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EXCLUSIVE: The Bridge screenwriter Camilla Ahlgren has created a European crime drama series about the head of a group solving cold cases in Sweden. Production has been greenlighted on Fallen, which will star The Bridge lead actress Sofia Helin as Iris Broman, the new head of the Kalla Fall. Due to a tragedy, she…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has picked up global distribution rights to ITV’s Romeo & Duet, the network’s hybrid singing/dating competition and latest big entertainment bet. The global producer/distributor will shop the format internationally following launch this Saturday as both format and finished tape. The show from…

EXCLUSIVE: With Mip TV almost underway, Banijay Rights has kicked off the market by picking up the rights to two buzzy BBC formats: The Drop and Extraordinary Portraits.  Both join a hefty Spring slate and will be shopped at the Cannes market, which is taking place from tomorrow for a further two days, to global…

Epix has ordered an eight-episode second season of historical drama Domina. The renewal follows a deal between Epix and global distributor Banijay Rights for a second season of the drama produced by Tiger Aspect, in association with Epix Studios. Created by Simon Burke (Fortitude, Strike Back), Domina takes place…

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Stan and 9Network have commenced production on Bali 2002, based on the terrorist attacks on the nation’s tourist hotspots 20 years ago, with distributor Banijay Rights launching at yesterday’s London Screenings showcase. The show is the first to be co-commissioned between Stan and 9Network and…

EXCLUSIVE: The excitement surrounding Steven Knight’s upcoming big-budget BBC war thriller Rogue Heroes has ramped up another notch with buyers in Europe, Canada and Australia acquiring the drama. As distributor Banijay Rights gets ready to unveil the show at tomorrow’s London Screenings event, HBO Max in Europe…

A palpable sense of excitement has settled upon the English capital’s TV community as the London Screenings prepares to welcome hundreds of buyers next week. With optimism over the future of Covid and restrictions now virtually all at an end, senior sources say the number of buyers coming from mainly Europe, the U.S…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has struck its first deals for Channel 4 prison drama Screw, with networks in Australia and New Zealand picking up the series. STV Studios’ six-parter from Killing Eve and The Man In The High Castle writer Rob Williams has sold to BBC/ITV Studios-owned BritBox in Australia and TVNZ in New…

Global distributors including Hat Trick International, StudioCanal and Cineflix Rights have joined next year’s in-person London Screenings. Seven distributors have been added to the lineup in total, with Beyond Rights, DCD Rights, Blue Ant International and Passion Distribution rounding off the septet. They join…

US network Epix has become the first international buyer of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s BBC1 drama SAS: Rogue Heroes.  Epix struck the deal with distributor Banijay Rights for the six-parter, which is produced by Banijay-backed Kudos alongside Knight’s indie Nebulastar and tells the story of how the SAS was…

Major global distributors All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios are to return for the London TV Screenings next year from February 28 to March 4 in person. A spokeswoman for the screenings, which took place virtually last year, said they will “provide an unforgettable experience for…

A few weeks before Banijay announced its $2.2 billion takeover of Endemol Shine last year, Endemol Shine International's esteemed distribution chief Cathy Payne stepped down from her role. Her resignation was not directly related to the takeover, she says, but as the months rolled on with the mega-merger, Banijay…