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Viaplay
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Commissioning round-up: Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’; BBCS & Bilibili announce ‘Ancients’; Viaplay takes ‘We Children From Bahnhof Zoo’
Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’ ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has given a series order to drama pilot…
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Starzplay launches on Viaplay in Nordics
Starz-owned international streaming service Starzplay is launching on Viaplay tomorrow, as part of a carriage deal…
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Viaplay orders boarding school drama, Eccho takes ‘Threesome’
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s streamer Viaplay has ordered a Swedish drama about life at a…
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Exclusive: Fremantle & private equity firms eye NENT Studios UK
Private equity firms and global producer Fremantle are understood to be among a slew of…
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TBI Weekly: What comes after the streaming revolution?
Covid-19 has accelerated a swathe of trends that were already apparent across the business prior to the…
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NENT eyes $405m funding to fuel Viaplay expansion in Europe & US
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is looking to raise SEK3.5bn ($405m) to fund the expansion…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: SPT takes ‘Doc’ to US; NTV’s Russian dramas sell in Asia; ‘Babylon Berlin’ sales; BBCS, NENT & more…
Sony preps US remake of Lux Vide’s drama Doc Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up…
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NENT Group opens ‘The Box’ with straight-to-series order; Adi Hasak and Anna Friel attached
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has given a straight-to-series order for a new supernatural anthology…
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Viaplay adapts ‘Two Sisters’ drama from Banijay’s Yellow Bird
Nordic streamer Viaplay has ordered an eight-part drama based on the bestselling novels by Swedish…
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BritBox UK summons Viaplay drama ‘Cold Courage’
BritBox UK has acquired Viaplay and Lionsgate’s political drama Cold Courage. The eight-part crime drama…