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Passion Distribution announces first international commission for breakout format Virgin Island

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Passion Distribution announces the first international commission of Virgin Island, the groundbreaking social-experiment format that has become one of the UK’s most talked-about television events of 2025. Following its record-breaking debut on Channel 4, Virgin Island has now been commissioned by public broadcaster BNNVARA in the Netherlands, marking the first locally produced international adaptation of the format. Virgin Island will be produced by Concept Street in the Netherlands. Several … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution announces first international commission for breakout format Virgin Island

Banijay Rights Boards The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley

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Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of media and entertainment powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced it has acquired global distribution rights to upcoming BBC series The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley (working title), as this week’s London TV Screenings gets underway. A new six-part documentary series for BBC One and iPlayer, The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley (w/t) uncovers the truth behind some of the wildest health trends taking over our social media feeds. … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights Boards The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley

Talpa Studios doubles down in Hungary with the debut of Catch Us If You Can and second season of Most Wanted

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Talpa Studios has secured two new commissions in Hungary. RTL Hungary has confirmed the local debut of the continent-spanning reality chase Catch Us If You Can and ordered a second season of Most Wanted, both co-created by Signal.Stream and Talpa Studios. The deals build on the strong collaboration between Talpa Studios, Signal.Stream and RTL Hungary, following the exceptional performances of the first season of Most Wanted in the Hungarian market. The second season, consisting of 10 daily … [Read more...] about Talpa Studios doubles down in Hungary with the debut of Catch Us If You Can and second season of Most Wanted

A wave of pre-sales for BBC Studios’ Blue Planet III

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At its 50th annual Showcase event (23-24 February), BBC Studios has announced international pre-sales for the return of its world-renowned Natural History Unit Productions’ landmark series Blue Planet III. BBC Studios also confirmed a new co-production deal in Greece with Skai TV joining the series for BBC and BBC AMERICA, alongside co-producers ZDF and France Télévisions.  The six-part series has secured pre-sales in Australia (Nine), Brazil (Globo), Canada (Blue Ant … [Read more...] about A wave of pre-sales for BBC Studios’ Blue Planet III

Banijay Rights Takes Bergerac Stateside

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Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced that PBS Distribution in the US has acquired drama series Bergerac ahead of next week’s London TV Screenings showcase. In a deal negotiated by Matt Creasey, EVP Sales, Co-Productions & Acquisitions at Banijay Rights, PBS Distribution has secured the first two seasons of Bergerac to launch on PBS in the US this year. Produced by BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, Jersey-based Westward … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights Takes Bergerac Stateside

ZED launches major science doc SULAWESI, A NEW ORIGIN STORY

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With exclusive access to major rock art sites on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Sulawesi, A New Origin Story, directed by Pascal Goblot and Denis van Waerebeke, takes audiences at the heart of one of the most significant archaeological breakthroughs of recent decades. Recently revealed in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, new research has established the world's oldest known cave imagery: negative hand stencils discovered in the Liang Metanduno cave, dated to at least 67,800 … [Read more...] about ZED launches major science doc SULAWESI, A NEW ORIGIN STORY