In this week’s International TV Newswire, Amazon announces a raft of international original programming, the European Animation Awards (Emile Awards) get postponed, Fremantle picks up two new execu…
picks up two new executives, Viacom announces an English-language adaptation of Argentine hit “100 Days to Fall in Love,” and ITV and Alchemy Entertainment sign a first look deal.In the days following announcements for three new original series in Spain,has announced two more Spanish productions, both unscripted, in “Una vida, una cena,” and soccer-doc “Huesca F.C.”, as well as a Brazilian adaptation of the hit Israeli series “Allenby” titled “Rua Augusta,” and a collection of U.K.
“Una vida, una cena,” adapts a format developed at The Mediapro Studio, in which chef Quique Dacosta hosts a famous guest to prepare a signature dish. “Huesca F.C.” follows the Spanish soccer club through the 2018-19 season, it’s first in Spain’s top division in a generation which eventually ended in relegation.
Announced jointly with U.K. production company Avalon, six comedy specials are being recorded throughout 2019. Four – from Chris Ramsey, Ed Gamble, Flo & Joan and Paul Chowdhry – will be released on August 19, with two others to come later this year. Often seen as another means of entry into the Amazon ecosystem, whose gargantuan business is driven by online retail and cloud computing services, Prime Video’s original programming is beginning to get up to speed in more recent markets for Amazon, despite or because of often significant competition from established and new streaming platforms.
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