International TV producers are gunning to capitalize on growing demand for TV dramas around the planet, and further erode Hollywood’s domination of the market. But what kinds of shows work across borders? Is the global market for TV skeins getting too saturated?These were among topics kicked around by a panel of high-caliber international TV execs during Rome’s ambitious new MIA mart dedicated to film, TV and multimedia content.Beta shingle topper Jan Mojto (pictured), who was moderating, noted that everyone in Europe...
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Mojto’s Beta Film GmbH, a distributor of TV license rights, is in the wave of European production houses buying into companies or setting up joint ventures and subsidiaries across borders to snag talent and offset risk. Together with ZDFE, it founded Intaglio Films, headed by “Game of Thrones” exec producer Frank Doelger, whose first major project is the adaptation of Frank Schaetzing’s bestseller “The Swarm.” Beta’s co-productions include Tom Tykwer’s crime drama “Babylon Berlin” and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s feature “Never Look Away,” Germany’s entry for the 2019 Oscars. Donnersmarck and Mojto are teaming for a TV adaptation of the fantasy graphic novel “Thorgal.” Along with RedBull Media, Beta will produce “The Net,” a big-budget series set in the world of soccer.