CANAL+ announced that it will be the exclusive home of the six-part thriller series, Night in Paradise for Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic as well as Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary and Romania. Produced by Windlight Pictures, part of ITV Studios, Night in Paradise is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Frank Schmolke and centres on a nightmarish world where lost souls battle for their lives. It will be available to stream on the CANAL+ app in Q1 2024. Night in … [Read more...] about CANAL+ boards Windlight Pictures’ Night in Paradise as co-producer in multi-territory deal
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FirstLookTV expands senior team with triple executive hire
FirstLookTV, the longest established indie production company in the Midlands, today announces a triad of senior hires in a new growth strategy aimed at capitalising on its US and UK True Crime hits, Meet Marry Murder, My Lover My Killer and #Dead2Me. FirstLookTV, which has again secured a place in Televisual’s Top 100 indies this year, has appointed Lucy Middelboe as Head of Business, Andie Clare as Director of Production, and Rachel Bowering as Creative lead on Development. The appointments … [Read more...] about FirstLookTV expands senior team with triple executive hire
Bundesliga International and Network4 extend Hungarian broadcast rights agreement until 2029
Bundesliga International and Hungarian broadcaster Network4 have agreed an early extension of their broadcast contract, prolonging the collaboration for an additional four years, until the end of the 2028-29 season. Network4 retains exclusive rights to more than 300 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches per season, with rights to broadcast in both Hungarian and English language. The deal also includes the rights to the German Supercup, German football’s season opener between league and DFB Cup … [Read more...] about Bundesliga International and Network4 extend Hungarian broadcast rights agreement until 2029
Dark Korean drama Vigilantes to debut November 8 exclusively on Disney+
When a criminal with a history of violence gets given a light sentence after beating a woman to death, the woman’s child will grow up to exact revenge in Vigilante, an all-new dark Korean drama coming November 8 exclusively to Disney+. Based on the hit Korean webtoon of the same name by Kim Kyusam and CRG, Vigilante sees former victim Kim Jiyong grow up driven by a thirst for revenge. Tired of seeing the legal system fail and repeat offenders be set free, Jiyong spends his formative years … [Read more...] about Dark Korean drama Vigilantes to debut November 8 exclusively on Disney+
Turkey becomes the latest international market to license multi-award winning, The 1% Club
At MIPCOM 2023, as Cannes delegates took part in a live play-along version of The 1% Club, BBC Studios announced the latest international licence agreement for the award-winning format. Turkish media company ACUNMEDYA, has acquired the primetime entertainment format to be aired on their owned and operated channel TV8. The 10 x120’ series will go into production in late 2023, and is scheduled to air in the first half of 2024. This fresh and funny brain-teasing format from Magnum Media tests … [Read more...] about Turkey becomes the latest international market to license multi-award winning, The 1% Club
New epic drama series The Darkness to begin production later this year in Iceland
CBS Studios, Stampede Ventures and Truenorth announced today out of MIA that production will begin later this year on new premium drama series THE DARKNESS, a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production company Truenorth and executive producers Stampede Ventures, with Oscar® nominee Lena Olin (Enemies, A Love Story, Hunters, Chocolat, The Artist’s Wife, Hilma) set to star and two-time Oscar® nominee Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hilma) to direct. The English … [Read more...] about New epic drama series The Darkness to begin production later this year in Iceland
