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ZDFE merges factual and entertainment under Rückauer
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has consolidated its factual and entertainment wings under doc chief Ralf Rückauer….
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…
ProSiebenSat.1 wants new PSB regime & funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial networks…
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…
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…
German pubcasters miss Discovery Olympics deal
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have failed to secure a deal with Discovery to…
Broadcaster streaming services beat Netflix, Amazon
Streaming services from broadcasters and pay TV operators are giving Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
Orange Smarty claims £250k in post-MIPCOM deals
UK indie distributor Orange Smarty has sold a 50-hour package of programming to Foxtel and…
Nine to visit Planet Earth II
Australian commercial channel Nine Network has acquired local premiere rights to Planet Earth II, which…
ZDF orders antiques format
All3Media’s Tower Productions is making a German version of antiques format For What It’s Worth….
ZDF gets to work on Reformation drama
German pubcaster ZDF has commissioned a two-part miniseries about revolutionary priest Martin Luther to celebrate…
ZDF digital boss takes on docs prodco
Carim Aadam has taken over management of the German broadcaster’s factual prodco doc.station. He replaces…
New German VOD net buys NRK drama
A new German VOD platform, Canal+’s SVOD service in France and Channel 4’s Walter Presents…
ZDF orders Professor T drama remake
German broadcaster ZDF has ordered a German version of Professor T., the Belgian cop drama….
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,…
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…
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….
Warrior Women invades Smithsonian, Euro nets
US-based Smithsonian Networks and German pubcaster ZDF have signed on as coproducers of a new…
m4e buys Rainbow out of Mia and Me
German brand management and production firm m4e has acquired Italian toon producer Rainbow’s shares in…
RTVE takes ‘extensive’ ZDFE package
Spanish pubcaster RTVE has purchased an “extensive” package of telemovies from German distributor ZDF Enterprises….
Euro nets buy Planet Earth follow-up
Scandinavian pubcasters SVT and DR and Italy’s Mediaset have bought Planet Earth II as the…
Spanish net learns How to Be
Israeli format How to Be is heading into Spain. Commercial broadcaster Cuatro has commissioned a…