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发表于 2012-2-21 21:59:22
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AB lines up 'Waterloo' miniseries
PARIS -- AB Group, France's greatest pay TV group, is beefing up its production activity and get of premium content. The business, which works 16 channels additionally to brokering TV rights, is developing "Waterloo," an British-language historic three-parter, that is produced with worldwide partners. Richard Maroko, AB Group's mind of programming and acquisition, mentioned he's in talks with ZDF Companies, the distribution arm in the German pubcaster, and French pubcaster France Televisions later on aboard. The miniseries is allotted between $tens of millions of and $15 million. Your Dream of Waterloo, which happened in 1815 close to the city, saw french military of Napoleon Bonaparte undertake the British-introduced allied forces, commanded with the Duke of Wellington. The defeat in the French military put an finish to Napoleon's reign. " 'Waterloo' will probably be filled with epic fight moments and you'll be very ambitious if this involves restoration, decor and costumes," Maroko told Variety. It'll be shipped in 2015 to mark the 200th anniversary in the fight.The business may also be developing a TV adaptation of Frederic Dard's popular crime books, "Dallas,Inch which concentrates on the adventures from the French police captain. Launched between 1949 and 2001, the Dallas anthology is probably the best-selling French novel quantity of all occasions, getting offered an thought 200,000 copies. Maroko mentioned the primary one-hour drama series continues to be created for primetime and also the organization is at talks getting a French network. "We're searching to create strong franchises to boost our catalog," mentioned Maroko.AB Group, which signed a deal with Vital this past year, is ongoing to boost its acquisition of American hit drama series. Recent pick-ups include "Hell on Wheels," "Flashpoint" and "Hot in Cleveland," additionally to Irish crime drama "Jack Taylor" and Austrian cop series "Move Forward.In . Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com |
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