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Wildside
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Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli & The Apartment’s Mario Gianani to exit, Fremantle ‘finalising’ new partnership
Italian production chiefs Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani, founders of The Good Mothers firm Wildside…
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Fremantle ups Christian Vesper to new drama role, extending prodco oversight
Fremantle has upped scripted chief Christian Vesper to a newly created role overseeing its global…
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Sky unveils UFA apocalypse drama among German slate & orders Drama Republic’s ‘The Lovers’
Sky has unveiled three new German dramas, ranging from a show from Deutschland 83 producer UFA…
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Fremantle rejigs global drama by adding Wildside & Storyglass execs to key roles
Fremantle has named execs from its Italian outfit Wildside and podcast firm Storyglass to key…
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Round-up: Amazon’s IMDB welcomes ‘100% Wolf’; AMC acquires ‘Anna’; Ed TV Fest names alternative MacTaggart
Amazon’s IMDB welcomes 100% Wolf Amazon’s streamer service IMDb TV service has acquired exclusive AVOD…
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Wildside to delve into Italian fairy tales, with Alice Rohrwacher
Fremantle’s Rome-based production company Wildside is developing a new series that will explore the world…
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HBO Europe, Starzplay and more take coming-of-age drama ‘We Are Who We Are’ global
Broadcasters and platforms across the world have acquired Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part drama We Are Who We Are,…
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Sky locks away Italian prison drama, from The Apartment & Wildside
UK-based Sky has commissioned Il Re (The King), a new Italian prison drama from Fremantle-owned…
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BBC Three snags exclusive UK rights for Sky & HBO’s Luca Guadagnino drama
BBC Three in the UK has picked up first window rights to We Are Who…
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‘Suburra’ prodco Wildside prep Francesco Totti football drama for Sky
Sky has partnered up with Fremantle’s Italian producer Wildside on a drama about Italian football…
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News round-up: eOne moves dramas onto Lat Am AVOD; Canal+, SBS buy NENT drama ‘For Life’; HBO preps Fremantle drama
eOne strikes AVOD drama deal in Lat Am Latin American AVOD service Free TV has…
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News round-up: Série Series cancelled; Fred sells ER shows to UK; HBO & Rai renew ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Série Series 2020 cancelled, online replacement announced French scripted drama event Série Series has been…
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Fremantle strikes unprecedented China deal for ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Chinese streaming giants iQiyi, Alibaba-owned Youku and Tencent Video have all bought the second season…
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Sky Italia rolls cameras on Wildside’s dystopian thriller ‘Anna’
Sky Italia has signed on for Sicilian dystopian thriller Anna from The Miracle producer Wildside….
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Wildside is developing an Audrey Hepburn drama
Fremantle’s Wildside is developing a drama series on Audrey Hepburn’s life, based on a story…
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Sky and Movistar buy Beta’s 1993
Sky Deutschland and Spain’s Movistar+ are among several buyers of political thriller 1993. The Sky…
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Fremantle buys into Bend It TV
FremantleMedia has bought a 25% stake in scripted prodco Bend It Television. This is the…
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Meg Ryan returns to TV drama with Epix
US premium cable channel Epix is to bring big screen star Meg Ryan back to…
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Sky Italia, local prodcos team for distribution
Sky Italia and producers including FremantleMedia-owned Wildside and Gomorrah producer Cattleya, have joined forces to…
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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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Drama, Italian style
Italy has emerged from the doldrums to become a leading European drama producer in recent…
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FremantleMedia buys Dutch indie
FremantleMedia has acquire a majority stake in Dutch producer No Pictures Please, a controversial factual…
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Netflix buys Italian corruption drama
Netflix has acquired US subscription streaming rights to Italian crime and corruption period drama 1992,…
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FremantleMedia buys Young Pope prodco
FremantleMedia has paid an undisclosed amount for a 62.5% stake in Italian drama house Wildside….
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Beta Film sets a MIP date for 1992
German distributor Beta Film will launch buzzy Italian drama 1992 and Spanish drama hit Under…
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Sky takes UK and German rights to Italy’s 1992
Sky has acquired 1992, the upcoming political drama produced for Sky Italia, for its UK…
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A walk on the Wildside
Italian writers are an increasingly appealing option on the menu of global scripted content. Rome-based…
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Beta joins Sky Italia drama 1992
Germany’s Beta Film has signed on for Sky Italia’s big budget political crime series 1992….
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Wildside launches new divisions in scripted formats push
Italian drama producer Wildside has launched a pair of new production divisions as part of…