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Hitler, Marcella head to Cannes with Cineflix
Cineflix Rights is launching ITV serial killer drama Marcella at MIPTV and a new doc…
Hat Trick catches Killer Women with Piers Morgan
Hat Trick International is debuting Killer Women with Piers Morgan at MIPTV. The factual series…
Kabo to cultivate Hot Pepper at MIPTV
French distributor Kabo International has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Canadian gameshow Hot Pepper….
MIPTV Hot Pick: A Murder in the Park
A Murder in the Park is the latest true crime offering to come to market,…
Sky Sports takes exclusive Formula 1 rights
Sky has taken exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Forumla 1 racing for five years…
Former ABC kids chief resurfaces at Corus
Deidre Brennan has resurfaced at Corus Entertainment, and will be vice president of kids content…
Vice bows doc series on Apple Music
Youth-skewed content brand Vice has produced a new music-based docuseries, The Score about different music…
NHK fantasy series gets 4K MIPTV screening
The TV adaptation of fantasy novel Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit will get a 4K…
Boat Rocker collars Young Drunk Punk
New Canada-based distributor Boat Rocker Rights will be in Cannes with its first third-party acquisition,…
Nippon, Red Arrow start Battle of the Homes
Japanese broadcaster Nippon is launching three new formats at MIPTV including Battle of the Homes,…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Dogs Might Fly
Science meets dog training meets reality competition in Sky 1’s latest unscripted effort, Dogs Might…
Federation taking buyers to Bordertown
Pascal Breton’s production and distribution group Federation Entertainment will give new Scandi crime drama Bordertown…
Ronaldo to score for Globo at MIPTV
Globo is bring Brazilian superstar footballer Ronaldo to MIPTV. The Brazilian media giant is bringing…
Red Arrow declares Diet War at MIPTV
Red Arrow International will launch its My Diet is Better than Yours format at MIPTV…
Pre-MIPTV presales for TCB Media
TCB Media Rights has presold a trio of its new shows ahead of MIPTV. The…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Big Red
Car formats are a big deal at the moment, with stalwarts such as Top Gear…
BBC appoints Studios boss
The BBC is expected to formally appoint Mark Linsey the boss of its new in-house…
Lionsgate, Joel Silver developing transgender drama
Lionsgate and Joel Silver’s prodco are developing New People, a family drama about a transgender…
Sky hikes prices, gives CFO wider role
Sky is raising the price of its TV packages. The price hikes kick in at…
Australian sci-fi web drama heads to TV
Australian-produced a sci-fi web drama Airlock has been repurposed and will run as a TV…
ZDF, WDR prep for MIPTV’s German Focus
Key German distributors, including ZDF Enterprises and WDR Mediagroup, are prepping for a MIPTV during…
Superprod digging into Octopus’s Garden at MIPTV
French kids prodco Superprod is making an animated version of Octopus’s Garden, the kids book…
BBCWW driving The Getaway Car into Cannes
BBC Worldwide will launch its primetime driving-entertainment format The Getaway Car in Cannes next month….
108 has 115 hours for MIPTV, plans acquisitions
Toronto-based distribution company 108 Media is launching 115 hours of programming on its debut MIPTV…
FSC reels in Rod
Danish distributor The Funny Shorts Company is taking the first season of a professional sport…
ITV Studios to crown Victoria in Cannes
Queen Victoria will appear in Cannes on ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s MIPTV slate. Victoria, a…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Real Detective
True crime programming is increasingly informed by the pacing, tone and production values seen…
Netflix orders Drew Barrymore comedy
Netflix has greenlit Santa Clarita Diet, a comedy series starring Drew Barrymore (Charlie’s Angels) and…
E! orders Mariah Carey reality series
NBCUniversal-owned cable net E! has ordered Mariah’s World, an eight-part reality series going behind the…
Over 30% of US Netflix viewers not paying
A large proportion of US consumers watching content on Netflix are not paying subscribers, using…