WBITVP (Warner Bros. International Television Production) has confirmed that it has secured international distribution rights to the hit TF1 French format The Final Circle. Created by Satisfaction, part of France’s Satisfaction Group, The Final Circle is the primetime quiz show that puts contestants under pressure to prove not just what they know, but the full power of their brain. Fifty contestants step into a 360-degree arena and face challenges that test every part of the mind - from … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. International Television Production secures distribution rights for The Final Circle
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TFOU and Dandelooo’s new animated series Hold on Gaston! in development
TF1’s children’s programming block TFOU together with award winning production company and long-time partners of the TFOU d’Animation Screenplay Contest Dandelooo, are excited to announce the development of the animated series Hold on Gaston!. Adapted from the bestselling book series ‘Little Unicorn’ by writer and illustrator Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, published by Hachette Enfants, this whimsical and unicorn-filled 2D adventure aimed at children aged 4 to 7 will be available in 52 x 11-minute … [Read more...] about TFOU and Dandelooo’s new animated series Hold on Gaston! in development
TF1 acquires suspense thriller Nightsleeper from Fremantle
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
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
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