European Broadcasters Pact for Prestige TV Drama Collaboration – The Hollywood Reporter
New8, launched at Rome's MIA market, will bring eight pubcasters together to share their high-end scripted series amid mounting competition.
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New8, launched at Rome's MIA market, will bring eight pubcasters together to share their high-end scripted series amid mounting competition.
Broadcasters from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium have joined the Nordic Twelve group of European broadcasters to forge what they are calling the “biggest drama collaboration in Europe.” Unveiling the news at a MIA Market press conference this afternoon, ZDF, NPO and VRT from the three non-Nordic countries said they will join with Sweden’s SVT, …
Eight public-service broadcasters from northwestern Europe—ZDF (Germany), NPO (the Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), SVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), Yle (Finland), RÚV (Iceland) and NRK (Norway)—have come together to form New8, a collaboration that will see the pubcasters sharing drama series.
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