London – FremantleMedia International and IMG announced the first distribution deal for the much-anticipated ten-part drama, The Young Pope. The deal will see the series premiere across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland on the Pan-Nordic SVOD and pay-TV operator C More. As part of the deal, Sweden’s largest commercial free-to-air network, TV4 will take the right for the series after it has been seen on C More. The Young Pope comes from the Director of the Academy Award®-winning The Great … [Read more...] about The Young Pope travels to Scandinavia
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Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
The beginning of the summer is a very busy time for the producer and distributor PRIME Entertainment Group especially for series Hollywood’s Best Film Directors which has been having great success during the month of July. The series about the greatest Hollywood Directors of all times was recently acquired by two major TV channels. Viasat Film Nordics went for 64 episodes of the shows to air in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and Planete + owned by Canal + went for 86 episodes to be aired … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
CANAL+ acquires Alterna’TV
Paris- CANAL+ Group, through its subsidiary THEMA, announced the acquisition from Eutelsat Americas of Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company. The transaction includes a long-term agreement for the lease of capacity on the EUTELSAT 113 West A and EUTELSAT 117 West A satellites. Alterna’TV is a content distribution platform that provides principally Latin American channels to cable and Internet TV operators in the United States. It currently reaches over ten million … [Read more...] about CANAL+ acquires Alterna’TV
The Bureau screens at Berlinale
Paris– Federation Entertainment and TOP- The Oligarchs Productions announced that the CANAL+ Creation Originale spy thriller series The Bureau has been selected to screen during the EFM’s Drama Series Days at Berlinale 2016. The exclusive screening which will premiere to international buyers on 15 February at EFM Cinemobile will unveil the first two episodes from season two of the acclaimed drama series that is currently in production. The Bureau had won the Best Series of the Year … [Read more...] about The Bureau screens at Berlinale
Keshet International sells False Flag to Canal+
Keshet International (KI) has sold its critically acclaimed, award-winning drama False Flag (8 x 45’) to French premium pay-TV channel, Canal+. The sale, brokered by KI Sales Director Nelly Feld, comes ahead of the series launch on Keshet Broadcasting later this year and the show’s official international launch at MIPCOM 2015. The deal sees StudioCanal acquiring exclusive rights to the series in France including TV, home entertainment and on-demand. Diane Reynald, Head of … [Read more...] about Keshet International sells False Flag to Canal+
Still Standing’ travels to France
France’s Canal+ free-to-air DTT channel D8 has picked up Armoza Format’s hit game show Still Standing. The season will be produced in partnership with Terminal E Studios, the joint venture between France’s Terminal 9 and Belgium’s Everlasting Group, and is set to air in their daily access prime time slot. The tense game show has also been acquired by an undisclosed party in French-speaking Belgium. This commission follows on from the recent licenses by Mexico’s … [Read more...] about Still Standing’ travels to France