou’s bestselling novels Hamilton. Agent Hamilton is from Dramacorp Pampas Studios and Kärnfilm in co-production with Sweden’s TV4, pan-Nordic streamer C-More, Beta and ZDF, in association with the German broadcaster’s commercial arm ZDF Enterprises. The […]
Danish pubcaster DR has named a TV2 producer has its new drama chief after the exit of the long serving Piv Bernth. Christian Rank (pictured), who has been described locally as the “wonder boy of Danish TV drama” will transfer to his new post on February 1. He has previously produced dramas Avringerne (Inheritance) and […]
