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Newen Distribution
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English Class: French drama
The rise in high-end English-language drama has seen well-financed French producers enter the space, despite…
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Amazon buys first local French dramas
Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…
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Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
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France Télévisions, MarVista execs join Gaumont
Narcos studio Gaumont has hired execs from France Télévisions and MarVista Entertainment as it expands…
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Newen debuts €50m UK drama fund
France’s Newen Group has created a €50 million (US$54.8 million) drama investment fund. TF1 Group-owned…
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Netflix creates 400 Euro jobs, new originals
SVOD giant Netflix is on a European charm offensive, creating 400 jobs at a new…
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Gaumont, FremantleMedia set for Monte Carlo event
Christophe Riandee, the vice-CEO of French studio Gaumont, and Jens Richter, the boss of FremantleMedia…
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New Witnesses come forwards in Europe
More channel groups in Europe have acquired French drama Witnesses from Newen Distribution. Following a…
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Al Jazeera kids channel visits Mysterious Cities
Al Jazeera’s children’s channel Jeem and Israeli net Zoom have acquired the second season of…
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News brief: Newen acquires France 2 drama
Newen Distribution has acquired rights to Witnesses, a 6x52mins drama from France 2. Newen has…