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Korean-Western copro set for Cannes

Treasures of the Earth, a 3x60mins doc series with coproduction partners from Korea, the US…

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MIPCOM Hot Pick: The Brittany Murphy Story

MarVista was talking to Brittany Murphy some years ago about a TV movie project that…

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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Hi Opie!

Opie is the latest creation out of the venerated Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and the…

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Portfolio snags iThentic content for MIPCOM

The distribution arm of Canadian indie prodco Portfolio has picked up a raft of content…

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Germany’s WDR bringing Bobo to Cannes

The commercial arm of German regional pubcaster WDR will launch its first-ever coproduced animated series…

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PBS closes HIV doc presales pre-market

PBS International has presold HIV origins doc The Bloody Truth ahead of its debut at…

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Donald Sutherland in Cannes to smooth Pirate’s Passage

Veteran Hollywood actor Donald Sutherland will be at MIPCOM next week to promote his animated…

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Shine France options Red Arrow, Keshet formats

Shine France has optioned remake rights to Red Arrow International game show Decimate and Keshet…

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Imira scores Scholastic, BabyTV rep deals

Spain’s Imira Entertainment has added 500 hours to its catalogue through deals with educational IP…

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Netflix among Honourable Woman buyers

Netflix’s US service is among the buyers of BBC Worldwide-sold political thriller drama The Honourable…

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FremantleMedia Kids scores pre-market sales

FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has sold animated series Kate & Mim-Mim to a number…

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Walking Dead renewed again

AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama The Walking Dead has been renewed for a sixth season. This…

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Amazon extends StudioCanal movie deal

Amazon Prime Instant Video has renewed its movie deal with Europe’s StudioCanal. The multi-year extension…

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Cartoon Network grabs Transformers after Hub switch

Cartoon Network has snapped up Transformers: Robots in Disguise after the Transformer franchise’s former home,…

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Turner feels Oh!K about Asian channel launch

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific’s upcoming channel, Oh!K, has scored a volume deal with Korean…

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Slingshot, EuropaCorp partner for drama JV

David Ellender’s Slingshot Global Media and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp Television Studios have partnered in a…

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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Tumble Leaf

MIPJunior will be the first international market to showcase programming from Amazon Prime Instant’s push…

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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Aquarius

Aquarius is the first project out of Tomorrow ITV Studios, the new joint-venture prodco ITV…

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Chop Chop Ninja TV series heads for MIP

An animated TV adaptation of mega-successful mobile game Chop Chop Ninja is headed for MIPJunior…

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ITV to float Lion Ark in Cannes

ITV Studios has picked up international rights to indie feature doc Lion Ark and will…

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Kate Middleton royal baby doc delivered in Cannes

TCB Media Rights is launching royal doc Kate Middleton: Heir We Go Again! to MIPCOM….

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Tricon has new Pivot titles for Cannes buyers

Tricon Films & Television is further exploiting its distribution pact with US cable channel Pivot…

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Spanish screenings set for MIPJunior

Spanish animation companies will hold a short screenings presentation on Saturday (October 11) at MIPJunior….

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BBC teen drama makes The Cut with Foothill

A BBC teen drama is toplining distributor Foothill Entertainment’s MIPJunior and MIPCOM slate. The Cut…

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Pascal Breton’s Federation has drama trio for MIPCOM

Federation Entertainment, the new production and distribution group formed by former Marathon Images boss Pascal…

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Turner slashes workforce, some international cuts

Turner Broadcasting System is slashing 1,475 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. Most…

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Channel 4 buys French drama Witnesses

Channel 4 has acquired buzzy French drama Witnesses (Les Temoins). The UK commercial broadcaster picked…

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China YouTube channel from UK’s True North

UK indie True North is launching China Icons, a professionally-produced YouTube channel dedicated to China….

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Paw Patrol added as Channel 5, Nick grow closer

UK terrestrial net Channel 5 has again turned to its pay TV cousin Nickelodeon, this…

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CBeebies plots new show from Teletubbies creator

UK preschool channel CBeebies has commissioned a series from Teletubbies creator Anne Wood. Twirlywoos comes…