Archive · 2 Jul 2025
O'Gorman, Kessell Join WBD Series; Germany's 'The Hunt' Greenlit; RTL Dutch Sale
This news includes several entertainment and business updates.
First, actors Dean O’Gorman and Simone Kessell are joining the cast of the new series 'Ms.
X' in New Zealand.
Second, Germany's Joyn and ProSieben are making a celebrity version of a show called 'The Hunt', where people hunt and try to win money.
Finally, the RTL Group has sold its Dutch business to DPG Media for a significant amount of money, around $1.3 billion.
Dean O'Gorman and Simone Kessell join WBD New Zealand series 'Ms. X'.
Germany's Joyn and ProSieben greenlight a celebrity version of 'The Hunt'.
RTL Group completes the sale of its Dutch arm to DPG Media.
'Ms. X' is a crime comedy-drama starring Melissa George.
The RTL Nederland sale nets RTL €1.1B ($1.3B).
- Who
- Dean O’Gorman, Simone Kessell, Joyn, ProSieben, RTL Group, DPG Media.
- What
- Multiple entertainment productions and a business acquisition.
- When
- Announcements made recently.
- Where
- New Zealand, Germany, and Netherlands
- Why
- To provide entertainment content and complete business transactions.
- Series Title (NZ)
- Ms. X
- Lead Actors (Ms. X)
- Melissa George, Dean O’Gorman, Simone Kessell
- Broadcasters (Ms. X)
- WBD, Three, ThreeNow
- Show Title (Germany)
- The Hunt
- German Broadcasters
- Joyn, ProSieben
- RTL Sale Amount
- €1.1B ($1.3B)
- Buyer of RTL Nederland
- DPG Media