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Sphere Abacus representing 3 French language dramas at Series Mania.

UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) is representing three French language dramas for international sales ahead of upcoming Series Mania. Annie & Joey, produced by Zone3, is a romantic dramedy created by Julie Hivon (Dérive, Alertes: Pelletier, Nuit blanche, Alertes, Alerte Amber) with a premiere on Séries Plus (Corus) on 8th April. Young adult drama M’infiltrer dans […]

March 16, 2026

Sphere Abacus appoints Ratté in sales role

Following the recent fusion of Sphere Media and Zone3, leading UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has today announced Mélanie Ratté will assume the role of Head of Sales for Formats and French Programming & Content Partnerships. Effective immediately, Ratté will report to Jonathan Ford, Managing Director, Sphere Abacus.   In this new created role, Ratté will […]

February 17, 2026

Sphere Abacus acquires 5 true crime series

UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired five true crime series from award-winning producers, specialising in high-profile factual and true crime series for networks worldwide. Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder (2 x one hour), produced by UK indie FirstLookTV, creators of powerful, story-led factual content, will air on Crime & Investigation. A Perfect Scam (10 x […]

February 11, 2026

Sphere Abacus announces raft of unscripted sales

UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus (SA) has announced a raft of sales of premium unscripted series, created by a number of independent award-winning producers, ahead of Realscreen Summit 2026. Killer Kings (6 x one hour), a FirstLookTV production, has sold to BBC Select US/Canada, Prima Group Czech Republic, RTL Germany, Foxtel Group (Australia) and Viasat World (CEE, Baltics, CIS, […]

January 30, 2026