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ZDF Enterprises
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ZDFE hires Endemol Shine & Twitter alum to lead digital production
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has hired former Twitter and Endemol Shine Group exec Michael Kollatschny…
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Kids round-up: Serious Lunch says ‘Welcome To Earth’; ‘Chuggington’ steams into Europe; ZDF boards ‘Grisú’
Serious Lunch says ‘Welcome To Earth’ UK distributor Serious Lunch has acquired global distribution rights…
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News round-up: Blast! Films restructures; Eccho signs Born Wild deal; ZDFE’s ‘Great Inventions’ sells; IMDb extends SPT’s ‘Alex Rider’
Blast! Films rejigs as creative chiefs depart Sky Studios-backed producer Blast! Films has rejigged its…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: NENT adds Joe Biden doc; ZDF, Arte explore crime; Discovery takes eOne duo
NENT Studios UK jumps on Joe Biden doc NENT Studios UK has acquired a new…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: NBCUI nabs ‘Wynonna Earp’; All3’s ‘All Creatures Great And Small’ travel; HBO Max adds ‘I Am Suzie’; and more
NBCUIN welcomes Wyonna Earp NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has picked up all four seasons of genre-bending…
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ZDFE secures ‘Voltaire In Love’ distribution rights
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has snagged sales rights to France Télévisions’ new historical drama Voltaire…
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BBC’s scripted acquisition spree continues with return of ‘The Bridge’
The BBC in the UK has struck a new deal for hit Nordic drama The…
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Channel 4 remakes Swedish drama with Walter Presents founders’ prodco
Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a remake of Swedish drama Before We Die,…
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MBC brings ‘The Bridge’ and ‘Crimson Rivers’ to Middle East
Dubai-based MBC Group has acquired first-run broadcast rights to all seasons of two drama series…
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Kids round-up: Nickelodeon India preps time travel series; Studio 100 taps Wildbrain CPLG exec as licensing head; Gutsy gains new investors and more…
Nickelodeon India preps time travel series Nickelodeon International and Nickelodeon India are co-producing a new…
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Deals round-up: BBCS strikes ‘Bake Off’ sale; Globo show sells in Israel; ZDFE to co-pro Danish drama ‘Grow’
Slovakia snags ‘Bake Off’ Slovakian broadcaster RTVS is to launch a local version of culinary…
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ZDFE, Nucleus Media & 3zero2 preps crime drama ‘Body of Water’
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), US-based Nucleus Media Rights and Piero Crispino’s 3zero2 have struck a…
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Red Arrow hires A+E alum Joel Denton to head int’l distribution
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) has appointed former A+E Networks exec Joel Denton as acting president…
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Red Arrow’s Bo Stehmeier to return to ZDFE’s Off The Fence as CEO
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Red Arrow Studios International’s president Bo Stehmeier as CEO at…
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News round-up: AMC & NOS cook up Portuguese net; Keshet hosts live Seder; ZDFE sells WW2 doc
AMC and NOS launch Portuguese lifestyle channel AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and Portugal’s…
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ZDFE adds former Red Arrow exec for acquisitions, sales in English-language & Scandinavia
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed former Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) exec Yi Qiao as…
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ZDFE preps scripted-focused Studio Zentral, names CEO
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has appointed Lasse Scharpen to head up a new scripted division…
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Former Netflix exec Eric Barmack links with ZDFE, Werner Film for Australian adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), Werner Film Productions and Wild Sheep Content – the prodco launched…
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News round-up: Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics; Smithsonian boards Pernel’s pyramid; ZED preps wildlife for ATF
Agatha Christie doc sells into Nordics TV4 in Sweden and TV2 in Denmark have picked…
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Off The Fence hires Leila Monks as head of commissioning
ZDF Enterprises-backed Off The Fence has hired Leila Monks in the newly created role of…
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RTÉ, Acorn partner with ZDFE and TV2 Norway on dramedy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ and AMC Networks-backed Acorn Media Enterprises (AME) have partnered to commission a…
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Turkcell enters ‘Wild District’ after striking first ZDFE deal
Turkish telecoms company and broadcaster Turkcell has SVOD acquired rights to 10-part drama Wild District…
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Deals round-up: ZDF returns to ‘Ku’damm’; ITV meets Tyson Fury; SBS boards Prince Albert doc
ZDF returns to Ku’damm German broadcaster ZDF has linked up with UFA Fiction for the…
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Sales round-up: Japan’s U-Next adds German trio, ZDF buys ‘Arctic Circle’, Starzplay picks ‘Pennyworth’
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to…
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Japan’s NHK acquires UK kids show ‘The Worst Witch’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has struck a deal with ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) for UK children’s live-action…
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Quintus picks up OTF factual package
Germany’s Quintus Media has picked up a raft of programming for its YouTube channel Free…
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CuriosityStream pre-buys ZDF’s ‘Planet of Treasures’
CuriosityStream has pre-bought six one-hour documentary series Planet of Treasures – A History of Mankind…
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Sales round-up: PBS Int’l scores with moon landing; ZDFE sells drama into China
PBS scores international sales for moon landing doc The commercial arm of the US public…
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ZDF & Hong Kong’s PCCW strike first drama deal
ZDF Enterprises and Hong Kong’s PCCW have signed drama deal for the first time. The…
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Off the Fence rejigs management structure
Two months after its acquisition by Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), specialist factual distributor Off the…