BBC Worldwide has entered into a co-production deal with China's Tencent for the landmark natural-history series Blue Planet II.
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TV Azteca Chief Talks Transformation
October 17, 2017
Benjamin Salinas Sada, CEO of TV Azteca, shared his strategy for the Mexican broadcaster in conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati during his MIPCOM Media Mastermind keynote.
Armoza Inks First Deal for Back to Life Format
October 17, 2017
Armoza Formats has done its first deal for the new docu-reality show Back to Life, which has been licensed by the Polish production company Rochstar.
NBCU & Snap Inc. Partner for Digital Content
October 17, 2017
NBCUniversal and Snap Inc. have joined forces to form a new digital content studio, which will create made-for-mobile programming to primarily debut on Snapchat.
Step Dave to See Hungarian Adaptation
October 17, 2017
Hungary’s TV2 has ordered a local version of the lighthearted family drama Step Dave, licensed by all3media international.
New Drama Series Spotlights Latin Boy Band Menudo
October 17, 2017
Endemol Shine Latino, Somos Productions, Boomdog and Piñolywood Studios are teaming up to produce a scripted drama series based on the Latin boy band Menudo.
Viaplay & TVNZ to Co-Produce Original Crime Dramedy
October 17, 2017
MTG’s Nordic streaming service Viaplay and New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ have aligned for the production of the crime comedy drama Straight Forward, which also counts Acorn Media Enterprises as a partner.
BBC Worldwide Lines Up Mideast SVOD Deal
October 17, 2017
BBC Worldwide has penned its first content agreement with E-Vision for its SVOD service in the Middle East.
New Production Venture from Trio Behind Gåsmamman
October 17, 2017
Actress Alexandra Rapaport and producer Birgitta Wännström have started their own production company, Bigster, in partnership with Calle Jansson, former channel director at Discovery Networks Sweden.
WME & IMG Sales Groups Combined to Form Endeavor Content
October 17, 2017
Endeavor is restructuring WME and IMG’s film and scripted TV finance and sales groups to form Endeavor Content.