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Matthew Humberstone
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: If We Built It Today
Distributor: Sky Vision Producer: Arcadia Content Broadcaster: Knowledge Network (Canada) Logline: Factual series exploring the…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The Green Book – Guide to Freedom
Distributor: Off The Fence Producer: Impossible Factual Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel Logline: A deep dive into…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Beyond Innovation
Distributor: A Tall Order Producer: Globalive Media Broadcaster: Bloomberg Television Logline: Uncovering the world’s new…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The Weekly
Distributor: Red Arrow International Producer: The New York Times, Left/Right Broadcaster: FX, Hulu (US) Logline:…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The House of Extraordinary People
Distributor: TCB Media Rights Producer: Hey Sonny Films Broadcaster: Channel 5 (UK) Logline: Nine amazing…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: I Am Richard Pryor
Distributor: Fremantle Producer: Network Entertainment Broadcaster: Paramount Network (US) Logline: Inside the private life of…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: 100 Vaginas
Distributor: TVF International Producer: Burning Bright Productions Broadcaster: Channel 4 (UK) Logline: Women tell frank…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: Almost Fashionable – A Film About Travis
Distributor: Limonero Films Producer: Gezellig Pictures in association with Final Cut Logline: A music critic…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: Dating No Filter
Distributor: NBCUniversal International Formats Producer: Lime Pictures, All3Media America Broadcaster: E! (US) Logline: Comedians provide…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: Mental Samurai
Distributor: Warner Bros. International Television Production Producer: A. Smith & Co. Productions, Warner Horizon Unscripted…
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MIPFormats Hot Picks: Drag Lab
Distributor: Hat Trick International Producer: Summer Films Broadcaster: Channel 4 (UK) Logline: A British drag…
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MIPFormats Hot Picks: Secret Body
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television Producer: Stellify Media Broadcaster: BBC Scotland (UK) Logline: A body positive…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: The Brigade – Race To The Hudson
Distributor: Kew Media Distribution Producer: Media Headquarters Logline: A group of strangers must work together…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: No Sleep No FOMO
Distributor: The Story Lab Producer: Gleam Productions Broadcaster: Viu (Asia) Logline: Two celebrities have 60…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: Mums Make Porn
Distributor: Passion Distribution Producer: Firecracker Films Broadcaster: Channel 4 (UK) Logline: Mothers of teenagers are…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: Race Across The World
Distributor: All3Media International Producer: Studio Lambert Broadcaster: BBC Two (UK) Logline: Pairs of travellers must…
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MIPFormats Hot Pick: The Secret Song
Distributor: Vivendi Entertainment Producer: DMLS TV Broadcaster: TF1 (France) Logline: An unassuming celebrity is surprised…
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Starzplay joins revamped Vodafone TV following Spanish debut
Subscription video-on-demand streaming service Starzplay is making its content available on a revamped Vodafone España…
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Making a physical gameshow for Netflix
Kieran Doherty joint-MD of Stellify Media, producers of Blind Date and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,…
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China’s iQiyi poised to surpass six broadcasters in content spend
Chinese digital giant iQiyi, one of the territory’s three major subscription VOD services alongside Tencent…
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NENT appoints Cecilia Gave as Viafree head
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), formerly the broadcasting and streaming part of Modern Times Group,…
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BBC, Discovery to build “Marvel library” of factual content with SVOD
Discovery boss David Zaslav has likened the business’s whopping nine-figure deal for BBC content to…
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Dating formats in a social age: Why audiences are hooked on hooking up
Viacom International Studios’ head of formats Laura Burrell expounds on the prolific success of recent…
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RTL Group names new CEO
RTL Group has named its chairman Thomas Rabe as CEO following the unexpected resignation of…
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TBI Weekly: Top takeaways from Series Mania
At Series Mania in Lille this week Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos spoke of…
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France Télévisions chief slams Salto delays as Netflix gains subscribers
France Télévisions director-general Delphine Ernotte used an appearance at the Series Mania event in Lille…
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SVOD platforms becoming ‘more selective’ about prodcos, says Endeavor
The global boom in subscription video-on-demand does not automatically mean boom time for independent producers…
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Ted Sarandos: Netflix doesn’t disrupt for disruption’s sake
Netflix is not primarily about acting disruptively, at least in terms of content if not…
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Disney completes $71bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Disney completes its US$71bn acquisition of the bulk of 21st Century Fox today, paving the way…
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Reed Hastings: Netflix won’t be part of Apple offering
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has confirmed that Netflix will not be part of the new…