Leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) is representing three French language compelling dramas for international sales ahead of upcoming Series Mania. Annie & Joey, produced by Zone3, is a romantic dramedy created by Julie Hivon (Dérive, Alertes: Pelletier, Nuit blanche, Alertes, Alerte Amber) with a premiere on Séries Plus (Corus) on 8th April. Young adult drama M’infiltrer dans ta vie (Getting Under Your Skin ), produced by Zone3 and premiering on TV5Unis on 27th March, and Je … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus unveils French language dramas ahead of Series Mania
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Mélanie Ratté appointed Head of Sales – Formats and French Programming & Content Partnerships at Sphere Abacus
Following the recent fusion of Sphere Media and Zone3, leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has announced Mélanie Ratté will assume the role of Head of Sales for Formats and French Programming & Content Partnerships. Effective immediately, Ratté will report to Jonathan Ford, Managing Director, Sphere Abacus. In this new created role, Mélanie will be responsible for establishing and managing, within Sphere Abacus, a scripted and unscripted format/remake sales function, … [Read more...] about Mélanie Ratté appointed Head of Sales – Formats and French Programming & Content Partnerships at Sphere Abacus
Sphere Abacus acquires five gripping true crime series ahead of this year’s London Screenings
Leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired five true crime series from award-winning producers, specialising in high-profile factual and true crime series for networks worldwide. Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder (2 x one hour), produced by UK indie FirstLookTV, creators of powerful, story-led factual content, will air on Crime & Investigation. A Perfect Scam (10 x one hour) and Check-In To Murder (10 x one hour) both produced for Crime & Investigation by … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus acquires five gripping true crime series ahead of this year’s London Screenings
Sphere Abacus acquires a third title Hollywood and the Mob (w/t) in true crime MOB series
Leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) announces a third title in the ‘MOB’ series which combines true crime and history. Hollywood and the Mob (w/t) is produced by four times Emmy nominated producer Dash Pictures with Sphere Abacus securing early sales to AMC Networks (USA and Canada) and SBS (Australia). Directed by Thomas Patterson and Executive Produced by Daniel Sharp and Jack Oliver, Hollywood and the Mob reveals how Hollywood secrets come to light in the explosive true story … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus acquires a third title Hollywood and the Mob (w/t) in true crime MOB series
Sphere Abacus announces substantial unscripted sales as it nears Realscreen 2026
Leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) announces a raft of sales of premium unscripted series, created by a number of independent award-winning producers, ahead of Realscreen Summit 2026. Killer Kings (6 x one hour), a FirstLookTV production, has sold to BBC Select US/Canada, Prima Group Czech Republic, RTL Germany, Foxtel Group (Australia) and Viasat World (CEE, Baltics, CIS, and in the Nordics for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden). Freddie Mercury: A Secret Daughter? (1 x 90 … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus announces substantial unscripted sales as it nears Realscreen 2026
Sphere Abacus secures sales of more than 150 hours of programming following ATF
Sphere Abacus’ sales agent for Asia, Pooja Nirmal Kant, confirms a raft of sales following a successful week at ATF. Among the vast package of titles, Now TV (Hong Kong) has acquired Doubters To Believers: Liverpool FC - Klopp's Era (4 x one hour), Gunpowder Siege (3 x one hour), Harrods: The Rise and Fall of a British Institution (1 x one hour), What Really Happened? American Independence (6 x one hour), Escape from Kabul (1 x 90’), This is Joan Collins (1 x 90’), King of Lies: Football's … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus secures sales of more than 150 hours of programming following ATF









