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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…
Sky taking True North shows to MIPTV
Sky Vision will be taking shows from True North to market at MIPTV, having bought…
Doctor Christian Will See You in Cannes
Passion Distribution’s MIPTV slate is headed by Dr Christian Will See You Now, the latest…
Bomanbridge strikes Matt Hatter deal
Bomanbridge Media has taken Asian rights to Matt Hatter Chronicles and will be looking to…
TVNZ content boss resigns
Jeff Latch has resigned as content director at TVNZ. He had been at the Kiwi…
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,…
Celebs help Discovery rebuild Cash Cab
US cable net Discovery Channel is rebooting its long-running quiz Cash Cab. The new version…
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….
Rive Gauche tucks into pre-market deals
Rive Gauche Television has shopped its Kids Diners series to Starz in the run-up to…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Spies
Espionage has perhaps never been more relevant than it is in 2017, with fake news…
Sins and Pranks on Gil’s MIPTV menu
Gil Formats is launching Sins of the Father at MIPTV, a new format that looks…
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,…
9 Story swoops on tots trio
Canada’s 9 Story Distribution International has acquired a trio of children’s TV properties. The shows,…
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…
Ex-MTV reality chief joins Viceland
US cable channel Viceland has hired former MTV reality boss Lauren Dolgen as its head…
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…
Young Bear Grylls toon series underway
Survival expert and presenter Bear Grylls will be the star of a new animated series…
Dragons’ Den exec joins Pulse for unscripted
Vice-backed Pulse Films has hired Ceri Aston (right) as head of non scripted. Aston is…
France 5 orders The Real War of Thrones
French pubcaster France Télévisions has greenlit The Real War of Thrones: A History of Europe,…
TCB adds to sales team
TCB Media Rights has hired Simona Argenti and she will cover Italy, Spain, Latin America…
Sundance takes Acceptable Risk with DCD
The international SundanceTV channel has acquired international drama series Acceptable Risk ahead of its distributor…
New location for MIPJunior
MIPJunior will relocate to from the Martinez this year, moving further up the Croisette. It…
DRG brings true crime to the Croisette
DRG will launch Guiltology at MIPTV, a truer crime series set in the world of…
Eccho showcasing Warner Bros. Scandi drama
Eccho Rights is to sell a Warner Bros. and TV4 drama. Crime series Maria Wern…
Cineflix Rights has Pure agenda in Cannes
Cineflix Rights is taking a line-up of scripted, factual and natural history series to Cannes….
All3Media International staffs up
The international arm of All3Media has hired several staff and promoted others. All3Media International has…
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…
Immigration doc set for MIPTV launch
Orange Smarty will launch Immigration: Tearing My Family Apart to buyers in Cannes after picking…
Rooftop scores Barcelona doc for MIPTV
Barcelona Football Club doc Take The Ball, Pass The Ball will launch in Cannes. The…
Cannes to get new Big Mayor
Upcoming reality series Small Town, Big Mayor will roll out at MIPTV after distributor Portfolio…