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Sales round-up: C4 & SBS visit Titanic; WBD’s TVN preps 15 FAST channels; ‘LooLoo’ expands in MENA
UK’s C4 & SBS in Oz visit Titanic Channel 4 i the UK and Australia’s…
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CJ ENM Hong Kong takes pay-TV rights to seven Korean titles from Paramount
CJ ENM Hong Kong has secured exclusive pay-TV rights to seven Korean series for parts…
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News round-up: ‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia; Fauna brings ‘True’ to Turkey; Eccho shops K-drama duo
‘Grandpa’ travels to Australia National Indigenous Television (NITV), a division of SBS Australia, has acquired…
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Poland opens path for state-controlled TVN24 with media reforms
Poland has passed a controversial new media law which has the potential for major curbs…
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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…
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News round-up: TVN snags Fremantle’s ‘kindness’ format; Eccho sells ‘Legacy’; Can’t Stop’s ‘Pharaohs’ travel
TVN takes Fremantle’s Great Giveback Poland’s TVN has ordered a local version of a reality…
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Walter Presents takes trio of Polish dramas from Discovery’s TVN
Global drama streamer Walter Presents has struck a three-year deal for almost 30 hours of…
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Korea’s tvN commits to ‘Cash Back’ from CJENM & Bunim Murray
South Korean network tvN has ordered a full season of Cash Back, the gameshow format…
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Skydance TV adapts Korean drama ‘Hotel Del Luna’ from ‘Parasite’ prodco CJENM
Altered Carbon prodco Skydance Television has partnered with the South Korean firm behind 2019 feature…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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News round-up: Oz ‘Living Room’ travels to US; CJ ENM & Bunim/Murray format deal; ZDF snags Covid-19 series
Dabl steps into WTFN’s ‘Living Room‘ WTFN-produced The Living Room is headed to the US…
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Sales round-up: Poland’s TVN returns to ‘Big Brother’, Ovation adds detective drama ‘Maigret’
Poland’s TVN returns to Big Brother Polish broadcaster TVN is to air another season of…
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Big Brother makes a comeback in Poland & Finland
Endemol Shine Group’s Big Brother is returning to Poland and Finland after a hiatus. ESG…
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New Polish law could place strict limit on foreign ownership
Polish politicians from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party are mulling changes in the…
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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…
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Canal+ drama Belfer tops Polish demand list
A local Canal+ drama is the most in-demand series in Poland, according to exclusive new…
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Virgin Media adds France 2, TVN & Russian nets
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
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TVN Media names new board president
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster TVN has appointed Piotr Tyborowicz as president of the board of…
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CJ E&M ploughing $40m into originals in 2017
South Korea’s CJ Entertainment & Media will invest ₩450 billion Korean (US$39.5 million) into TV…
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CJ E&M ploughing $40m into originals in 2017
South Korea’s CJ Entertainment & Media will invest ₩450 billion Korean (US$39.5 million) into TV…
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TVN inks new Warner Bros. deal
Polish broadcaster TVN has agreed a new deal with Warner Bros., covering the studios TV…
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TVN to stream Drone Racing League
TVN is set to debut Drone Racing League in Poland via its over-the-top streaming service…
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Grandpas Over Flowers blooms in Italy
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers is set for an Italian remake after Rai ordered…
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HGTV set for European debut in Poland
Scripps Networks Interactive is due to roll out its home and garden-focused cable network, HGTV,…
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Globosat, RTVE, TVN locate Bin Laden doc
A trio of broadcasters has acquired a ZDF documentary profiling notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden….
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Tellenbach out at TVN, Samples takes charge
Media veteran Markus Tellenbach is leaving his post as president and CEO of Polish media…
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CEE nets bag All3 factual
All3Media International has closed its first deals since announcing former chief Louise Pedersen was returning…
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CBS cuts Good Wife format deal
There will be a South Korean version of legal drama The Good Wife after CBS…
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Telemundo’s new Lord of the Skies set for take-off
Telemundo Internacional is launching a new season of its hit super series The Lord of…
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Jim Jam, TVN among Cloudbabies buyers
Jim Jam and TVN in Poland and ETV in South Africa have bought Cloudbabies from…