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Discovery orders Finnish adventure format from Rabbit & snags Euro format rights
Discovery in Finland has ordered an adventure reality series from Nordic producer Rabbit Films and…
Korea’s Studio Dragon drama trio land sales & remakes
Three Korean drama series, all produced by Seoul-based Studio Dragon, are headed to Japan, Thailand…
NBC’s ‘Making It’ secures first international remake with Discovery Finland
Discovery Finland has become the first broadcaster to remake NBC series Making It, after striking…
Buyers line up for Tootuff
French producer and distributor Go-N has sealed a raft of deals for the new season…
Buyers briefing: Paul Edwards, Discovery
Name: Paul Edwards Title: VP, head of Nordic Discovery channels, Discovery Networks Northern Europe Paul…
Globo shops telenovelas into Mongolia
Brazilian media giant Globo has licensed its telenovelas Precious Pearl, Now Generation and Helena’s Shadow…
Lagardère lays out African content business
Leading French production group Lagardère Entertainment is building out the structure of its new African…
Market digests Depardieu food doc series
A culinary-themed documentary series starring French actor Gerard Depardieu launches at MIPTV next week. Internationally…
News brief: Toon Goggles buys D360 kids show
US video-on-demand service Toon Goggles has acquired kids programming from marblmedia-owned vendor Distribution 360. The…
Warner Bros. seals ER, Gossip Girl, Liars format deals
US drama series ER, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars will be remade in Asia…
Servus, Globosat investigate Planet Ice
Austria’s Servus TV and Brazil’s Globosat have prebought Planet Ice from Zodiak Rights. The doc…
SBS Discovery cuts NBCUniversal deal
The Finnish arm of SBS Discovery has agreed a programming deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement…
Broadcasters flock to A+E’s Duck Dynasty
Broadcasters in Europe, Asia and North America have acquired A+E Networks’ series Duck Dynasty. The…
MIPTV News: Rive Gauche shifts 350 hours
LA-based sales house Rive Gauche Television has sold more than 350 hours to international broadcasters…
Yves Bigot to be named as TV5 chief
The French government has decided on former RTL programming director Yves Bigot as its preferred…