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A European TV project will soon be on the same quality level as American but for half the cost, predicted Mediawan and Sony execs today. As the TV world gets set to emerge from the dual U.S. labor strikes, Mediawan CEO Elisabeth D’Arvieu said European production now has a “big competitive advantage&#8221…

Leonine Studios founder and CEO Fred Kogel has said he does not expect his Germany-focused content group to expand much more in the near future, after four years of rapid and continuous growth. The veteran film and TV exec was talking about the journey around the creation of Leonine Studios in 2019…

The Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd has called for U.S. and European countries to strike formal co-production agreements to support indie films and TV shows. “There are no co-production agreements between U.S. and European countries, so what many of us have done is partner with countries that do…

Burgeoning Paris-based film and TV content group Mediawan has acquired a majority stake in French production company 24 25 Films. Led by co-founding producers Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber, the company has a proven track record in producing mainstream box office hits in France. Successes…

Mediawan has been shaking the foundations of the film and TV world in France and Europe since it was launched in 2015 by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, billionaire entrepreneur Xavier Niel and financier Matthieu Pigasse. Raising an initial $342 million (300 million euros) by listing shares on the…

France’s Mediawan has continued its acquisitions spree by acquiring Submarine, the international producer behind Richard Linklater’s animated film Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood. The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, is for a majority stake in the company, which has offices in…

Aristomenis Tsirbas's 'Timescape' Sells WorldwideBudapest-based sales outfit Luminescence has unveiled a slew of deals for Canadian director Aristomenis Tsirbas's adventure film Timescape. Newcomers Sofian Oleniuk and Lola Rossignol-Arts star as two youngsters who travel back in time to prehistoric times…

Paris-based Mediawan, Elefantec Global and Eva Longoria's UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are teaming up to co-produce a Spanish-speaking Americas version of the hit series Call My Agent! In addition to producing the show as founding CEO of UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, Longoria will also direct the first…

EXCLUSIVE: Mediawan Rights Managing Director Valérie Vleeschhouwer says the French company’s €100M ($107M) co-development agreement with Entourage Ventures allows the Zorro seller to “seize opportunities” and significantly expand its slate. In an interview with Deadline prior to Series Mania…

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary The Blind Couple From Mali, devoted to renowned West African musical duo Amadou & Mariam, has begun principal photography. The film is directed by Canadian director Ryan Marley and follows blind, musical duo and married couple Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia as they prepare…

Mediawan and Miramax TV have closed a deal to develop and produce together high-end scripted programming, including series and straight-to-platform feature films, for the international marketplace. As Deadline reported in November, the companies already are developing a series based on Miramax’s…

France's Mediawan Group and private equity firm Entourage Ventures have struck a co-development agreement underpinned by a €100M ($107M) fund. The pair will work together over a four- to six-year period to finance series "with strong international potential." Underpinning the operation will be €100M…