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Studiocanal Rolls Out Premium Daily Series ‘The Vow’ in Central, Eastern Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Making further inroads into markets in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond, Studiocanal, one of Europe’s top production-distribution-international sales powerhouses, has clinched further sales on premium daily drama “The Vow” (“La Promesa”), closing Poland and two Baltic States, as well as France.
Produced by Spain’s Bambú Producciones (“Velvet,” “Cable Girls”), a Studiocanal company, Studiocanal and national Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, “The Vow” has been acquired by Polish pubcaster TVP Poland, state-backed network ERR Estonia and state-owned LTV Latvia.
In additional new sales, Dubai TV has closed rights to MENA territories. French free-to-air channel C8, owned like Studiocanal by the Canal+ Group, will begin airing the series in July.
Mediaset Italy has now acquired all three seasons of “The Vow,” as has Dori Media Israel and Finnish state network YLE.
HRT Croatia and LTV Lithuania and commercial network KTV Kosovo, which have broadcast Season 1, have signed up for further seasons.
Created by Josep Cister Rubio (“Acacias 38,” “Dos Vidas”) and written by Cister Rubio, Susana Prieto, Ruth García and Carmen Llano, “The Vow” begins in 1913 as Jana, a maid at the declining but still ruthless house of Luján seeks revenge for the murder of her mother. What Jana doesn’t anticipate, however, is that she will fall in love with Manuel, son of the Count of Lujan, who swears his love for her but cannot publicly commit to her, given the class gulf.
Deals are announced on the first day of NATPE Budapest, and just after the conclusion of Spain’s Conecta Fiction.
They also come after “The Vow” has punched sterling ratings performance across the world. In Spain, where it launched on Jan. 12, 2023 on RTVE’s La1, its 14.2% share on June 5 this month was the second best in the series’ history and 5.1 percentage points over La1’s channel average in May.
In Latin America, where RTVE sold “The Vow” to HBO Max, thanks to No. 1 or No. 2 performances in near all territories, the series ranked No. 4 among all Max series worldwide on June 23.
Headed by Ramón Campos, Bambú Producciones has launched multiple milestone revolutions in Spanish TV: the introduction of a U.S. pace iton free-to-air Spanish primetime shows (“Desaparecida,” 2007); direct sale of a Spanish original to Latin America without need for dubbing into neutral Spanish (“Gran Hotel,” 2011-13); the creation of free-to-air series which channel the constant twists and turns and surprises of melodrama in shows of premium production values of cable TV (“Velvet,” 2014-16 ).
In “The Vow,” empowered by muscular financing from RTVE and Studiocanal, Bambú has produced a premium daily drama not only often shot on location but very recently including scenes set in WW1.
Production of “The Vow” Season 3 is in progress, starring Ana Garcés, Arturo Sancho (“Heirs to the Land)”, Eva Martín (“Amar es para siempre”), Manuel Regueiro (“Acacias 38”) María Castro (“Seis Hermanas”) and Antonio Velázquez (“Cable Girls,” “Tierra de lobos”).
“Central & Eastern Europe continues to be a vibrant market for daily series, with ‘The Vow’ appealing to many and attracting loyal audiences across the region,” said Sarah Mottershead, VP sales, Studiocanal.
“It’s a compelling, high quality production embracing romance, mystery and family relationships all set against a beautiful backdrop with glossy period details,” she added. “These qualities, combined with exceptional writing and acting skills, make it a real ratings winner with viewers. We are thrilled to have a third season in production ready to deliver even more irresistible storylines for this captivating long-running drama.”
“‘The Vow’ is showing very consistent and positive rating dynamics and it’s becoming one of the most popular telenovelas that’s been broadcast on LTV in recent years,” enthused Zane Valeniece, head of acquisitions at LTV Latvia.
She continued: “LTV broadcasts high quality telenovelas at 10:30 am from Monday until Friday and it’s also an important content on the LTV digital platform. The show, which offers a rich storyline with amazing actors and filming locations, gives an exciting and strong daily habit for the audience.”
