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Show of the Week: Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Incredible Creatures
Youngsters Thelma and Wendy are not looking forward to spending the whole summer at their…
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Benelux duo VRT & NPO strike ‘unprecedented’ five-show co-pro pact with ‘Professor T’ firm De Mensen
Belgian broadcaster VRT and NPO in the Netherlands have signed an unprecedented five-show co-production pact…
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Eight European pubcasters launch co-commissioning group New8
Eight public broadcasters across Europe including Germany’s ZDF and the Nordic five have joined forces…
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EBU members eye Nordic 12 expansion & highlight ‘pre-buy network’ as streamers face squeeze
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members have urged producers to consider the organisation’s ‘pre-buy network’ when…
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Factual round-up: C5, SBS & VRT travel into ‘The Frontier’; Foxtel & CTV Life among GRB deals; Pioneer lands Love Nature order
C5, SBS & VRT travel into The Frontier Channel 5 in the UK, SBS in…
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NPO, VRT & WDR link with Wild Bunch on dystopian drama ‘Arcadia’
NPO in the Netherlands, Belgium’s VRT and German broadcaster WDR/SWR have linked up with European distributor and producer Wild…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate; Topic takes ‘Catching A Killer’; Netflix Germany, Movistar Plus+ VRT pick up Van Gaal doc
Cineflix Rights unveils MIPCOM slate UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has announced the key titles leading…
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ABC in Oz, NRK & VRT among those to ‘Evolve’ with Abacus docuseries
The ABC in Australia, NRK in Norway and VRT in Belgium are among a slew…
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HBO Max Lat Am & Canal+ Group among global deals for UK true crime drama ‘Deceit’
HBO Max and the Canal+ Group are among broadcasters across Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin…
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Drama round-up: Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales; BBC’s ‘Uncle’ gets South Korean remake; VRT & ARTE check ‘Lost Luggage’
Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales Amazon Prime Video has acquired coming-of-age drama…
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Netflix & Belgium’s VRT order ‘Diamonds’ drama from De Mensen, Keshet Int’l
Netflix and Belgian pubcaster VRT have joined forces to commission Diamonds, an eight-part crime drama…
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Australia’s Network Ten to remake human interest format Taboo
Australian broadcaster Network Ten has commissioned distributor Lineup Industries and Sydney-based Lune Media for Taboo,…
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Netflix boards ZDF thriller Tabula Rasa
Netflix has launched ZDF Enterprises’ psychological thriller series Tabula Rasa on its platform. The 9×50…
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Netflix lines up Benelux & Colombian originals
SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original series from Colombia and the Benelux region….
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Worldwide touts drama sales ahead of Showcase
BBC Worldwide has shopped several of its drama series to buyers, including SS-GB to RTL…
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BBCWW takes Bowie film global
HBO has bought David Bowie: The Last Five Years, the BBC feature doc about the…
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Buyers queue up for Grizzy and the Lemmings
The first free TV sales of French CGI toon Grizzy and the Lemmings have been…
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Benelux nets look fowards to This Time Next Year
Deals for hot UK format This Time Next Year don’t appear to be slowing as…
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Orange Smarty claims £250k in post-MIPCOM deals
UK indie distributor Orange Smarty has sold a 50-hour package of programming to Foxtel and…
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VRT bags StudioCanal drama package
Belgium’s VRT has acquired a three-title drama package from Europe-based distributor StudioCanal. The agreement hands…
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Founder leaves Flemish Primitives formats firm
Sue Green, the founder and managing director of The New Flemish Primitives, is today leaving…
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Federation opens The Bureau ahead of MIP
Federation Entertainment has sold Canal+ spy drama The Bureau to a raft of broadcasters before…
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Retooled Bob lands global homes
France 5 and Turner Broadcasting System in the UK are among buyers of the rebooted…
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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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Scripps, VRT buy Travel Channel’s Breaking Borders
Scripps Networks Asia Pacific and Belgium’s VRT have acquired the US version of TV2 conflict…
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Euro nets make First Hand plays
Four European broadcasters are among buyers of documentary programming from Switzerland-based First Hand Films. VRT…
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Turner plays to Monster’s Jungle Beat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired Monster Entertainment-sold non-verbal kids toon Jungle Beat for its Boomerang…
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WDR doping doc finds int’l homes
A German documentary about alleged wide-scale doping among Russian Olympic athletes has sold to seven…
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Robin Hood completes Euro roll-out
Toon series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood has now secured 100% carriage on free TV…
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Broadcasters take Depeche Mode on tour
A raft of broadcasters have acquired a Depeche Mode live concert film. Depeche Mode: Live…
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