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Kids round-up: APC’s ‘Jade Armor’ goes global; BBC & TV3 snag ‘Theodosia’
APC’s Jade Armor goes global Broadcasters around the world have snagged rights to APC Kids’…
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TV3 in New Zealand & UK’s C4 among Perpetual pre-sale deals with Marmalade Sky
Australia’s Perpetual Entertainment and Jimmy Humphrey’s Marmalade Sky TV have linked up to strike five…
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News round-up: SBS options AfterShock title; Estonia lands ‘The Secret Song’; WildBrain partners with Ukrainian Glowberry for ‘Brave Bunnies’
SBS options AfterShock title SBS in Australia has agreed a deal to option AfterShock Comics’…
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News round-up: NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE; Stan links with Lionsgate; Media Ranch deals
NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to roll its reality-focused streaming service Hayu into…
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Sales round-up: China goes Beyond for kids & factual; BBC takes ABC’s ‘Born To Spy’; ‘The Water Guardians’ land in Canada & Europe
China goes Beyond for kids & factual Chinese broadcasters and platforms have acquired a range…
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TV3 to adapt Banijay’s ‘Onliners And Old Timers’ format
Spanish broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a local adaptation of Banijay social experiment format Onliners And…
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Nine in Oz, TV3 in NZ & Netherlands’ Talpa TV calls in US version of ‘Emergency Call’
Australia’s Nine Network, New Zealand’s TV3 and Talpa TV in the Netherlands have picked up…
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Exclusive: NENT Group’s content, co-productions and acquisitions team revealed
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s recently appointed chief content officer Filippa Wallestam has named a six-pronged…
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Spain’s TV3 tempted by ‘Taboo’
Spain broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a local version of Lineup Industries’ comedy format Taboo. The…
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Show of the Week: An Ordinary Woman
An Ordinary Woman is a “grounded” series from Russia with a “breathtaking” performance from Series Mania…
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Show of the week: Hidden
Distributor: Banijay Rights Producer: Yellow Bird Channel: Viaplay/TV3 Concept: A man declared dead after a…
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The Nordics take on ITV’s Love Island
ITV Studios (ITVS) has sold its record-breaking format Love Island across the Nordics in Denmark, Finland…
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Walter Presents heads down The River
On-demand service Walter Presents has acquired rights to new Norwegian drama The River in the…
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MTG reveals Hidden Swedish original
MTG Studios has revealed its next original drama Hidden, fronted by Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye) and…
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MTG preps ‘biggest ever’ drama from Norway
MTG’s production arm is lining up a drama series for broadcaster TV3 and SVOD service…
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SVT pioneer Annie Wegelius dies at 58
Former SVT programming chief Annie Wegelius has died aged 58 after a protracted battle with…
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Russia-US content deals for Twin Peaks
Russian pay TV operator Amedia TV has snagged rights to Showtime shows including the upcoming…
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BBC Four enters Sweden’s Black Lake
UK network BBC Four has acquired Swedish thriller series Black Lake. The 8x45mins mystery drama…
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MTG makes €115m from Baltic nets sale
Modern Times Group is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity Partners…
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TF1 orders French version of Red Band Society
TF1 has ordered a local version of The Red Band Society, the Spain-originated medical drama…
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TV3 overhauls channels, replaces UTV Ireland
Irish broadcaster TV3 has overhauled its two existing channels and is launching a new net,…
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Ireland’s TV3 reaches out to producers
TV3 is looking for a raft of programming across most genres. The Irish broadcaster put…
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Nobel drama win for Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ has acquired Scandi thriller series Nobel. DRG sells the show…
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RTÉ to axe in-house kids programming
RTÉ will no longer make any in-house children’s television programming, as part of a huge…
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Caulton exiting TV3 for UK move
Veteran TV3 programming chief Mark Caulton is exiting the New Zealand-based broadcaster and moving his…
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Mediaworks names new int’l buyer, VOD chief
New Zealand broadcaster Mediaworks has named a new head of acquisitions, a channel manager for…
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MediaWorks names CEO, CFO to exit
New Zealand-based broadcaster and producer MediaWorks has named a local media industry veteran as its…
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Virgin Media agrees €10m UTV Ireland buyout
Liberty Global-owned UK and Irish operator Virgin Media has agreed to buy Republic of Ireland…
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Report: Virgin Media in talks to buy UTV Ireland
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator Virgin Media is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Irish…
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Little Big Shots goes big
Warner Bros. has secured a raft of new deals for its Little Big Shots, format…