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Round up: Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original; Eccho to shop Turkey’s ‘Chrysalis’; Beyond takes ‘Nina & Olga’ distribution rights
Netflix plunders ZDFE factual pirate original Netflix has picked up The Lost Pirate Kingdom, a…
ZDF Enterprises launches drama joint venture with German prodco NDF
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has linked up with Germany’s Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft (NDF) to launch a…
CuriosityStream pre-buys ZDF’s ‘Planet of Treasures’
CuriosityStream has pre-bought six one-hour documentary series Planet of Treasures – A History of Mankind…
Sales round-up: PBS Int’l scores with moon landing; ZDFE sells drama into China
PBS scores international sales for moon landing doc The commercial arm of the US public…
Off the Fence rejigs management structure
Two months after its acquisition by Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), specialist factual distributor Off the…
TBI Weekly: ZDFE’s Off The Fence acquisition proves “less space” for mid-sized firms
While some warn that the latest distribution merger to rock the landscape proves there…
Jasper James’ Screen Glue strikes ZDF deal
Jasper James’ indie prodco Screen Glue has inked a three documentary deal with ZDF Enterprises,…
ZDF cuts MHz Networks deal
US channel operator MHz Networks has snagged a 150-hour package from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises. The…
ZDF Enterprises gets new drama boss
ZDF Enterprises has recruited Robert Franke as vice president of its drama division. German pubcaster…
ZDF sells 200hr docs package into China
ZDF Enterprises has cut a two-year deal with Chinese programmer and distributor LIC for two…
Netflix inks exclusive kids deal with ZDF
Netflix has picked up exclusive rights to kids series Mako Mermaids from ZDF Enterprises, the…
News Brief: ZDF launches short film portal
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has launched a new short…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Death of a Pilgrim
In February 2013, ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) secured international distribution rights to Death of a Pilgrim,…
ZDF picks up sales rights to latest hit Scandi drama
ZDF Enterprises has taken international rights to Death of a Pilgrim, the latest hit Scandinavian…
ZDF Enterprises restructures, ups Burcksen
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster ZDF, has restructured its business…