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Jesse Whittock

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Sky, ARD set up ‘pioneering’ German drama

Sky Deutschland and ARD are two of four partners attached to a German-produced crime thriller…

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Discovery Kids remaking Oz music show

Discovery Kids Latin America is preparing a Spanish-language version of Australian kids music-themed show Hi-5….

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New US office triggers restructure at October

Indie October Films has restructured its operations following the decision to open a US office….

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DHX, Sony prepare Meatballs TV series

Sony Pictures Animation and DHX Media are working up a television adaptation of animated film…

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Broadcasters get Bing Bunny bounce

Broadcasters in Australia and Europe have acquired children’s series Bing Bunny. ABC in Australia, S4C…

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News brief: UK firm Merman reviving US comedy

Sharon Horgan’s new UK indie Merman Films is bringing back IFC comedy The Increasingly Poor…

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News brief: Blue Ant plots 200 hours of 4K wildlife

Canada’s Blue Ant Media has committed to producing and distributing 200 hours of premium 4K…

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News brief: Paul rejoins Zig Zag as US SVP

Ben Paul is rejoining the UK’s Zig Zag Productions three years after exiting to run…

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Dexter, Squint/Opera form production JV

Children’s TV consultancy Serious Lunch is producing a joint venture production company with London-based studio…

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Viacom exec replaces Harnevo at AOL Studios

Media company has replaced AOL Studios president Ran Harnevo with a veteran Viacom executive. Dermot…

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Earth Touch poaches NHNZ’s Fairclough

Factual producer Earth Touch has poached NHNZ’s executive VP Phil Fairclough as managing director of…

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Illusionist to play Mind Games with BBCWW

Illusionist Katherine Mills will be in Cannes hoping to influence buyers to acquire her new…

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Twin Peaks returning on Showtime

David Lynch’s seminal miniseries Twin Peaks is being reinvented for US cable network Showtime. Lynch…

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eOne rejigs sales ops, Spencer in

Entertainment One Television is restructuring its distribution operations to bring its TV and film sales…

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Antiques-themed game show tops Zodiak’s MIPCOM bill

A Swedish game show in which contestants pick out expensive items is heading to Cannes…

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Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series

German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…

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Netflix, Arad line up King Kong toon

Netflix has partnered with former Marvel Studios president Avi Arad to produce an animated kids…

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Cisneros poaches AMCNI’s Coltro for EVP role

Venezuela’s Cisneros Media has poached Marcello Coltro from AMC Networks International Latin America to become…

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Netflix film strategy extends with Sandler exclusives

Netflix has penned a deal with movie actor Adam Sandler to bring four of his…

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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Manhattan

Lionsgate’s MIPCOM entry in many ways mirrors the indie studio’s recent history. The studio was…

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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Zip Zip

When a group of wild animals move to the big city to enjoy what they…

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Liz Murdoch to exit Shine after Endemol merger

Liz Murdoch with leave Shine Group, which she founded in 2001, when the production group…

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France 2 goes Missing with Spanish drama format

French broadcaster France 2 has commissioned a remake of Spanish crime drama Desparecida (Missing). The…

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Intruders cast heads for the Croisette

Actors Mira Sorvino and John Simm (pictured) will be in Cannes to promote BBC Worldwide…

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ITV2 acquires CBS drama Scorpion

UK digital channel ITV2 has bought exclusive broadcast and SVOD rights to Scorpion, CBS Studios…

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Netflix gets into the movie business

The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s thirst for exclusive content is…

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Canadian, Oz buyers reach Gracepoint

Canada’s Global TV and Australian pay TV provider Foxel have acquired Gracepoint, the US remake…

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Belgian, Scandi medical dramas for Eccho

Sweden-based Eccho Rights has acquired rights to medical-themed dramas from Belgium and Scandinavia, both of…

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Shyamalan to make Wayward trip to Cannes with Fox

Fox International Channels Content Sales is bringing Hollywood director M. Night Shyamalan to MIPCOM. The…

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Ink Global to launch D6, ZAFARI in Cannes

Scandinavia’s Ink Global is launching an animated project that it claims will be “one of…