Sundance Now is partnering on a major Scandinavian crime series – The Oslo Killing. AMC Networks’ SVOD service has taken the U.S. and Canadian rights to the six-hour documentary series as well as rights in the UK, Ireland and German-speaking Europe, where it will launch it in 2019. … Read entire story.
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U.S. broadcaster Reelz is to air a documentary series about Charles Manson’s family – funded by British distributor DRG. Manson’s Bloodline is a four-part series that will tell the story of Charles Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman, and how he came to terms with his notorious grandfather’s murder spree. … Read entire story.
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SVOD service Sundance Now has picked up Australian drama Dead Lucky starring Six Feet Under and Brothers & Sisters star Rachel Griffiths from distributor DRG. The AMC Networks-backed streaming service will air the four-part drama in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and German speaking territories in Europe. … Read entire story.
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The Inbetweeners distributor DRG is kick-starting a strategy to invest in independent production companies after striking a deal with non-scripted producer Double Yellow Television. DRG has taken an equity stake in the business, which was set up in 2016 by former ITV executives Mark Wells and Glen Middleham. Double … Read entire story.
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Global Road Entertainment has pacted with DRG for quiz show format, Catch Phrase. Under the deal, Global Road (formerly IM Global) has acquired an option for North and Latin America as well as China. Based on a property created by Pasetta Productions and Steven Radosh, Catch Phrase pits three contestants … Read entire story.
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