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Video Interview with Chasing Monsters’ Cyril Chauquet

November 25, 2015

NEW YORK: Chasing Monsters host Cyril Chauquet talks to TV Real about the fishing-themed show, which combines adventure and travel.   Beyond Distribution teamed up with Untamed Productions to bring Chasing Monsters to the international market. The series is led …

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Terranoa to Bring New Projects to WCSFP

November 25, 2015

PARIS: As a partner of World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP), Terranoa is set to present new projects at the conference, including The Clintons & the Obamas: The Secret Story of a Rivalry, and has also secured sales …

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NonStop, Submarine Align for Doc Distribution Label

November 26, 2015

AMSTERDAM/STOCKHOLM: Submarine and NonStop Entertainment have aligned to launch a new documentary-centric label in Scandinavia, NonStop Submarine. NonStop Submarine will aim to distribute a minimum of 10 to 15 titles a year theatrically and across all digital, DVD, TV and …

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Bargain Hunt Host Tim Wonnacott Steps Down

November 26, 2015

LONDON: Tim Wonnacott, who has hosted the BBC One daytime series Bargain Hunt for 12 years, is leaving the show, following an alleged altercation with producers earlier this year. The presenter was reportedly suspended from the show in September after …

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HISTORY U.K., EMEA Slates Paris Attacks Doc

November 26, 2015

LONDON: Terror: Seven Days in Paris, produced by NBC Peacock Productions, is set to air on HISTORY feeds across Europe over the next week. The one-hour special will broadcast on HISTORY U.K. this Friday, in Romania and Poland on December …

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ZED Ties Up with Producer Mona Lisa

November 27, 2015

PARIS: ZED has signed a deal to handle the international distribution for recent documentaries from the production company Mona Lisa. ZED will be representing a catalogue of more than 80 hours of docs from Mona Lisa. Titles include Urine Superpowers, …

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New Producer, Head of International Co-Pros at Gedeon

November 27, 2015

PARIS: Nicolas Deschamps, whose career includes stints at France Télévisions and ITV Studios, has joined Gedeon Programmes as producer and head of international co-productions. Deschamps will be focusing specifically on programs and formats aimed at prime time. At this year’s …

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ATF Spotlight: Rive Gauche Television

November 27, 2015

SINGAPORE: Lifestyle, supernatural and crime are top genres from Rive Gauche Television’s ATF offering. Ultimate Homes tells the stories of people who went to great lengths to build their dream homes in the most unlikely and challenging of places. In …

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ATF Spotlight: Gusto TV

November 27, 2015

SINGAPORE: Food series are the main attraction that Gusto TV is serving up at ATF. A is for Apple is a cooking-challenge show that sees three chefs select ingredients based on letters of the alphabet. Seafood dishes are demystified in …

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DRG Signs First-Look Pact with What Larks!

November 30, 2015

LONDON: DRG has entered into a first-look deal with indie producer What Larks! Productions to distribute its factual content. DRG will gain the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to all of What Larks!'s factual output. This includes The Magic of Houdini …