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Jesse Whittock
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KiKA licenses second Spike telemovie
German children’s channel KiKA has licensed Christmas telemovie Spike 2 on the back of ratings…
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BBC’s Storyville to launch on iPlayer ahead of TV
The latest programmes from UK net BBC Four’s flagship documentary series Storyville will launch on…
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Jobs Without Frontiers heads to US, Oz
Beyond Productions has scored a deal with distributor Eccho Rights to take factual entertainment format…
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Broadcasters get treatment from Indian Doctor
BBC One drama The Indian Doctor has sold to four major broadcasters, including a multi-territory…
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News brief: HBO renews Boardwalk
Premium cable channel HBO has given its acclaimed period crime drama Boardwalk Empire a fifth…
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Latin focus: Globo
Brazilian powerhouse Globo comes to MIPCOM buoyed by the strong performance in the local TV market of its recent…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Beijing Opera Cats
SMG is one of China’s largest media companies and its kids and family division, Toonmax,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Fleming
Everybody has heard of the late Ian Fleming, but who was he? This is question…
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Foothill bags Content Media kids shows, Kidobi deal
LA’s Foothill Entertainment has scored a deal to distribute shows from Content Media Corp.’s children’s…
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Banijay readies Mentor for market
Distributor Banijay International is getting ready to launch Danish competition format Mentor at MIPCOM. The…
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CBBC hands Argonon first kids drama commission
CBBC has lined up a new major children’s drama series, which has writer Emma Reeves…
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Rovio hits 1bn views, preps next Angry Birds
Finland’s Rovio Entertainment’s ToonsTV channel has passed one billion views just seven months after launch….
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Ex-Zodiak USA boss staffs up for new UK indie
Grant Mansfield, the former CEO of Zodiak USA, has launched his own indie and raided…
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Film writers turning to TV, survey finds
Screenwriters now see television as a better option than feature films, according to a survey…
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Eminem buys into Electus hip-hop channel
Rap megastar Eminem has bought into an YouTube original hip-hop lifestyle channel operated by Ben…
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Sonar hires ex-HBO exec for LA development role
New York-based Sonar Entertainment has hired former HBO Films VP Sam Martin as executive VP,…
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MY Tupelo to rep Israeli formats in US
US indie MY Tupelo Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Israel’s Tanin Productions…
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Côte Ouest opens Congo office, scores pre-market Viacom deal
African distributor Côte Ouest has an Agence France-Presse executive, opened a new office in Congo,…
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Formats the key for Keshet in Cannes
Keshet Media’s international sales arm will head to Cannes with a batch of new formats…
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Zodiak plans to Grab It, Hold It, Count It in Cannes
Zodiak Rights is taking a physical gameshow in which it “literally rains money” to MIPCOM….
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Flame heats up with Rio sport doc series
Australia-based Flame Distribution will bring a 6x30mins doc series about Brazilian sport ahead of the…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Pinocchio
Global Screen decided it had a hit on its hands with this remake of Pinocchio…
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Silvergate Media hires Marsh to launch sales arm
Octonauts brand owner Silvergate Media has hired former Chorion and France Televisions exec Geraint Marsh…
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Komixx, Mackinnon & Saunders launch co-venture
UK animation indies Komixx Entertainment and Mackinnon & Saunders have partnered to launch a new…
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HBO acquires Sky Living comedy Doll & Em
US premium cable net HBO has bought Doll & Em, a new comedy from Emily…
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Commissioner Gordon drama headed to Fox
US broadcaster Fox has sent a drama based on Batman character Commissioner James Gordon straight…
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Man V. Food producer Sharp expands into UK
Sharp Entertainment, the US producer behind Man V. Food, has tapped Amelia Pulsford to head…
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All eyes on P7S1 as opportunity knocks
The future of ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the subject of intense speculation following the latest structural…
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Andie MacDowell, Gomorrah’s Saviano add star power to Beta
Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell and Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will attend MIPCOM to present new…
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Baby Sellers steals slot on A+E slate
A+E Networks International will be on the Croisette with 500 new hours for broadcasters, including…