Fremantle Takes Full Control Of Abot Hameiri, The Israeli Producer Behind Netflix’s ‘Shtisel’

Israeli actor and screenwriter Lior Raz may not be a household name in America, but obviously, Netflix doesn’t care, they’ve got a global market to be concerned with, and clearly, the algorithm favors him. People are watching the things Raz has helped create, like the Israeli political thriller television series “Fauda,” which is a hit and he co-created.

Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz, best known for being at the helm of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, has died at the age of 59, luxury conglomerate Richemont said. The cause of his death was COVID-19, The New York Times reported.

Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz, best known for being at the helm of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, has died at the age of 59, luxury conglomerate Richemont said. In a statement, Richemont’s chairman Johann Rupert said “it was with shock and enormous sadness that I heard of Alber’s sudden passing”.

Netflix has acquired Blackspace, a new Israeli thriller series set during a high-school shooting, for most of the world. The eight-part series, written by Anat Gafni and Sahar Shavit and directed by Ofir Lobel, follows the police investigation into a massacre of four students at an Israeli high school carried out by anonymous masked figures.

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Pete Bennett fans have shared their heartbreak over his interview on Good Morning Britain following Nikki Grahame’s tragic death. Big Brother star Pete, 39, fought back tears as he appeared on the ITV morning show on Tuesday to pay tribute to his ex-girlfriend Nikki, who died age 38 following her battle with anorexia.

Fremantle has upped its stake in Abot Hameiri, taking full control of the Israeli production company behind Netflix hit Shtiseland Israeli-French drama The Attaché. Fremantle, the production powerhouse behind such reality show franchises as The X Factor and Got Talent, as well as drama series including American Gods and The Young Pope, on Monday increased its stake in Abot Hameiri to 100 percent.

Pete Bennett has been seen fighting back tears as he spoke out about his pal Nikki Grahame's tragic death at the age of 38.The Big Brother star, who looks completely unrecognisable since winning the show in 2006, appeared on Sky News as he recalled how she had called him for help during the latest national lockdown amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The 39 year old choked up as he paid tribute to the reality star as he said: "My heart goes out to everyone who was trying to help her,

Tim Dams Fremantle has taken full ownership of Abot Hameiri, the Israeli production company behind international drama hit “Shtisel” and original formats “Power Couple” and “Hear Me, Love Me, See Me.”Abot Hameiri is also the Israeli producer for global formats such as “Got Talent,” “Survivor” and “The X Factor.” The latter will return on Reshet 13 this summer with Simon Cowell as a judge – the first time “The X Factor’s” creator has served as a judge in a country outside of the U.S.

Nikki Grahame had opened up on her Big Brother experience and relationship with Pete Bennett in one of her last interviews before her tragic death at the age of 38. In June 2020 Nikki spoke to TOWIE’s Bobby Norris exclusively in new magazine, opening up on her time in the Big Brother house back in 2006 and her friendship with Pete Bennett.

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EXCLUSIVE: Israeli production and distribution outfit ADD Content Agency, and European media group Mediawan, are partnering to develop a series inspired by the life of Israeli activist, entrepreneur and former soldier Ziv Shilon.

Netflix has earned itself a reputation for producing some stellar true crime documentaries and it’s about to add another to the list: Why Did You Kill Me?