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Banijay Rights has licensed more than a dozen of its scripted titles to Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), ahead of the launch of its Viaplay streaming service in the U.S.

- Viaplay to offer fans of Nordic drama award-winning Viaplay Originals and high-quality acquired Nordic films and series - Service initially available on Comcast's Xfinity platforms

Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company's diverse scripted offerings, which are broad enough to satisfy the growing demand for content from linear channels and the increasing number of SVODs and AVODs, all looking for international and local programming.

13/10/2021 - The six-part show, created by Alexandra-Therese Keining, centres on a determined boxer with a chequered past

13/10/2021 - The six-part show, created by Alexandra-Therese Keining, centres on a determined boxer with a chequered past

Matt Creasey, executive VP of sales, co-productions and acquisitions for the rest of the world outside EMEA at Banijay Rights, discusses the company's growth and gains with its prolific pipeline.

- Four-part series stars David Tennant ('Doctor Who'; 'Broadchurch') and is scripted by George Kay ('Lupin'; 'Criminal') - Litvinenko' to have Nordic, Baltic, Polish and Dutch

Fleabag from the U.K., India series Sacred Games), has become a key part of the growth strategy of every big new streamer launching on the market. Parallels), Italy ( The Good Mothers), and Germany ( Sam - A Saxon), part of its push to commissioning 50 productions on the continent by 2024. Last week the streamer hired veteran U.K. producer Lee Mason ( Its a Sin, The End of the F***ing World) as its second director of scripted content for the European region. Disney+ is expected to unveil a ne...