Leading Central Eastern European broadcasters such as RTL Klub and MTVA (Hungary), RTVS (Slovakia), HRT and RTL (Croatia), and Kidzone (Baltics) has picked up Xilam hit series.
ZDF Studios has licensed the children’s title to Czech TV and RTV in Slovenia and Slovakia, as well as AMC and MTVA in Hungary. The series is currently airing in France (France Télévisions & Okoo) and the Netherlands (AVROTROS / Zappelin) and will launch in early 2025 in Germany (ZDF/KIKA).
Netherlands, Finland and Norway latest markets onboard, with EndemolShine Nederland, Banijay Finland and Mastiff Norway producing for RTL, MTV and TV 2, respectively.
The competing offer for the home of Paramount Pictures, the CBS broadcast network and cable networks such as MTV threatens to undo a planned acquisition by tech scion David Ellison and his firm Skydance Media.