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Frank Lammers and Anna Drijver star in a Belgian crime series Frank Lammers and Anna Drijver have major roles in the new Belgian crime series Undercover. Actor, presenter and singer Tom Waes will play the leading role, the Belgian channel Een recently announced. Elise Schaap plays Danielle, the drug lord's wife.

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Belgian CEO for TMG after takeover by Mediahuis The Telegraaf Media Group (TMG) will have a Belgian CEO after the takeover by Mediahuis. The parent company of De Telegraaf should be managed by Marc Vangeel, who should be given the role of chairman of the board. The two parties jointly acquire TMG.

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Rapper Willem de Bruin has a leading role in a match-fixing film Opposites rapper Willem de Bruin plays the leading role in the new Dutch film Catacombe. Liliana de Vries, Belgian actor Kevin Janssen and former professional footballer Glenn Helder can also be seen in the film. However, Slagter is in complete financial ruin.

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VARA series Klem can be seen on the Belgian broadcaster VARA has sold its ten-part series Klem to the Flemish broadcaster VRT. Belgian viewers are expected to be able to watch the first season this fall. Klem has been broadcast in the Netherlands since mid-January and attracts around 1.6 million viewers every week.

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Interview with cast and crew of The Return of the Honey Buzzard In 2014, the graphic novel “The Return of the Honey Buzzard” by Aimée de Jongh was published. Now it has been made into a film with Benja Bruijning and Sanne Langelaar in the leading roles.

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Dutch comedy 'Het Verlangen' gets a Flemish remake The Dutch comedy Het Verlangen, the new film from the makers of Alles is Liefde starring Chantal Janzen, is getting a Flemish remake. Belgian producer Menuel has acquired the rights, distributor September Films and producer Topkapi recently announced.

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The takeover battle around TMG has now really started: Mediahuis matches Talpa's bid for TMG The Flemish Mediahuis and VP Exploitatie have increased their takeover bid for media company Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) from 5.25 to 5.90 euros per share. That is as much as Talpa offered.

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John de Mol is chased away from TMG If it goes ahead, the Telegraaf Media Group (TMG) will not simply be owned by the Flemish Mediahuis. An important second party is VP Exploitatie, which already has a 41.3 percent interest in TMG.

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Director Ivo van Hove gets a place on the Leading Global Thinkers list The Flemish director Ivo van Hove is on a list of 'leading thinkers' of our current world. The American magazine Foreign Policy (FP) annually makes an 'Leading Global Thinkers list' and mentions the leader of Toneelgroep Amsterdam on it.

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Anger after police action against VRT journalist In Belgium, journalistic circles reacted furiously to a raid on VRT journalist Bart Aerts, who works for the current affairs program Terzake. His computer was searched and Aerts' phone was confiscated. The journalist himself was taken away for questioning.

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Hart Beat sold to ten countries The musical comedy Hart Beat has been purchased by Nickelodeon for ten countries. In Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Scandinavia, the film will be released in local language dubbing.

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World Soundtrack Awards 2016 presented The World Soundtrack Awards were recently presented for the 16th time during the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent. Below is an overview of the winners. The big winner is composer Carter Burwell, who became composer of the year.

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