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ORF and ZDF take a second stab at ‘Vienna Blood’
Broadcasters ORF in Austria and ZDF in Germany have ordered a second season crime of…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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Acorn TV takes US, UK, Oz rights to Nordic drama ‘The Sommerdahl Murders’
Global streamer Acorn TV has joined France’s Mediawan and others in picking up rights to…
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Drive sells more than 50 hours of factual content worldwide
Multiple networks in Europe and Australasia have picked up a range of factual content after…
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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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Scripted Hot Pick: Shadowplay
Created by Måns Mårlind, whose previous shows include The Bridge and Midnight Sun, this Berlin-based…
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Covid-19 round-up: German broadcasters to shoulder costs; Oprah launches Apple show; Rakuten TV adds free films
Apple launches Oprah Talks Covid-19 Oprah Winfrey has launched an Apple TV+ show exploring the…
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TBI Scripted: Ending the ‘gun for hire’ approach
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Writer’s room: Franck Philippon
Mirage is the story of the destiny of an ordinary woman, Claire, who is thrust…
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Attenborough to front BBC, PBS series about secret lives of plants
Sir David Attenborough has been attached to present BBC Studios’ forthcoming five-part blue chip series…
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Arte acquires ‘The Pleasure Principle’ from Beta Film
Franco-German network Arte has picked up crime series The Pleasure Principle from Germany’s Beta Film….
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Scripted deals: BBC First, RTL add ITVSGE drama; W9 acquires ‘The Hunting’; ‘Project Blue Book’ sales
BBC First, M-Net, RTL among ITVSGE deals BBC First, M-Net in Africa and Germany’s RTL…
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Writer’s Room: Imagining the unimaginable with ‘The Windermere Children’
In TBI’s Writer’s Room, The Eichmann Show’s Simon Block discusses how he set about adapting…
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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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Exclusive: Netflix drives into European drama with hires for Paris, Berlin
Netflix is expanding its scripted might in Europe, building out offices in Paris and Berlin…
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Show of the week: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…
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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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BBC, ZDF, Love Nature strike first copro with ‘Animals at Play’
The UK’s BBC, Germany’s ZDF and natural history operator Love Nature have joined forces on…
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TBI Factual Hot Pick: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…
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Europe’s Alliance looks to Spain as it navigates different priorities
The fledgling Alliance of European public broadcasters is looking to get into business with Spain…
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BBC Studios, ZDF strike strategic content partnership
BBC Studios and Germany’s ZDF have struck a strategic partnership to develop and co-produce a…
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Arte plots VOD service with ARD, ZDF, France Télévisions
Franco-German culture channel Arte is planning to launch a video-on-demand (VOD) platform in partnership with…
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ZDF to remake No More Boys and Girls for Germany
ZDF is set to remake BBC Two’s No More Boys and Girls for a German…
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Tandem, Bron Studios set for thriller from The Bridge scribe
Tandem Productions, a Studiocanal company, and Bron Studios are set to produce a gritty dramatic…
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ZDF strengthens its Bridge to Latin America
ZDF has sold the fourth and final season of Bron (The Bridge) to DirecTV Latin America….
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Banijay to represent ZDFE’s classic Wanna Bet? format
ZDF Enterprises and Banijay Group have agreed a worldwide format deal for classic Saturday night…
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TBI Weekly: Three moves that may chip at Netflix dominance
Moves to combat the Netflix-effect are high on the agenda for major broadcasters and networks…
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France Télévisions, Rai, ZDF drama pact takes on Netflix
European public broadcasters France Télévisions, Rai and ZDF have unveiled the first projects to be…
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France Télévisions forges programming pact with ZDF
France Télévisions and Rai are to forge an alliance with ZDF that will encompass co-production,…
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Walter Presents heads down The River
On-demand service Walter Presents has acquired rights to new Norwegian drama The River in the…