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. The New York Times
A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Nevada on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake prompted a flurry of chatter online, but no widespread damage was reported.
The temblor happened at 1:47 p.m. Pacific time about 7 miles northwest of Summerlin South, Nev., data from the agency shows.
On social media, residents across the area described the earthquake jolting their homes and rattling windows and doors. Some said they heard the boom-like sound of an explosion, while others said they didn’t feel anything or described a small disturbance that lacked any significant oomph.
Brian Cohen was at home putting away groceries in Lone Mountain, about a half hour west of the Las Vegas strip, just before 2 p.m. when he felt the entire house rattle intensely for about three seconds.
“The whole house felt like it was lifting up,” said Mr. Cohen, who is in his 60s. He went outside and saw a neighbor, who also reported feeling the jolt.
Mr. Cohen, who has lived in the Las Vegas area since 1994, said this wasn’t his first earthquake. “This one is the strongest one I felt,” he said, adding there was no damage to his home.
As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.
Aftershocks forecast
While individual earthquakes can’t be predicted, geologists can calculate the chances that more earthquakes will follow an initial quake using statistical models of past events.
For this earthquake, it is unlikely — about a 4 chance — that a larger quake will strike the area in the next day, according to the U.S.G.S. Here is the forecast for aftershocks of other sizes:
3.0 mag. or stronger
Perhaps
26%
—
4.0 mag. or stronger
Unlikely
5%
—
5.0 mag. or stronger
Unlikely
Source: United States Geological Survey. William B. Davis, Joel Eastwood and John Keefe/The New York Times
The rate of aftershocks typically decreases over time, and forecasts are available for the next week, month and year.
Subsequent quakes have been reported in the same area. Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.
Aftershocks detected
Quakes and aftershocks within 100 miles
Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake. These events can be of equal or larger magnitude to the initial earthquake, and they can continue to affect already damaged locations.
The New York Times When quakes and aftershocks occurred
Sources: United States Geological Survey (epicenter, aftershocks, shake intensity); LandScan via Oak Ridge National Laboratory (population density) | Notes: Shaking categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. All times above are Pacific time. Shake data is as of Thursday, June 4 at 5:25 p.m. Eastern. Aftershocks data is as of Thursday, June 4 at 8:23 p.m. Eastern.
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Two days after another ceasefire was announced between Israel and U.S. terrorist designated group Hezbollah, Yulia Bar-Dan was standing outside her temporary home in Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel when the familiar sound of an interceptor echoed overhead.
“There will probably be another siren soon,” she told Fox News Digital.
Minutes later, an alert appeared on her phone warning residents in northern Israel to take shelter.
For Bar-Dan, the scene captured the reality of life on Israel’s northern border nearly two years after Hezbollah joined the war against Israel on Oct. 8, 2023.
After Hezbollah entered the recent war in support of Iran, Washington launched a diplomatic effort aimed at turning the ceasefire into a broader arrangement for Lebanon.
ISRAEL OPENS FIRE IN LEBANON AT ‘SUSPECTS’ ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING TRUCE, WHICH HAS ENTERED ITS SECOND DAY
Multiple rounds of talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials have taken place in Washington, and President Donald Trump has repeatedly announced ceasefire understandings aimed at restoring calm along the border. Residents of communities like Manara, Israel, say the rockets, drones and uncertainty never really stopped.
An Israeli soldier stands near military vehicles on the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah near the Israel-Lebanon border on Nov. 28. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)
“A ceasefire is supposed to be on both sides,” she said. “Not that Hezbollah keeps shooting at us and we just keep absorbing it.”
When Fox News Digital first spoke to Bar-Dan in December 2024 during the war, she and her husband had fled Manara, Israel, with their three children and were living out of a single hotel room, unsure whether they would ever return home.
