BTF Media Launches BTF Megaseries to Develop, Produce Longform Series Formats (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTresor, a leading German production banner owned by Keshet International, has signed an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Television’s global division to access their non-scripted formats in Germany. Under the one-year deal, which kicks off this month, Tresor will get an exclusive window on all new non-scripted formats in MGM’s Global Formats catalogue.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAmazon Prime Video is launching the Victorine Narrative Lab, a new mentoring program for aspiring writers, in collaboration with the French Riviera city of Nice and the top-ranking French film school Louis-Lumiere.

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EXCLUSIVE: NBA star Chris Paul’s production company, Ohh Dip!!!, is teaming up with format specialist Parker Paige Media on a new competition series format called Playdate.

Clayton Davis Matt Damon has cemented himself as one of the most recognizable and passionate actors of his generation.

Naman Ramachandran The ice hockey rivalry between Canada and the USSR, one of the biggest sporting rivalries in the world, is to be the subject of a limited documentary series.“72” (working title), will focus on The Summit Series, a pivotal set of eight games played between the two nations in 1972 in Canada and Russia where political rivalry equalled the on-field competition. The tournament was rife with allegations of dirty play and disputes over officiating.

Steve Carell is returning to network television in a brand new series.

IATSE and the AMPTP are “still talking” and are expected to return to the virtual bargaining table again Friday. Armed with strike authorization from his members, IATSE president Matthew Loeb can call a nationwide walkout of film and TV workers at any time if he and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini can’t reach a fair deal.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLongstanding Indian animation firm Toonz Media Group has teamed with digital R&D firm Guardianlink to launch a NFT design lab, creating digital assets for brands and celebrities.

Britney Spears is sharing her gratitude for her attorney, Matthew Rosengart, as he and her legal team work to free Britney from the conservatorship she's been under for the last 13 years.

One step at a time! Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell aren’t ready to have kids just yet — as much as the Dancing With the Stars contestant loves hanging with partner Lindsay Arnold’s daughter, Sage.

From narrative films (“Zodiac”), Tv series (“Mindhunter”) to doc series (see everything Netflix is consumed with and their Ted Bundy doc), serial killers tend to be compelling subject matter for crime thrillers. And thus, yet another new film gestating at 20th Century Studios will spotlight the notorious true-life Boston serial killer with Matt Ruskin (“Crown Heights”) writing and directing “Boston Strangler” starring Oscar-nominee Kiera Knightley, according to Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Nicks, who has worked with the likes of Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Foxy Brown, has teamed up with Dorothy Toran and Leslie Farrell’s Lauren Grace Media to develop a range of music television projects.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentA trio of well-experienced Finnish producers, Eero Hietala, Lasse Koskinen and Ilkka Hynninen, have joined forces to launch Take Two Studios, a production company which will focus on premium drama, documentaries and podcasts. Hietala and Hynninen previously co-founded Aito Media in 2003 and produced more than 1,700 hours of programming during their 18-year run as co-CEO’s.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBTF Media and Madrid-based IP management company TheMadMediaCo announced on Tuesday, as Iberseries Platino Industria geared up in Madrid, that they are teaming to co-develop and co-produce Argentine true crime non-fiction novel “Magnetized” (“Magnetizado”).In an instance which shows how IP deals are scaling up, the adaptation will be made across a range of media, formats and markets.

In Trump’s Shadow: The Battle for 2024,” which examines not just former President Donald Trump’s rise, but how it’s impacted the GOP going into the next election.“The podcast is not a news-of-the-day podcast,” he told TheWrap. “I’m going to be interviewing people — mostly Republicans, though not exclusively if things unfold the way I want them to — about Trump’s impact on the Republican party, Trump’s impact on the country and about what this means for the next presidential primary.

Lost alum Matthew Fox is set to star alongside Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) in Peacock’s Last Light, a series adaptation based on Alex Scarrow’s bestselling apocalyptic thriller novel. Fox also will executive produce the series from MGM International TV Productions in association with Nordic Entertainment Group’s Viaplay. Production is set to begin soon in Prague with Film United overseeing physical production.

“Lost” star Matthew Fox is making his TV return with the newly announced Peacock limited series “Last Light.”Based on Alex Scarrow’s 2007 novel of the same name, “Last Light” tells the story of a family fighting to survive in a world that has been suddenly thrown into chaos.

Matthew Fox is returning to TV.The “Lost” and “Party of Five” star will join Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) in “Last Light,” an action-packed spy mini-series adapted from Alex Scarrow’s bestselling novel. The show will be directed by Dennie Gordon (“Jack Ryan”).The five-part series, which Fox will also executive produce, marks the actor’s first TV foray since ABC’s desert-island thriller “Lost.” Fox played Jack Shepard on the hit series across its six seasons until wrapping in 2010.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLos Angeles-based producer Thomas Augsberger is launching ERM Docs, a new documentary division at his Eden Rock Music label whose first title, “Reinventing Mirazur,” will world premiere at the San Sebastian Festival.A portrait of the extraordinary daring of Argentine-born chef Mauro Colagreco whose three Michelin star restaurant, Mirazur, on France’s Mediterranean coast, was awarded Best Restaurant in the World, “Reinventing Miramar” marks the