TV 2 Denmark and Miso Film, a Fremantle company, have announced the greenlight of Side Effects (Fristelsen), a crime-thriller starring award-winning actress Josephine Park (Mango, Baby Fever). When a dockland security guard is murdered and a large shipment of pills containing a lethal opioid goes missing, Denmark’s top crime unit, led by Chief Investigator Nora […]
Fremantle has announced a new documentary to be distributed globally from Stand By Me productions (a Fremantle company), presented by internationally beloved Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, examining the life and legacy of Saint Peter, one of the most influential figures in Christian history. The Life Of St Peter is made in partnership with the Vatican during the Jubilee […]
Fremantle has announced a raft of scripted sales across Asia. Leading the deals is Sandokan: The Pirate Prince, the action-adventure series from Fremantle’s Lux Vide for Rai (Italy), adapted from Emilio Salgari’s classic saga. Starring Can Yaman (Dolunay, Violet Like the Sea), Alanah Bloor (Waves), Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), and John Hannah (The Last of […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has revealed a first-look at the upcoming original UK series The Revenge Club, which will premiere exclusively on December 12th. Produced by Gaumont, the six-part series based on the debut novel The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington, and is written for television by Gabbie Asher (The Girlfriend, Sanctuary). The series follows six lonely, […]
Fremantle is partnering with MyTime Movie Network, in a dual-agreement to represent both their FAST and YouTube channels. This global carriage deal will begin from November 1st offering MyTime Movie Network’s content to audiences in the US currently live on Roku, LG and TCL and across three YouTube channels in the US and Latin America […]
In celebration of the 20-year history of America’s Got Talent, and with the Season 20 live shows currently underway on NBC in the US, Fremantle has announced the company has rolled out an America’s Got Talent FAST channel, offering fans a dedicated space to relive two decades of moments. The new channel will showcase the […]
RTL Group has reported a 3.2 per cent drop in its H1 2025 sales. The European broadcasting group saw revenue fell to €2.78 billion in the first half of the year. The sales decline was partly offset by higher streaming revenue, which increased 27 per cent on the year and totalled €235 million in the […]
Fremantle has announced a distribution deal in China, which will see the final season of the internationally acclaimed Italian-language drama series My Brilliant Friend: The Story of the Lost Child, launch on four of China’s leading streaming platforms iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku and Bilibili. The deal, brokered by Fremantle International’s Asian distribution office based in Singapore, marks the first […]
Asacha Media Group has announced that following its acquisition by Fremantle (in March 2024), and the subsequent successful integration of the Asacha portfolio of award-winning labels into Fremantle, Gaspard de Chavagnac, co-founder of Asacha, has stepped down as CEO to focus on new media investment projects. He will remain a shareholder of Mintee Productions which […]
With 23.8 per cent of format adaptations in Europe based on UK formats, the region has become the top exporter to Europe and globally, according to the 2024-2025 ranking presented by The Wit at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Cuenca, Spain. A total of 42 UK formats has been sold in the period, with the […]