Cannes – BBC Worldwide announced on April 8 that German public service broadcaster ZDF will be co-producers of One Planet, a forthcoming new landmark series from the BBC’s Natural History Unit. The deal sees a continuation of BBC Worldwide’s successful affiliation with ZDF following their previous co-production of the critically acclaimed natural history series Frozen Planet. One Planet (6 x 60’), produced by Emmy award-winning producer Vanessa Berlowitz (Planet Earth, … [Read more...] about MIPTV: BBC Worldwide collaborates with ZDF again
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Disney Junior Asia acquires “Maya The Bee”
Singapore – Studio 100 Media GmbH, the media sales division of the global family entertainment company Studio 100, has finalised a deal with Disney Junior Asia for its new and highly popular CGI series Maya The Bee. Targeted at preschoolers and a family audience, the series is a modern rejuvenation of the classic brand Maya the Bee. Maya the Bee Maya the Bee has achieved a recognition level of over 90 percent across Europe for over 35 years. … [Read more...] about Disney Junior Asia acquires “Maya The Bee”
SBS International’s TV series adapted by Germany’s ZDF
Following SBS International’s sale of the format rights of Australian series Go Back to Where You Came From, German broadcaster ZDF has announced completion of their adaptation Auf der Flucht - Das Experiment (Fleeing - The Experiment). Fleeing - The Experiment is the most recent adaption of the award-winning Australian unscripted format, acquired by Doclights, one of the leading documentary producers in Germany, in 2012. It follows TV2 Denmarks re-version titled Send Dem Hjem (Send Them … [Read more...] about SBS International’s TV series adapted by Germany’s ZDF
LIC China closes deal with ZDF Enterprises
ZDF Enterprises has inked an extensive deal with LIC, which is acquiring 100 hours of factual programming in 2013 and another 100 in 2014. The Mainz-based German company will be licensing factual series, such as Hard Time, and shows in all sub-genres to the Chinese giant. This includes programmes from both the ZDF and ZDF Enterprises catalogues in the fields of History and Biographies, Current Affairs and Social Issues, Science and Knowledge, People and Places, and Wildlife and Nature. … [Read more...] about LIC China closes deal with ZDF Enterprises
Xbox moves beyond gaming
Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put TV content from 50 content providers in more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. Subjected to geographic restrictions, these will be available to the existing 35 million users of the service. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm (UK), Telefónica (Spain), Mediaset (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) join North American partners that include Bravo, Comcast, HBO Go, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in an updated version of the Xbox Live, which will launch before … [Read more...] about Xbox moves beyond gaming
