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Romanian refugee drama wins inaugural European Series Development Award
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (320+ words) L-R: Alex Traila, Marc Lorber, Geraldine Laprell and Brigitte Drodtloff at Seriencamp SERIENCAMP: A drama about a Romanian refugee fighting to rescue her son from a brutal regime will receive "50, 000 (US$57, 700) towards its development after winning the inaugural European Series…...
Hoho Rights ventures into Mimi's World, picks up Ci TV toon Fetch the Vet | News
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (237+ words) Hoho Rights has acquired third-party distribution rights to two children's series, 5 Milkshake!'s mixed-media drama Mimi's World and the classic Ci TV animated series Fetch the Vet, and has also landed programme sales in the US and Central and Eastern…...
Netflix, Discovery, BBC Studios, DPG go shopping for factual with Passion
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (418+ words) All New Traffic Cops was originally produced for 5 in the UK Channels and platforms including Netflix in the UK and BBC Studios in Australia have acquired "blue light" and search-and-rescue programming from London-based Passion Distribution in deals totalling 250 hours of…...
Channel 4 aims high with OSF feature doc Skyclimber: Scaling the Eiffel Tower | News
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (181+ words) Skyclimber: Scaling the Eiffel Tower from Oxford Scientific Films Produced by ITV Studios subsidiary Oxford Scientific Films (Amazing Animal Friends), the film follows urban free solo climber Adam Lockwood as he attempts to scale the famous landmark in Paris without…...
Mediaset Espa'a orders first international version of Got Talent: Fantasy League
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (263+ words) Xuso Jones joins Paula Echevarr'a, Carlos Latre and Lorena Castell in the new format Mediaset Espa'a is preparing Got Talent: Fantasy League, the first international adaptation of NBC's Got Talent spin-off, in which the show's judges also compete against each…...
BBC to put Doctor Who out to tender amid plans to regenerate flagging sci-fi brand
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (457+ words) The 15th season of Doctor Who starred Ncuti Gatwa The BBC has announced production companies will be invited to bid for the rights to make the next series of struggling sci-fi property Doctor Who after the departure of its producer Bad…...
Dynamic hires Deutschland 83 co-creator J'rg Winger to grow German business
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (268+ words) Producer, showrunner and writer J'rg Winger has been named president of Dynamic Television Germany, as the independent scripted company moves to build a premium writer-led slate out of the country with both local and international reach. Winger, who will report…...
Red Imp develops Canadian political satire Gov led by You Tube star Julie Nolke
8+ hour ago (193+ words) Canadian production company Red Imp Films is developing a political satire series fronted by You Tube comedy star Julie Nolke. The single-camera comedy, titled Gov, follows an influencer who is appointed Governor General of Canada by a populist prime minister…...
DCD to distribute Australian drama Fortitude Valley
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (77+ words) C21media DCD to distribute Australian drama Fortitude Valley Rupert Everett leads the Fortitude Valley cast NEWS BRIEF: UK-based distributor DCD Rights has added Australian crime thriller Fortitude Valley, starring Rupert Everett, to its sales slate. Recently commissioned by the ABC down…...
Inside Unit 731: Japan's Secret Human Experiments
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