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Nominations have been announced for 61st edition of the prestigious Grimme Prize, with Player of Ibiza shortlisted in the Fiction category. The acclaimed and raucous new comedy Player of Ibiza (5 x 25’) had its world premiere at Series Mania…

Netflix has acquired hit conspiracy thriller Departure – which launched January 1 on Netflix across several territories. In its first week of January (Dec 30 – Jan 5), season one launched at No 4 globally for English Series, with 3.6m…

SAT.1 has ordered a sixth season of the hit detective series The Last Cop (Der Letzte Bulle), which aired for five seasons from 2010-2014 on SAT.1. The series follows Mick Brisgau, a cop who wakes from a coma 20 years…

CPL Productions has landed an incredible four nominations at this year's Broadcast Awards. Married at First Sight UK, produced for E4, is nominated for best popular factual program; Sky series A League of Their Own and Netflix hit Love Is…

The Belgian adaptation of The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes (local title: Restaurant Misverstand) has won the International Emmy Award for non-scripted entertainment. A hit in Belgium across three seasons on VRT, the social experiment is a local adaptation of the…

Critically-acclaimed comedy Kid Sister has triumphed at this year's New Zealand Television Awards, winning best script: comedy (Simone Nathan), one of the two categories it was nominated in. Ambitious, female-centred comedy Kid Sister – from writer/creator Simone Nathan (Our Flag…

Hit travel reality show Reality Backpackers, which debuted earlier this year on Joyn, is set to return for a second round; launching on the streaming service on Wednesday, December 4 with two new episodes released weekly. For the new season,…

Seven.One Studios International closed a raft of European and Australian deals across its scripted slate, following a successful MIPCOM. Deals have been concluded for a range of English-language series including long-running premium dramas and young-skewing comedies. Season four of the…

Nominees for the prestigious 63rd annual Rose d’Or awards were announced today, with hit CPL Productions shows Rob & Romesh Vs and Love Is Blind UK both shortlisted. Rob & Romesh Vs F1 Monaco, produced for Sky in the UK,…

Critically-acclaimed New Zealand series Miles From Nowhere and Kid Sister season two have landed a combined six nominations at this year's New Zealand Television Awards. Six-part drama-comedy Miles From Nowhere is nominated for awards including best comedy, best script: comedy…