Today, roughly 200 of the kibbutz’s 280 residents have returned, Bar-Dan said. But many, including Bar-Dan’s family, still cannot live in their original homes because of war damage.
Yulia Bar-Dan and her husband are pictured during quieter times at Kibbutz Manara, Israel. (Yulia Bar-Dan)
Despite repeated ceasefire announcements, residents say normal life remains elusive.
“There hasn’t really been a routine or a quiet day since February,” she said.
Schools officially reopened in early June, but Bar-Dan decided not to send her children.
“They take the bus to school,” she said. “What if there’s a siren on the way? I can’t take that chance.”
ISRAEL DESTROYS HEZBOLLAH’S ‘LARGEST PRECISION-GUIDED MISSILES MANUFACTURING SITE’ AS GROUP VOWS TO ‘FIGHT’
Hezbollah terrorists holding rifles are shown in this image. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Her frustration is not directed at Hezbollah alone.
Like many residents interviewed by Fox News Digital, Bar-Dan says there is a growing disconnect between the reality experienced on the border and the reality described by politicians.
“It doesn’t really matter where the decisions are being made,” she said. “The decisions just need to match reality. Right now there is a decision, but the reality is completely different.”
A year and a half after most of Manara’s residents were evacuated amid fears of a Hezbollah invasion, community leader Yochai Wolfin says residents have developed their own name for the current situation.
“We call it ‘the ceasefire war,’” he said.
The phrase has become common in the community.
First came a year and a half of evacuation. Then came the return home. Then came what Wolfin describes as three months of “fire within a ceasefire.”
The uncertainty has become part of daily life.
Children study inside shelters. Parts of the kibbutz still lack protected rooms. Construction projects remain unfinished because contractors are reluctant to work so close to the border.
He said many residents increasingly feel that the decisions determining their future are being made far from the communities that bear the consequences.
ISRAEL WARNS IT WILL GO AFTER LEBANON DIRECTLY IF CEASE-FIRE WITH HEZBOLLAH COLLAPSES
A Lebanese man holds a Hezbollah flag near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese village of Hula on Dec. 20, 2020. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
“Who knows what tomorrow will bring?” Wolfin said. “We know who is calling the shots. We saw it a few days ago when Trump announced another ceasefire. But for us, the reality on the ground hasn’t changed.”
The comments come as Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned Thursday that northern Israel would remain unsafe as long as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon, according to Reuters.
In a written statement broadcast on June 4, 2026, Qassem condemned the Washington-mediated framework as “absurd, humiliating, and insulting,” calling it a roadmap for surrender.
For residents of Israel’s northern border communities, the statements reinforced what many say they have been experiencing for months: a ceasefire that exists on paper but not in daily life.
Naor Shamia, who heads Manara’s emergency response team, says residents increasingly worry that temporary emergency measures are becoming permanent.
“The fear isn’t today,” he said. “The fear is that this becomes years. We are in a deadlock.”
Across the border region, similar concerns are heard.
Fire burns at Kibbutz Manara following another attack. (Kibbutz Manara)
In the community of Adamit, resident Yael Cohen-Arazi described the contrast between the beauty surrounding her and the reality of living under constant threat.
“Every morning I wake up and think I’m living in paradise,” she said in footage provided to Fox News Digital by the Israeli news agency TPS-IL. “Then there are the explosions that shake my soul.”
Her children, she said, have spent so much of their lives under fire that they no longer know what normal looks like.
“I tell them there are children who don’t live like this,” she said.
Back in Manara, Israel, another alert interrupted the afternoon.
Bar-Dan says she is not angry anymore. Mostly, she is tired and sad.
“I feel bad for the soldiers,” she said. “Every day there is another casualty, and there is still no solution.”
Yet she insists she is staying.
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Members of the Kibbutz Manara rapid response unit respond to Hezbollah rocket attacks on Kibbutz Manara. (Kibbutz Manara)
“This is our home,” she said. “Someone has to live on the borders of this country.”
Then another explosion sounded in the distance.
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