Global Screen Sees Demand for Family Programming, Action Series
Telepool and Bavaria Film formed a giant last year in world sales joint venture Global Screen, and the result has been a boom for the bottom line.
Ed Meza
Telepool Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Plans for Expansion
Telepool, one of Europe's leading licensing companies, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year but as the group looks toward the future it is embracing opportunities in international film and…
NBC Nabs 'Crossing Lines'
BERLIN — NBC has acquired Tandem Communications and Ed Bernero's crime series "Crossing Lines." Set in exotic locations around Europe, "Crossing Lines" follows a disgraced New York cop, played by…
Germany's RTL, TMG Nab Hollywood Pics for TV
RTL Germany and Tele Muenchen Group have inked a wide-ranging licensing deal that includes the TV premieres of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and the last three installments of…
RTL Forced to Shutter 'Babyboom'
RTL Television has pulled the plug on its local version of Shine's maternity docu-series "One Born Every Minute" after the Berlin state government failed to decide on the future of the show.
'Kon-Tiki' Sails Into Berlin
Norwegian hit "Kon-Tiki," released by TWC in the States, set sail in Germany with a splashy premiere on March 6 at Berlin's Kino International.
TMG Corners Scot Armstrong's 'Search Party'
Tele Muenchen Group has picked up German and Austrian rights to Gold Circle's upcoming laffer "Search Party," the helming debut of comedy scribe Scot Armstrong ("The Hangover 2").
Games, Online Biz Drive ProSiebenSat.1 Growth
BERLIN — Booming Internet business, VOD, online games and expanding international production, including new U.S. subsidiaries, drove record revenue and profit at German broadcasting group…
Berlin Gov't Halts Childbirth Show
BERLIN — Shine's maternity docu-series "One Born Every Minute" may have won a BAFTA in the U.K., but in Germany the format might get the boot because authorities claim it breaches the privacy rights…
Berlin Fest Breaks Turnout Record
BERLIN — The Berlin Film Festival drew a record turnout this year, attracting more festgoers than ever before, underscoring the event's increasing popularity with cinephiles. The Berlinale, which ran…
