France’s M6 builds Lego Masters deal M6 in France has become the eighth broadcaster to order a local version of entertainment format Lego Masters. The show will be produced by Endemol Shine France, having originally been created by Tuesday’s Child Productions, The Lego Group and Endemol Shine Group, now part of Banijay. The latter is […]
UK-based streamer Walter Presents has signed a two-year deal with Russian SVOD service Start, with programming to be made available this month. Water Presents, which specialises in non-English language content, will launch on Start in Russia and Russian-speaking territories, with a 100-hour curated collection, encompassing 11 first-run series. This is set to grow to 400 […]
Non-English language scripted streamer Walter Presents has acquired Russian oligarch drama Gold Diggers for its service in the UK. The eight-part show, from Russia’s Yellow, Black & White Group and its production arm Start Studios, explores the relationships between power, money, and sex among Moscow’s high society. The story follows a female cop who penetrates […]
BBC lands The Heights, extends The Capture BBC One in the UK has acquired the first two seasons of Australian serial drama The Heights, with the first run confirmed to begin in a daytime slot on 15 June. The show, produced by NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures in association with For Pete’s Sake Productions, explores […]
Non-English language scripted streamer Walter Presents has come to New Zealand through state broadcaster TVNZ’s OnDemand service. Effective immediately, with more than 250 hours of non-English language scripted content to be added over the next six months, the programming will be made exclusively available through a dedicated Walter Presents section on the TVNZ OnDemand homepage. […]
The trio behind international drama platform Walter Presents is setting up a new drama venture, backed by UK broadcaster Channel 4. Founders and creators Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath and Jason Thorp’s new outfit is called Eagle Eye Drama, and it will focus on producing English-language drama inspired by foreign-language programmes the team have championed via […]
BBC, RTL look into The Investigation The UK’s BBC and RTL in Germany have struck pre-sales deals for upcoming true crime drama The Investigation, which explores the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall after she boarded a submarine built by a Danish inventor. The six-part show has been produced by Fremantle’s Scandinavian outfit Miso Film, […]
International drama-focused SVOD service Walter Presents is rolling out in Belgium. The service, which originated as a VOD play on UK broadcaster Channel 4 in January 2016, will launch to Flemish audiences mid-April through a partnership with media group Medialaan, which operates Flanders-based commercial channel VTM. Walter Presents will be made available on VTM’s newly […]
Walter Presents, the Channel 4 subscription video on-demand service dedicated to foreign-language drama series, is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1, marking the first time the SVOD is available from a pay-TV provider in the US. Xfinity X1 customers can add the Walter Presents to their package for $5.99 a month. It can be found […]
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has secured two new shows from Red Arrow Studios International, adding to its mix of European dramas. The first two seasons of Icelandic legal drama The Court will debut on All4 in September, each running 12×1 hour episodes on the platform. Following that, Swedish thriller Farang will begin transmission […]
