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Bavaria poaches Tandem exec for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has poached Moritz Polter from Tandem, and the new recruit will lead an…
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German deal for Gaumont’s Belle and Sebastian
German pubcaster ZDF has prebought the new animated version of Belle and Sebastian. The animated…
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Netflix CEO: BBC, others will be ‘internet networks’
Traditional broadcasters like the BBC and ZDF will become “internet networks” as the TV industry…
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Shrek producer to reboot evolution show
John Williams, who produced the Shrek feature films, has acquired rights to make an animated…
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Deutschland 83 is UK’s highest-rated foreign drama
German drama Deutschland 83 has become the UK’s highest-rated foreign-language drama of all time. Launching…
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ZDFE’s Mermaids travel to HBO Family
ABC International has taken pan-Asian pay TV rights to all three seasons of Dance Academy,…
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ZDFE bags SVT’s Morrissey-inspired mini
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has picked up international distribution rights to Swedish music period miniseries Viva…
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Size Matters for ZDFE, UK indie prodco
ZDF Enterprises has signed a development deal with UK indie Screen Glue for a science…
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ZDF to debut drama from Deutschland ‘83 prodco
ZDF Enterprises will hit the market in Cannes with a three-part event movie series from…
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Sprout buys Maya, Sydney
NBC’s US children’s channel Sprout has acquired European- and Australian-produced cartoon series. One deal with…
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NHK, Canal+ buy Escape From ISIS doc
NHK in Japan and France’s Canal+ are among buyers of Escape From ISIS. ZDF (Germany),…
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Quiz + game = broad entertainment
“Buyers have been looking for more than straightforward Q+A for some time; they want more…
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HBO picks up Lanzmann doc
US premium cable channel has acquired a 40-minute documentary that looks into the making of…
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Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC
UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar…
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ORF, CCTV10 traverse the Himalayas
Austria’s ORF and Chinese statecaster CCTV10 are going into production on a three-part wildlife series, Sky…
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ZDF brings Berlinale shows to Cannes
ZDF Enterprises has two dramas from this year’s Berlinale Special Series selection for MIPTV, Blochin…
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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…
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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…
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Sky follows Danger Dogs
Sky in the UK is among buyers of Danger Dogs, a series from Australia’s Flame…
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Robin Hood completes Euro roll-out
Toon series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood has now secured 100% carriage on free TV…
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ZDF orders more Doctor Klein
ZDF has ordered another run of family-skewed medical drama Dr. Klein. The German public broadcaster…
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FremantleMedia takes German Cold War drama
FremantleMedia International has taken global distribution rights to Deutschland 83, a major new German drama…
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Nordic fund invests in TV4 drama copro
Nordisk Film & TV Fond has invested NOK2 million (US$260,000) in a Swedish drama coproduction…
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Germany’s ZDFNeo orders Israeli gender-swap series
German digital channel ZDFNeo has ordered a six-episode version of Israeli-originated sex-change series Re-Gender. The…
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UK leads video apps market, Netflix in first
Consumers in the UK are the most voracious in Europe when it comes top downloading…
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ZDF, GoldBee sell kids into Asia
The commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF and fledgling distributor GoldBee have sold a raft…
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Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
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Global Screen takes Ken Follett mini to market
German-based distributor Global Screen has taken international rights to A Dangerous Fortune, the upcoming two-part…
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German and Polish pubcasters team for WWII doc
German public broadcaster ZDF and its Polish counterpart TVP are joining forces to make World…
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Broadcasters snap up Robin Hood toon
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired Method Animation and DQ Entertainment’s animated Robin Hood…