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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…
Discovery Kids remaking Oz music show
Discovery Kids Latin America is preparing a Spanish-language version of Australian kids music-themed show Hi-5….
New US office triggers restructure at October
Indie October Films has restructured its operations following the decision to open a US office….
DHX, Sony prepare Meatballs TV series
Sony Pictures Animation and DHX Media are working up a television adaptation of animated film…
Broadcasters get Bing Bunny bounce
Broadcasters in Australia and Europe have acquired children’s series Bing Bunny. ABC in Australia, S4C…
News brief: UK firm Merman reviving US comedy
Sharon Horgan’s new UK indie Merman Films is bringing back IFC comedy The Increasingly Poor…
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…
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…
Dexter, Squint/Opera form production JV
Children’s TV consultancy Serious Lunch is producing a joint venture production company with London-based studio…
Viacom exec replaces Harnevo at AOL Studios
Media company has replaced AOL Studios president Ran Harnevo with a veteran Viacom executive. Dermot…
Earth Touch poaches NHNZ’s Fairclough
Factual producer Earth Touch has poached NHNZ’s executive VP Phil Fairclough as managing director of…
Illusionist to play Mind Games with BBCWW
Illusionist Katherine Mills will be in Cannes hoping to influence buyers to acquire her new…
Twin Peaks returning on Showtime
David Lynch’s seminal miniseries Twin Peaks is being reinvented for US cable network Showtime. Lynch…
eOne rejigs sales ops, Spencer in
Entertainment One Television is restructuring its distribution operations to bring its TV and film sales…
Antiques-themed game show tops Zodiak’s MIPCOM bill
A Swedish game show in which contestants pick out expensive items is heading to Cannes…
Euro pubcasters back Icelandic crime series
German pubcaster ZDF and its commercial subsidiary will coproduce Icelandic crime drama Trapped, while five…
Netflix, Arad line up King Kong toon
Netflix has partnered with former Marvel Studios president Avi Arad to produce an animated kids…
Cisneros poaches AMCNI’s Coltro for EVP role
Venezuela’s Cisneros Media has poached Marcello Coltro from AMC Networks International Latin America to become…
Netflix film strategy extends with Sandler exclusives
Netflix has penned a deal with movie actor Adam Sandler to bring four of his…
MIPCOM Hot Pick: Manhattan
Lionsgate’s MIPCOM entry in many ways mirrors the indie studio’s recent history. The studio was…
MIPJunior Hot Pick: Zip Zip
When a group of wild animals move to the big city to enjoy what they…
Liz Murdoch to exit Shine after Endemol merger
Liz Murdoch with leave Shine Group, which she founded in 2001, when the production group…
France 2 goes Missing with Spanish drama format
French broadcaster France 2 has commissioned a remake of Spanish crime drama Desparecida (Missing). The…
Intruders cast heads for the Croisette
Actors Mira Sorvino and John Simm (pictured) will be in Cannes to promote BBC Worldwide…
ITV2 acquires CBS drama Scorpion
UK digital channel ITV2 has bought exclusive broadcast and SVOD rights to Scorpion, CBS Studios…
Netflix gets into the movie business
The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s thirst for exclusive content is…
Canadian, Oz buyers reach Gracepoint
Canada’s Global TV and Australian pay TV provider Foxel have acquired Gracepoint, the US remake…
Belgian, Scandi medical dramas for Eccho
Sweden-based Eccho Rights has acquired rights to medical-themed dramas from Belgium and Scandinavia, both of…
Shyamalan to make Wayward trip to Cannes with Fox
Fox International Channels Content Sales is bringing Hollywood director M. Night Shyamalan to MIPCOM. The…
Ink Global to launch D6, ZAFARI in Cannes
Scandinavia’s Ink Global is launching an animated project that it claims will be “one of…