TF1 has boarded the upcoming suspense thriller Nightsleeper, following a deal with Fremantle. Produced by Fremantle’s Euston Films for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the 6x60 series is written by BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather (Murdered For Being Different) and stars Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London). Nightsleeper is a real-time thriller about the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, and a government agency’s frantic efforts to … [Read more...] about TF1 acquires suspense thriller Nightsleeper from Fremantle
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Paramount Global Content Distribution and TF1 announce licensing deal to brighten anticipated series Elsbeth to French audiences
Paramount Global Content Distribution announced today out of MIPCOM that they have licensed the highly anticipated CBS Studios series ELSBETH to TF1 in France. Based on the popular character featured in THE GOOD WIFE and THE GOOD FIGHT and starring Emmy® Award winner Carrie Preston, the series has been highly sought after in the French territory and this agreement will provide TF1 viewers exclusive access to the series in the market. ELSBETH stars Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute … [Read more...] about Paramount Global Content Distribution and TF1 announce licensing deal to brighten anticipated series Elsbeth to French audiences
Media Ranch partners with Quebecor Content, La Fabrique des Formats, and TF1 for Horsepower 3.0
Media Ranch Founder, President and Executive Producer, Sophie Ferron, announced that Horsepower, its successful Format incubator initiative with Quebecor Content (Season 1 & 2 partner), is returning for a 3rd edition, along with new partners - La Fabrique des Formats, an innovation and training cluster in the format field, and France’s TF1 joining the project for the first time. Horsepower is a French-Canadian format incubator aimed at creating exportable unscripted TV formats from French … [Read more...] about Media Ranch partners with Quebecor Content, La Fabrique des Formats, and TF1 for Horsepower 3.0
Newen buys into Nimbus and Pupkin
PARIS – French production giant Newen has continued its expansion in Europe by taking stakes in the Dutch production outfit Pupkin and Danish film company Nimbus. Newen has acquired a 60% stake in Pupkin – which is currently producing Netflix’s first original Dutch drama – through its existing Dutch firm Tuvalu Media Group, in which it bought a majority stake in February last year. Founded in 2003 and led by producers Pieter Kuijpers, Iris Otten and Sander van Meurs, … [Read more...] about Newen buys into Nimbus and Pupkin
” The People’s Choice” for CEE
Serbian prodco MBK Production and an as yet undisclosed Hungarian party have become the latest to pick up Armoza’s prime time entertainment shows The People’s Choice. Developed in partnership with TF1, the format was launched at MIPCOM and has now been taken in over 10 territories, including Germany, Italy, Sweden, France and most recently by Brazil’s Globo. The People’s Choice MBK have also acquired the rights to another of Armoza’s prime time entertainment shows … [Read more...] about ” The People’s Choice” for CEE
“CSI: CYBER” licensed in France
Los Angeles, California – CBS Studios International and French broadcaster TF1 announced a licensing deal for the exclusive first window, free-to-air broadcast rights to CSI: CYBER. The new cyber-crime drama is the latest spinoff of the highly successful global television franchise CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. Since 2001, TF1 has been the home of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION in France, where it has grown to become a flagship series on the TF1 schedule. Internationally, the franchise … [Read more...] about “CSI: CYBER” licensed in France
