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The New Statesman plotting return to power

Iconic British satire The New Statesman is set to return to screens under a new…

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Sky taking True North shows to MIPTV

Sky Vision will be taking shows from True North to market at MIPTV, having bought…

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Doctor Christian Will See You in Cannes

Passion Distribution’s MIPTV slate is headed by Dr Christian Will See You Now, the latest…

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Bomanbridge strikes Matt Hatter deal

Bomanbridge Media has taken Asian rights to Matt Hatter Chronicles and will be looking to…

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TVNZ content boss resigns

Jeff Latch has resigned as content director at TVNZ. He had been at the Kiwi…

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HBO Europe on-demand nets stop at Berlin Station

HBO Nordic and HBO España make two of three new buyers of Epix’s drama series,…

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Celebs help Discovery rebuild Cash Cab

US cable net Discovery Channel is rebooting its long-running quiz Cash Cab. The new version…

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A+E counts up Six deals ahead of MIP

A+E has racked up a raft of new sales for its Navy SEAL drama Six….

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Rive Gauche tucks into pre-market deals

Rive Gauche Television has shopped its Kids Diners series to Starz in the run-up to…

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MIPTV Hot Pick: Spies

Espionage has perhaps never been more relevant than it is in 2017, with fake news…

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Sins and Pranks on Gil’s MIPTV menu

Gil Formats is launching Sins of the Father at MIPTV, a new format that looks…

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Brooke Hogan in town as Fashion Hero heads to Asia

Brooke Hogan will be in Cannes launching the finished tape rights to The Fashion Hero,…

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9 Story swoops on tots trio

Canada’s 9 Story Distribution International has acquired a trio of children’s TV properties. The shows,…

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Viacom paves way to Hunter Street at MIPTV

Nickelodeon’s latest live-action series, the Netherlands-created Hunter Street, will debut internationally on the Croisette next…

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Ex-MTV reality chief joins Viceland

US cable channel Viceland has hired former MTV reality boss Lauren Dolgen as its head…

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Danny Cohen’s Access buys into Tranter’s Bad Wolf

Access Entertainment has acquired a 24.9% stake in Bad Wolf, the Wales-based prodco that is…

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Young Bear Grylls toon series underway

Survival expert and presenter Bear Grylls will be the star of a new animated series…

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Dragons’ Den exec joins Pulse for unscripted

Vice-backed Pulse Films has hired Ceri Aston (right) as head of non scripted. Aston is…

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France 5 orders The Real War of Thrones

French pubcaster France Télévisions has greenlit The Real War of Thrones: A History of Europe,…

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TCB adds to sales team

TCB Media Rights has hired Simona Argenti and she will cover Italy, Spain, Latin America…

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Sundance takes Acceptable Risk with DCD

The international SundanceTV channel has acquired international drama series Acceptable Risk ahead of its distributor…

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New location for MIPJunior

MIPJunior will relocate to from the Martinez this year, moving further up the Croisette. It…

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DRG brings true crime to the Croisette

DRG will launch Guiltology at MIPTV, a truer crime series set in the world of…

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Eccho showcasing Warner Bros. Scandi drama

Eccho Rights is to sell a Warner Bros. and TV4 drama. Crime series Maria Wern…

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Cineflix Rights has Pure agenda in Cannes

Cineflix Rights is taking a line-up of scripted, factual and natural history series to Cannes….

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All3Media International staffs up

The international arm of All3Media has hired several staff and promoted others. All3Media International has…

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Canal+’s Pujol promoted to C8 programme chief

France’s Canal+ has put Vincent Pujol in charge of free-to-air channel C8. Pujol is promoted…

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Immigration doc set for MIPTV launch

Orange Smarty will launch Immigration: Tearing My Family Apart to buyers in Cannes after picking…

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Rooftop scores Barcelona doc for MIPTV

Barcelona Football Club doc Take The Ball, Pass The Ball will launch in Cannes. The…

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Cannes to get new Big Mayor

Upcoming reality series Small Town, Big Mayor will roll out at MIPTV after distributor Portfolio…