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ZDF Enterprises
ZDF, WDR prep for MIPTV’s German Focus
Key German distributors, including ZDF Enterprises and WDR Mediagroup, are prepping for a MIPTV during…
RTVE takes ‘extensive’ ZDFE package
Spanish pubcaster RTVE has purchased an “extensive” package of telemovies from German distributor ZDF Enterprises….
Super RTL, Ten look to Lexi & Lottie
Germany’s Super RTL and Australia’s Network Ten are on-board a new 26x22mins detective-comedy toon for…
Super RTL, Ten look to Lexi & Lottie
Germany’s Super RTL and Australia’s Network Ten are on-board a new 26x22mins detective-comedy toon for…
ZDFE’s Mermaids travel to HBO Family
ABC International has taken pan-Asian pay TV rights to all three seasons of Dance Academy,…
ZDFE bags SVT’s Morrissey-inspired mini
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has picked up international distribution rights to Swedish music period miniseries Viva…
Size Matters for ZDFE, UK indie prodco
ZDF Enterprises has signed a development deal with UK indie Screen Glue for a science…
ZDF Enterprises gets new drama boss
ZDF Enterprises has recruited Robert Franke as vice president of its drama division. German pubcaster…
Coridass renews ZDFE deal to 2020
Alexander Coridass, the boss of ZDF Enterprises, has renewed his deal at the German distributor…
ZDF sells romance, dark drama in Cannes
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has sold a collection of romantic telemovies to broadcasters in French-speaking Canada…
French net takes The Fall
French channel NRJ12 has acquired Gillian Anderson serial killer drama The Fall from ZDF Enterprises. The…
WMR’s Evolution of Evil heads to US cable
Discovery’s American Heroes Channel has ordered Evolution of Evil, a ten-part series from UK indie…
Gravity floats buyer interest in Cannes
Upside Television’s Ø Gravity, A Mission in Space was the most-screened doc by buyers at…
Lumière secures ZDFE drama deal
Belgium-based distribution group Lumière has scored a major output deal for dramas from the commercial…
ZDFE now handling KiKA preschool slot
ZDF Enterprises is to distribute all rights from the preschool brand of ZDF children’s channel…
ZDF brings Berlinale shows to Cannes
ZDF Enterprises has two dramas from this year’s Berlinale Special Series selection for MIPTV, Blochin…
ZDF inks deal with Trevor Eve’s UK indie
ZDF Enterprises has struck another first-look deal with a UK producer, this time linking up…
Germany’s ZDF strikes first-look with UK indie
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German pubcaster ZDF, has inked a first-look deal…
ZDF orders more Doctor Klein
ZDF has ordered another run of family-skewed medical drama Dr. Klein. The German public broadcaster…
ZDF prodco Studio.TV.Film restructures
Studio.TV.Film, the German prodco 45%-owned by ZDF Enterprises, is restructuring with Milena Maitz taking join…
The public purse
Public broadcasters around the world are squeezed tighter than ever in today’s post global recession…
Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
News brief: African CBeebies among Q Pootle buyers
CBeebies in Africa and NRK in Norway are among buyers of Snapper Productions-produced toon Q…
German and Polish pubcasters team for WWII doc
German public broadcaster ZDF and its Polish counterpart TVP are joining forces to make World…
WDR poaches ProSiebenSat.1 exec
German regional pubcaster WDR has poached kids TV specialist Stefanie Fischer from ProSiebenSat.1 as part…
News brief: ZDF ups docs sales exec Garcia
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF, has promoted documentary sales executive Margarita…
ZDFE launches drama JV with Kersken
ZDF Enterprises has formalised a long-running relationship with producer Uwe Kersken by launching joint a…
CBBC, ZDFE visit Scream Street
UK children’s channel CBBC has come on board a fast-paced comedy series that Germany’s ZDF…
Miso makes a splash
Danish drama specialist Miso Film is spreading its wings following investment from FremantleMedia. Jesse Whittock…
Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…