All3Media International has announced that Optomen Television’s feel-good entertainment format Sort Your Life Out has reached its tenth territory, just over twelve months since the series original launch on BBC One in the UK. Media One’s & Core Production's adaptation for TV Prima in the Czech Republic has swept the number of local versions up to ten, following recent adaptations in New Zealand, where Warner Bros. Discovery commissioned an 8 x 1 hour series from South Pacific Pictures … [Read more...] about All3Media International sweeps up tenth territory for Optomen Television’s feel-good format Sory Your Life Out
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STUDIOCANAL invests in new U.K. start yup production company BIRDIE PICTURES
STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of TV series and feature films has made a significant investment in new U.K. production house BIRDIE PICTURES announcing the company’s first project. Award-winning Founder and CEO of indie BIRDIE PICTURES, Phil Temple (Code 404, Two Weeks to Live, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, The Last Kingdom, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man,) was formerly Executive Producer at Kudos, where he was … [Read more...] about STUDIOCANAL invests in new U.K. start yup production company BIRDIE PICTURES
ZEE5 commissions the second season of popular BBC Drama – The Broken News in partnership with BBC Studios India
ZEE5, India’s largest home-grown video streaming platform and multilingual storyteller for multiple entertainment seekers, in collaboration with BBC Studios India, is back with the second season of the successful and critically acclaimed series, The Broken News. The upcoming season will continue to capture the lives, lies, loves and struggles of journalists and their battle between truth and sensationalism. With a stellar lead cast returning to their roles, the upcoming chapter marks the … [Read more...] about ZEE5 commissions the second season of popular BBC Drama – The Broken News in partnership with BBC Studios India
BBC Studios licenses Doctor Foster format to Nippon TV in Japan
At its annual showcase event, BBC Studios and Nippon TV, Japan’s leading media and entertainment company, announced a new scripted format agreement that will see gripping psychological drama Doctor Foster remade for the Japanese audience. The Japanese adaptation will broadcast from 7 April on NTV. Originally written by Mike Bartlett and produced by Drama Republic, the BAFTA award-winning series centres around a trusted doctor whose life implodes when she suspects her husband of having an … [Read more...] about BBC Studios licenses Doctor Foster format to Nippon TV in Japan
BBC Studios and Disney+ Hotstar to adapt the popular British modern comedy Dead Pixels
Disney+ Hotstar and BBC Studios today announced their upcoming modern comedy ‘Dead Pixels’, the Telugu adaptation of the popular British series under the same title. The six-part series will be produced by BBC Studios India and Tamada Media Ltd, with animation by Keyframe Studios, directed by Aditya Mandala, written by Akshay Poolla and features an exciting star cast headlined by popular actors Niharika Konidela, Harsha Chemudu, Sai Ronak, Akshay Lagusani and Bhavana Sagi. Dead Pixels follows … [Read more...] about BBC Studios and Disney+ Hotstar to adapt the popular British modern comedy Dead Pixels
Three more territories are faithful to global format phenomenon The Traitors
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has announced Finland and Denmark are the two latest territories set to adapt IDTV’s smash hit format The Traitors, as local German sources confirmed at the end of last week that All3Media’s Berlin based Tower Productions will produce the series for RTL in Germany. In Finland, Fremantle will produce the Finnish version, whilst in Denmark Blu will produce a Danish version for TV2. Following its original launch … [Read more...] about Three more territories are faithful to global format phenomenon The Traitors