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TV4
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TV4’s Maria Mowbray & Cem Yeter launch prodco with private equity backing
Swedish exec duo Maria Mowbray and Cem Yeter, head of development and deputy head of…
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‘MasterChef: All Stars’ secures remakes in Brazil, Sweden
Broadcasters in Brazil and Sweden have ordered local remakes of Endemol Shine Group’s culinary format…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to Sweden on TV4
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother has landed its fourth European comeback territory, with TV4 commissioning a…
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Show of the Week: Agent Hamilton
Agent Hamilton is Beta Film’s high-profile adaptation of Jan Guillou’s bestselling novel series Hamilton, with…
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Scandi nets team for series based on murdered journalist Kim Wall
Denmark’s TV 2 and Sweden’s TV4 and C More have partnered with Miso Film to…
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Crisis measures planned as #MeToo wave catches TV4
The CEO of Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4, Casten Almqvist (pictured), has announced…
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Victoria reigns in Europe, Israel
ITV period drama Victoria has found new homes in Italy, Russia and Israel. The Mammoth…
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C More extends SVOD service
TV4 Group-owned C More is launching its subscription video-on-demand service in Finland as part of…
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Endemol Shine poaches MTG exec for Nordics
Endemol Shine Nordics has poached Modern Times Group programming exec Karin Stjärne to become its…
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Nurses producer Yellow hires ex-YLE drama chief
Nurses creator Yellow Film & Television has a new chief creative officer in the shape…
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Vimeo strikes TV4 SVOD deal
Warner Bros.-backed TV4 has struck a deal with Vimeo that will see the latter power…
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Long Lost Family format finds new home
Finnish free-TV broadcaster Nelonen has ordered a local version of Long Lost Family, the Dutch-originated…
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C More anoints Young Pope
Scandinavian pay TV operator and SVOD provider C More has acquired local rights to big…
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MBO for Nordic World
Espen Huseby has completed a management buy-out of Scandinavian distributor Nordic World for an undisclosed…
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TV4 taps Idol presenter for VR show
Swedish broadcaster TV4 is to launch a new virtual reality TV show that will bring…
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TV4 recruits Finnish Nurses for format
Swedish commercial channel TV4 is to remake Finnish drama Nurses following a deal with distributor…
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Revenue, profit up Sweden’s TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has posted respectable sales and profit growth…
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BBCWW secures detective series presales
BBC Worldwide has shopped upcoming detective drama Maigret to France 3, Germany’s ARD, Sweden’s TV4…
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Fox names Nordic buying chief
Fox International Channels has upped Clara Scherman to senior director of acquisitions for its Nordic…
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Investors circle Nordic World
The owners of Nordic World are looking for a new partner in the distribution firm…
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Beck-Friis leaving Sweden’s TV4
Cecilia Beck-Friis is leaving Sweden’s TV4 and will not be replaced. Beck-Friis (pictured) is the…
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NHK buys BBC One Agatha Christie drama
Japanese pubcaster NHK is one of a batch of networks to acquire BBC One period…
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Euro nets like Real Men
Germany’s VOX is among three buyers of Red Arrow Entertainment Group format Real Men. The…
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Welcome to Sweden axed after ‘craptastic’ ratings
US-Swedish comedy series Welcome to Sweden has been cancelled by NBC after what its creator…
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Discovery, TV4 bag GRB titles
Discovery Networks and TV4 in Sweden are among buyers of programming from LA-based GRB Entertainment….
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Wild Things to roam in Cannes
Wacky UK gameshow Wild Things is set to hit the international market at MIPTV. The…
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Nordic World’s Absolutely files for bankruptcy
Absolutely Independent, the Amsterdam-based formats business owned by Nordic World, has filed for bankruptcy in…
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Profits dip at Sweden’s TV4
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group saw a dip in profit in 2014 on flat revenues, but…
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TV4 installs new programming boss
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has promoted Catherine Wiernik to programming director,…
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Nordic fund invests in TV4 drama copro
Nordisk Film & TV Fond has invested NOK2 million (US$260,000) in a Swedish drama coproduction…