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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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Mattel hires ex-Warner Bros. exec for sales
The content arm of US toy giant Mattel has hired a former Warner Bros. business…
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ZDF gets to work on Reformation drama
German pubcaster ZDF has commissioned a two-part miniseries about revolutionary priest Martin Luther to celebrate…
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Canal+ buys Argentinian drama
French pay TV provider Canal+ has acquired Argentinian drama El Marginal from Israel-based Dori Media…
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Imira takes Hogie to MIPCOM
Imira Entertainment from Spain hits the Croisette with a total of more than 150 new…
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Swedish-French Sun to rise in Cannes
A new Swedish/French drama from the creator of Bron will launch at MIPCOM. StudioCanal will…
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NHK, WOWOW prep 4K drama screenings
Broadcast groups NHK and WOWOW are co-hosting a pair of 4K HDR premieres in Cannes…
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Netflix growth ‘slowing’ in big European markets
US streaming service Netflix is seeing subs growth slow in major European territories, according to…
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Televisa becomes key Mexican Ben & Holly home
Televisa has taken free-to-air rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom and will become the…
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Distributor to doc producer with the Royal Good Guys
As career moves go, turning documentary producer after 27 years in distribution may seem odd, even…
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MIPCOM organiser opens Esports BAR in Cannes
MIPCOM organiser Reed Midem can’t get enough of Cannes. The events firm is launching the…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Dog Loves Books
Dog Loves Books is a preschool toon based on the Louise Yates book of the…
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Red Arrow debuts Warner thriller, Mata Hari
A Scandinavian thriller from Warner Bros. Television and an adaptation of the Mata Hari story…
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Zee offers ‘Bollywood Theatre’ screenings
Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises will showcase its new formats to buyers at screening…
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MGM to Get Shorty, tell Handmaid’s Tale in Cannes
Adaptations of The Handmaid’s Tale and Get Shorty feature in MGM International Television Distribution’s latest…
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ZDF digital boss takes on docs prodco
Carim Aadam has taken over management of the German broadcaster’s factual prodco doc.station. He replaces…
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AB taps Upside for doc sales chief
France’s AB International Distribution has appointed Upside Distribution’s Arianna Castoldi to become its head of…
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Peter Chernin sets up Campo to replace Di Loreto
Peter Chernin’s media business has recruited Kristen Campo to run its TV business. She will…
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HBO, Keshet team for Israeli kidnap drama
HBO and Keshet International are making a ten-part show dramatising events surrounding the 2014 disappearance…
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Disney and Nick buy Bing Bunny
Preschool toon series Bing Bunny has been acquired by several big name broadcasters and kids…
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Drive revs up first market slate
Newbie distributor Drive Media Rights will launch a commemorative Star Trek special and an extreme…
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Autentic declares War on Drugs in Cannes
German distributor Autentic is launching factual special King of Cocaland – UN Losing War on…
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Kyle MacLachlan taking Twin Peaks to Cannes
Twin Peaks star Kyle MachLachlan is heading to MIPCOM to promote the new sequel to…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Copwatchers – Policing the Police
American police officers are constantly in the headlines – and often for the wrong reasons….
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Federation has Premonitions of market deals
France’s Federation Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights (excluding French-speaking Canada) to new supernatural thriller…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Simon
Stephanie Blake’s Simon books have sold three million copies in France and have been referenced…
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SVOD net replaces Starz on BBC drama
Subscription video-on-demand service Acorn TV has replaced Starz as US coproduction on the upcoming BBC…
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Buccieri takes Studios job at A+E
Paul Buccieri has been confirmed as the new head of A+E’s on house production arm…
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Vice sets Oz launch, UK channel struggles
Vice will launch its TV channel is Australia next month, as part of its global…
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Cineflix taking Gun Shop in Cannes
Indie distributor Cineflix is launching Gun Shop (pictured) at MIPCOM, a new one-off doc about a…