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Canal+ acquires buzzy German drama
Cold War-inspired German drama Deutschland 83 will broadcast in France. The show’s distributor, FremantleMedia International,…
Hulu goes to Wonderland with Beta
US streaming service Hulu is among buyers of the Beta Film-sold drama Wonderland. Beta has…
Broomfield’s Sleeper awakens channels
Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, has sold to broadcasters in Australia,…
RTL Hungary CEO exiting post
RTL Group’s long-serving Hungarian chief executive Dirk Gerkens is leaving his post, with Andreas Rudas…
X Factor US, American Idol weigh on FremantleMedia results
FremantleMedia has blamed the cancellation of X Factor US and lower revenue from American…
FremantleMedia exec moves to MCN StyleHaul
FremantleMedia veteran Olivier Delfosse has been named COO of StyleHaul, Fremantle’s multichannel network sister firm…
News brief: RTL CBS launch new channel feed
The RTL CBS Entertainment joint venture has launched a dedicated channel feed in the Philippines….
SundanceTV gets first German drama
SundanceTV claims it will be the first US network to broadcast a German-language drama after…
Euro nets awaken Shopping Monsters
RTL in Croatia and Albania’s Tring TV have ordered local versions of Turkish daily makeover…
Euro channels add I’m a Celebrity
Denmark and Romania are the latest territories getting a local version of ITV Studios format…