Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares
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Sky Orders Soccer Transfer Window Docs Series ‘The Window’ From Universal Pictures Content Group & Pitch Productions
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered a four-part doc series looking into the chaotic soccer transfer window, in which millions swap hands in last-minute deals as players join new clubs. Billed as a returnable format, The Window will come from Sky’s London-based NBCUniversal cousin Universal Pictures Content Group and Pitch Productions. It will air on Sky Documentaries and through streamer Now in November in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany. Sales to other international broadcasters are being negotiated. Justin Webster (FC Barcelona Confidential) is directing, with Adam Darke (All Or Nothing: Juventus) producing. Pitch’s Jon Owen and Jonathan Rogers and Universal Pictures Content Group’s Helen Parker are executive producers.
Altitude Release Trailer For Diana Doc ‘The Princess’
Upcoming doc The Princess has its first trailer, released via Altitude. The HBO and Sky doc, about the late Princess of Wales, is also getting a one-night-only theatrical release in the UK and Ireland on June 30, with tickets available directly through Altitude. A UK premiere precedes that on June 11 at the Sundance Film Festival London. The doc uses archive footage to build a narrative around the life of Princess Diana and comes from Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s Lightbox. Ed Perkins is director.
European Buyers Swoop For APC’s Belgian Political Thriller Series ‘Pandore’
Belgian political thriller drama series Pandore is set to air in several European territories following deals struck by Paris-based seller About Premium Content. The show, originally for Artemis Productions for Belgian channel RTBF, is headed to AMC Networks
Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares
Richard E. Grant bags guest role in ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ retelling
Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis
Sky Recommissions ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ On Four-Strong Entertainment Slate
These were the dirty and unsanitary conditions environmental health inspectors found when they visited an illegal chicken factory in Oldham. Following the inspection, which uncovered blocked drains, filthy walls and floors and a disconnected wash basin, Boola Halal Limited was told to stop trading.
Sarah Ferguson says the late Princess Diana would have "adored" being a grandmother. The 62-year-old author - who has Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie with ex-husband Prince Andrew - was extremely close to the late royal, the ex-wife of Prince Charles, as the pair both married into the British royal family. And Sarah admits it's sad Diana - who died in Paris in August 1997, aged 36 - wasn't alive to meet Princess Harry and William's children.
‘Trump In Tweets’ Producer Wonderhood Bolsters Senior Team
The new trailer for “The Princess” has been released.
Channel 4 Puts 1,000 Hours Of Shows On YouTube: British broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to put 1,000 hours of programming on the Google-owned streaming platform. The agreement expands on an existing partnership between the companies and will allow Channel 4 to sell its own advertising around the show — a first-of-its-kind deal in the UK and Europe. Shows will begin rolling out this month and include 8 Out Of 10 Cats; Location, Location, Location; Nikki Grahame: Who Is She?, SAS: Who Dares Wins and The Dog House. Selected titles will be made available 30 days after their first broadcast on Channel 4 or younger sibling network E4. Channel 4 has been following a five-year ‘Future 4’ strategy to supercharge digital revenues, and its management believes today’s deal represents a “major step” in that process.
Prince William opened up about the grief he still feels over the loss of his mother Princess Diana while at an unveiling ceremony for a new garden built in memory of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
RTS London Unveils Lineup & Warner Bros Discovery’s Priya Dogra As Chair
Paramount+ Acquires Drama ‘Compulsion’ From Eccho Rights: Paramount+ has added a drama from its Paramount Global stablemate Channel 5 to its collection in several territories around the world. The streamer has tapped distributor Eccho Rights for Compulsion, which recently aired in the UK, for exclusive rights in Australia, Latin America and the Nordics. Moving On producer LA Productions made the show in association with Sweden-based Eccho. The family drama, from writer Sarah Deane, follows a woman on the edge of losing everything who meets a stranger who seems to have the answers to her problems. Leanne Best (Cold Feet) stars alongside Anna Chancellor (The Watch) and Hayley Mills (Pollyanna).
Fremantle-Owner RTL Group Boosts Revenues By 11.3%
Studio Lambert Promotes Trio In UK & U.S.