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Fremantle
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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO
European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…
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Factual round-up: Arte & Canal+ among raft of TVF deals in France; Fremantle takes ‘Dreamland’ global
French nets buy TVF’s Negotiators Franco-German cultural channel Arte has secured rights to Venus: Death…
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Fremantle hires Storyville’s Mandy Chang as global docs boss
Fremantle has hired Mandy Chang, head of the BBC’s famed factual strand Storyville, as its…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the numbers on global formats
TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton dives into K7 Media’s annual format report to uncover the most…
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BBC reboots gameshow ‘Blankety Blank’ after 20-year hiatus
The BBC in the UK is rebooting veteran gameshow Blankety Blank by ordering a 10-part…
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ABC Oz orders surfing drama from Fremantle
ABC in Australia has ordered a drama backed by Fremantle that explores the hedonistic world…
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Germany’s UFA unveils docs arm as parent Fremantle extends factual push
German production house UFA is launching a new documentary division, as part of parent Fremantle’s…
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Fremantle’s Roast Beef preps Nazi hunter doc
UK factual indie Roast Beef Productions is producing a feature-length documentary about a married couple…
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TBI Weekly: How the future of markets is shaping up
As Digital MIPTV draws to a close, TBI talks to a variety of distributors to…
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Fremantle takes full control of Israeli ‘Shtisel’ prodco Abot Hameiri
European production giant Fremantle has taken full ownership of Israeli prodco Abot Hameiri. Founded in…