ARD subsidiary OneGate Media has announced it has acquired worldwide (w/o Switzerland and Liechtenstein) distribution rights to the gripping new crime thriller series BLIND (6 x 58’), based on the bestselling MILLA NOVA novels by acclaimed Swiss author Christine Brand, published by Blanvalet/PRH Germany. BLIND follows Nathaniel, a visually impaired bartender who shows up at a police station in the middle of the night, covered in blood, claiming that a pregnant woman has been kidnapped from his … [Read more...] about ARD subsidiary OneGate Media picks up global rights to SRF crime thriller series BLIND from Zodiac Pictures
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OneGate Media secures global rights to ARD historical docudrama NUREMBERG 45
OneGate Media has picked up the global distribution rights to the upcoming ARD historical docudrama, NUREMBERG 45 (90’), based around the groundbreaking Nuremberg Trials of 1945. The docudrama will premiere on ARD later this year. Combining fictional scenes, original archival footage, and contemporary interviews, NUREMBERG 45 tells the story of the groundbreaking trials through the eyes of two young Holocaust survivors; Ernst Michel, who is driven by the loss of his parents and friends and … [Read more...] about OneGate Media secures global rights to ARD historical docudrama NUREMBERG 45
Local Heroes for Germany
ARD has commissioned Armoza Formats’ Local Heroes for local adaptation on their WDR channel, in a new deal that marks the first partnership between the two parties. The season is set to enter production next month with SEO Entertainment and will air during prime time. Local Heroes (60’) is the moving and dramatic factual show that follows the story of a city’s defenders – from firefighters to paramedics, bomb squads to drug units, giving an up-close and personal look at these courageous people. … [Read more...] about Local Heroes for Germany
SLR Productions announces second season of preschool series
Sydney, Australia – SLR Productions has announced a second season of the award winning internationally acclaimed preschool animated series, GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare. KIKA-Der Kinderkanal will again be a co-production partner with support from one of KIKA’s parent companies, HR-Hessischer Rundfunk of ARD. The newly commissioned episodes are exclusive to Australian broadcast partner ABC4Kids and the series will be internationally … [Read more...] about SLR Productions announces second season of preschool series
UFA lines up “Asian Indiana Jones”
Monte Carlo – German pubcaster ARD and Fremantle Media-owned UFA Film & TV Production have teamed up with regional Chinese broadcaster Guangdong TV and its subsidiary Pearl River Productions to develop a telefilm called The Mask of Gianju, described to be an Asian version of Indiana Jones. Norbert Sauer, UFA’s MD and CEO, said production is due to start at the end of this year, in time for a mid-2013 delivery. “In Germany we have put pressure on the broadcasters to allow … [Read more...] about UFA lines up “Asian Indiana Jones”
