Banijay Rights has announced the first international sales of Fallen, the new crime drama from Banijay Nordic label Filmlance and Bron (The Bridge) screenwriter Camilla Ahlgren and actor Sofia Helin, as this week’s Göteborg Film Festival TV Drama Vision conference gets under way. In deals negotiated across the Banijay Rights global sales team, Fallen has been acquired by CANAL+ Group’s POLAR+ channel in France, MHz Choice in the US, NPO in the Netherlands, SBS in Australia, ERT in Greece and … [Read more...] about Global Buyers Have Fallen for Filmlance’s Sofia Helin & Camilla Ahlgren Crime Drama
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Turkish drama Golden Boy sold to more than 100 countries
Turkish Drama series Golden Boy has now been licensed to more than 100 countries, following the latest raft of deals completed by international distributor Eccho Rights.Azam Channels have picked up the title across Africa, with Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Ghana, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe all set to air the hit series, which recently returned for its second season in Turkey.The OGM Pictures-produced drama has also been sold to Poland (TVP), Czechia (Nova TV), Serbia … [Read more...] about Turkish drama Golden Boy sold to more than 100 countries
Eccho Rights pre-sells Channel Five drama Desperate Measures
International distributor Eccho Rights has completed a string of deals for upcoming Channel Five drama series, Desperate Measures. Produced by Clapperboard, the action thriller is set for premiere in Q1 2023 in the UK, and has now been picked up by a number of broadcasters around the world.SBS have acquired the series for Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, while in Europe, Virgin Media Television Ireland, TV4 in Sweden and MTV3 in Finland … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights pre-sells Channel Five drama Desperate Measures
Fremantle global commissions new reality-dating format
Fremantle announces its first global commissions for the new reality-dating format Five Guys a Week. Created by Label1 for Channel 4 in the UK, the unique new format has stolen the hearts of RTL4 in Holland and TV4 in Sweden, who are set to produce local versions respectively, following deals led by Fremantle. A commission in France is to be announced soon. Five Guys a Week transforms the first-date experience into the ultimate test of romance and compatibility, whilst putting the woman in … [Read more...] about Fremantle global commissions new reality-dating format
GRB Entertainment’s documentaries land in new territories
SHERMAN OAKS – GRB Entertainment’s documentaries continue to prove their global appeal, with five programs being sold to networks in Australia, Germany, Greece, Poland, Japan, Italy, and Sweden. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth has been picked up by OTE in Greece. Exploring Walt Disney’s great impact on pop culture, this documentary is narrated by Dick Van Dyke and is the official biography of Disney. It is filled with never before- seen colour home movies with his family … [Read more...] about GRB Entertainment’s documentaries land in new territories
TV4 selects Yospace’s Dynamic Ad
London – Sweden’s largest commercial broadcaster, TV4, has chosen Yospace’s award-winning Dynamic Ad Insertion solution to monetise live channels on its TV everywhere platform, TV4 Play. In a first for the Swedish market, TV4 is using Yospace’s server-side DAI system to open up new inventory across its live streams in a way that provides a seamless online television experience for the platform’s 2.5 million registered viewers. The companies began working together in 2014, when server-side … [Read more...] about TV4 selects Yospace’s Dynamic Ad