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UK factual prodco gets MD, expands remit
Zinc Media, the indie group formerly known as Ten Alps, has put Lucy van Beek…
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Viewpoint: The anthology strikes back
Dan Whitehead, head of drama and digital at UK consultancy K7 Media, on how anthology…
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Factory Media snags Soviet Megamonsters
Sports and lifestyle prodco Factory has picked up the international rights to Soviet Megamonsters, an…
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10 MIPCOM trends
MIPCOM has ended with no major dramas of the ash cloud, flood or industrial action…
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MTV creates ‘first live-stream-to-TV’ format
MTV Australia claims it will be the first channel to produce and broadcast a ‘live-stream-to-TV’…
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Fandor reveals distribution boss, Amazon, LeEco deals
Starz-backed indie film service Fandor has named a chief distribution officer, and closed a deals…
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Show of the week: Simon
Simon was generating heat at MIPJunior, becoming the most-screened kids show at the market. The…
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James Bond spies Canadian SVOD deal
CraveTV has scooped the rights to the James Bond library of films, giving it classic…
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Happy Tree Friends streaming deal for LeEco
Kids producer and distributor Mondo has struck a deal with LeEco and will add several…
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Summer series shake-up at CBS
CBS has ordered a new summer drama series in the same week as cancelling another…
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UKTV takes Ultimate Strongman rights
UK channel operator UKTV will show the Ultimate Strongman: Next Generation event on its Dave…
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A first-timer’s (re)view of MIPCOM
So Drive made its virgin trip to MIPCOM as a distributor this week; full disclosure, we have…
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RTL secures new NBCU output deal
Mediagruppe RTL Deutschland has secured a new output deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution. This hands…
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Netflix’s Asian subs to soar
Netflix’s subscriber base in Asia will more than double over the next five years although…
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Eurosport gets into drone racing
Discovery-owned sports net Eurosport has struck a deal to cover drone racing, making it the…
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Telemundo opens international studio
US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo as launched Telemundo International Studios here in Cannes. The NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language…
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ZDF orders antiques format
All3Media’s Tower Productions is making a German version of antiques format For What It’s Worth….
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MIPCOM: Day two deal round-up
As MIPCOM hits the half-way mark, deals have been coming thick and fast. Among the…
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German pubcaster joins blue-chip BBC series
German pubcaster WDR will coproduce BBC natural history series Ocean. WDR is already a coproducer…
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Show of the week: Mars
Mars will be one of the biggest new series in Cannes this year. Its production…
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Banijay to battle legal threat over format
Banijay Group has responded to Israeli prodco Abot Hamieri, which alleges the Danish arm of the France-based TV…
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MIPCOM: Day one deals
The traditional flood of press releases TBI receives the minute MIPCOM begins has revealed deals…
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Content to debut Cardinal music docs
Content Media Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Cardinal Releasing that gives it a…
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With Breasts there is Paradise to launch in Cannes
Without Breasts There is Paradise, the sequel to 2008 hit TV series Without Breasts There…
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Caracol’s Destiny comes to market
At MIPCOM, Colombian broadcaster Caracol TV is introducing to international buyers new series Cuando Vivas…
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Globo Dreams of MIPCOM
Romantic comedy Total Dreamer, a modern fairy tale about a humble girl who becomes a…
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Televisa to present The Three Sides of Anna
Tres Veces Ana (The Three Sides of Ana) marks the return of fan-favourite power couple…
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108 to bring Passionate TV to Cannes
North America and Asia-based distributor 108 Media will launch a life-affirming factual series, Passionate TV,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Mars
Mars will be one of the biggest new series in Cannes this year. Its production…
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Banijay lands ABC order for Gervais gameshow
ABC has ordered Five to Survive, a new gameshow created by Ricky Gervais and being…