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  • GoQuest gets new distribution deals for Turkish Drama Kuma going

    GoQuest gets new distribution deals for Turkish Drama Kuma going

    MUMBAI: It’s quest to go further global has met with more success. Indian content distribution firm GoQuest Media has secured licensing deals in additional territories for it first co-production, the Turkish family drama Kuma (The Other Wife): Latvia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Kenya.

    These new agreements build on earlier sales announced at Mipcom 2024, which included Hungary, Romania, and India. The series, produced by Stellar Yapim, completed production in October 2024 and has since debuted on television.

    Further distribution deals were recently closed by co-producers VIP 2000 TV, extending Kuma’s reach to Paraguay, Peru, and Panama.

    Set against the rugged landscapes of eastern Turkey, Kuma (The Other Wife) tells the gripping story of Ceylan, a woman falsely accused of murder. Forced into becoming the second wife of Karan — the brother of the man she is accused of killing — Ceylan navigates a complex family dynamic while fighting to clear her name. The drama explores themes of love, redemption, and resilience.

    GoQuest Media, headquartered in Mumbai with offices in the UK and Vietnam, specialises in the global distribution of high-quality international dramas and scripted formats. The company’s curated catalogue includes titles featured on major platforms such as Disney+ Hotstar, Globoplay, SBS, Voyo, and Telemundo. It has a sales presence in Istanbul and the Central and Eastern Europe region.     

  • FremantleMedia announces international adaptation of ‘Shortland Street’

    FremantleMedia announces international adaptation of ‘Shortland Street’

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has announced the launch of Shortland Street in Ukrainian. Locally known as Central Hospital, the drama is the first local format version of the long-running, popular New Zealand daily drama. Licensed to 1+1 by FremantleMedia, the initial series comprises of 60 episodes and launched earlier this month in Ukraine.

    FremantleMedia format sales director CIS, Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic States Anne Kirsipuu said, “The local take on Shortland Street was a high quality adaptation and launched incredibly well. We’re confident that the upcoming storylines will capture the attention of the audiences. With our rich catalogue of scripted formats, we’re looking forward to introducing more local adaptations to the market soon.”

    Shortland Street is one of New Zealand’s longest-running prime-time daily dramas, with over 6,000 episodes having been produced since 1992. Set in an Auckland City Hospital, the series follows the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff, family and friends. It is produced by South Pacific Pictures and distributed by FremantleMedia.

    Whereas, Central Hospital, already sold as tape to broadcasters in Georgia and Kazakhstan will focus on the life of the young and able surgeon Margarita Sergeevna and the doctors and patients of the fictitious hospital. It was produced by 1+1 Productions.

  • FremantleMedia announces international adaptation of ‘Shortland Street’

    FremantleMedia announces international adaptation of ‘Shortland Street’

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has announced the launch of Shortland Street in Ukrainian. Locally known as Central Hospital, the drama is the first local format version of the long-running, popular New Zealand daily drama. Licensed to 1+1 by FremantleMedia, the initial series comprises of 60 episodes and launched earlier this month in Ukraine.

    FremantleMedia format sales director CIS, Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic States Anne Kirsipuu said, “The local take on Shortland Street was a high quality adaptation and launched incredibly well. We’re confident that the upcoming storylines will capture the attention of the audiences. With our rich catalogue of scripted formats, we’re looking forward to introducing more local adaptations to the market soon.”

    Shortland Street is one of New Zealand’s longest-running prime-time daily dramas, with over 6,000 episodes having been produced since 1992. Set in an Auckland City Hospital, the series follows the complicated personal and professional lives of its staff, family and friends. It is produced by South Pacific Pictures and distributed by FremantleMedia.

    Whereas, Central Hospital, already sold as tape to broadcasters in Georgia and Kazakhstan will focus on the life of the young and able surgeon Margarita Sergeevna and the doctors and patients of the fictitious hospital. It was produced by 1+1 Productions.

  • India, buckle up for Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

    India, buckle up for Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

    MUMBAI: India is set to witness the fascinating world of Boo Boo family and their hijinks in TLC’s new series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. The international hit series will bring an inside look into the world of beauty pageant queen and reality star Honey Boo Boo aka Alana Thompson. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo will make its debut on Indian television on 17 January, Friday-Sunday at 10 pm on TLC.

     

    Featured as one of the ‘Most Influential Women in TV’ under 30 years, Honey Boo Boo, in the new series, will showcase her antics along with her mom June, dad Sugar Bear, three older sisters and uncle Poodle at the family home in McIntyre, Georgia.

     

    “Over the years TLC has entertained Indian audience with its eclectic programmes and wide variety presented through unique formats, hosts and themes. We are expanding our offering by bringing the international hit series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo to Indian television screen this January,” said Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific senior VP and general manager – South Asia and head of revenue, pan-regional ad sales and southeast Asia Rahul Johri.

     

    Here Comes Honey Boo Boo follows the charming eight-year-old Alana and her family in rural Georgia doing what they do best: four-wheeling through mud pits and picking up road kill for the family cookout. Alana’s amusing personality and self-confidence has won millions of viewers across the world and her self-proclaimed nickname has become a fixture in pop culture.

     

    From family outings to loud and crazy family get-togethers, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo aims at taking the viewers off the pageant stage and into the unapologetically outrageous family life of the Honey Boo Boo clan.

  • Europe’s RTL takes complete stake in n-TV

    Europe’s RTL takes complete stake in n-TV

    MUMBAI: Europe’s largest broadcaster, RTL Group has taken full control of the German news network n-tv, acquiring CNN’s 50 percent stake for an undisclosed sum.

    The Bonn-based German Cartel Office approved the move for RTL to acquire the 50 percent stake owned by Atlanta, Georgia-based CNN, the European broadcaster said in a statement.

    RTL had applied to the German Cartel Office last November to take 100 percent control of the channel. The regulatory authority has approved the acquisition without any stipulations, according to media reports.

    The German Cartel Office said it has approved Bertelsmann AG’s TV station RTL Television GmbH’s takeover of the German news station n-tv, despite expressing reservations.

    The cartel office noted that RTL Group – with its stations RTL, VOX, Super RTL and n-tv – and its rival ProSiebenSat.1 GruppeMedia AG, enjoy a duopoly control of the German television market.

    It said that rejecting the takeover would not weaken this duopoly nor reduce the advertising customers that RTL enjoys from the n-tv station.
    RTL Germany head. Anke Schaeferkordt said, “We welcome the decision of the cartel office and are excited that n-tv has become the most important member of the RTL family.”