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ZDF Enterprises
ZDFE acquires Dutch distributor Off The Fence
ZDF Enterprises has acquired Dutch producer-distributor Off The Fence. The German business has bought the…
Banijay to represent ZDFE’s classic Wanna Bet? format
ZDF Enterprises and Banijay Group have agreed a worldwide format deal for classic Saturday night…
Acorn orders first straight-to-series UK drama
North American streaming service Acorn TV has ordered its first straight-to-series drama from the UK….
Netflix boards ZDF thriller Tabula Rasa
Netflix has launched ZDF Enterprises’ psychological thriller series Tabula Rasa on its platform. The 9×50…
Game of Thrones producer creates prodco with Beta & ZDF
Germany’s Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) have joined forces with Game of Thrones producer…
ZDFE merges factual and entertainment under Rückauer
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has consolidated its factual and entertainment wings under doc chief Ralf Rückauer….
Virgin buys ‘Flemish noir’ brothel drama
UK pay TV service Virgin Media has acquired exclusive rights to a ‘Flemish noir’ drama…
ZDFE packaging ‘envelope-pushing’ drama
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) is working with LA’s Rosa Entertainment to package an “envelope-pushing” drama…
ZDFE chief Coridass to exit after 25 years
ZDF Enterprises president and CEO Alexander Coridass has resigned after a quarter of a century…
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion rebrands for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has rebranded as Bavaria Fiction as it looks to grow its international business….
Walter Presents brings in first Italian drama
Walter Presents, the global television drama service that Channel 4 launched last year, has brought…
Hulu to stream ZDF ballet time-travel drama
US streaming service Hulu had acquired exclusive VOD rights to Find Me in Paris, the…
ZDF buys into UK indie World Media Rights
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has made its first investment in the UK production market, taking a…
ZDF joins Depardieu’s culinary journey
ZDF Enterprises has taken German-speaking rights to Bon Appetit, the French food and travel series…
Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
ZDF digital boss takes on docs prodco
Carim Aadam has taken over management of the German broadcaster’s factual prodco doc.station. He replaces…
ZDF snags comedy Blockbustaz
The commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF has snagged international rights to comedy series Blockbustaz. The…
Jasper James’ Screen Glue strikes ZDF deal
Jasper James’ indie prodco Screen Glue has inked a three documentary deal with ZDF Enterprises,…
Globosat, RTVE, TVN locate Bin Laden doc
A trio of broadcasters has acquired a ZDF documentary profiling notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden….
Netflix orders trio of originals, Stranger Things II
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a pair of tween-skewed scripted series, on of which comes…
ZDFE bags BBC copro doc rights
Mainz-based ZDF Enterprises has taken international distribution rights for The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice,…
ZDF cuts MHz Networks deal
US channel operator MHz Networks has snagged a 150-hour package from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises. The…
France TV delves into science, history with ZDF
France Télévisions has acquired a package of docs from ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of…
ZDFE launches digital prodco
ZDF Enterprises has created a digital subsidiary aimed at producing for online platforms. Streamwerke will…
Blue Eyes sparkle for Yes
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has bought Scandi political drama Blue Eyes. The deal, struck…
ZDFE pockets Televisa USA true crime series
ZDF Enterprises has taken rights to new Televisa USA true crime series Deep Undercover, which…
German miniseries Ku’damm 56 continues
Following strong ratings and international sales, German period miniseries Ku’damm 56 will continue in a…
SLR, ZDFE plot Alice-Miranda series
SLR Productions in Australia and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises have allied to create a children’s series….
BBC exec moves to Jasper James’ Screen Glue
Will Aslett has joined UK indie Screen Glue from pubcaster the BBC. Screen Glue is…
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…