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Hryniewicz and Rose form Koko Rose Media
Lisa Hryniewicz and Jo Rose have created a new kids company, Koko Rose Media. Its…
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Minchi’s Adventures explored at MIPCOM
Spanish kids TV company BRB Internacional will head to MIPJr with a new cartoon series,…
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Nordic World adds Monday, Feelgood shows
Distributor Nordic World has scored representation deals with pan-Scandinavian producer Monday Media and Norway’s Feelgood…
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FremantleMedia taking classic comedy to Cannes
The distribution arm of FremantleMedia has packaged a raft of classic comedy and drama series…
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Beowulf star makes Cannes voyage
The star of ITV’s upcoming big-budget fantasy drama Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, Kieran Bew,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Deals in the Desert
It is fair to say Bahraini television documentaries are not ten a penny, and also…
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Rive Gauche brings Fame and Gossip to MIPCOM
US-based distributor Rive Gauche will launch six series at MIPCOM. The line-up includes 3x30mins fact-ent…
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Kingdom among new dramas on Sky Germany
The AXN channel in Germany has picked up Kingdom, the Endemol Shine-distributed MMA drama. The…
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Hollywood A-listers board Nat Geo science show
A raft of A-list Hollywood talent have signed up to Breakthrough, a new science series…
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E4 welcomes Scream Queens
Horror-cum-black comedy Scream Queens is to broadcaster on UK youth-skewing network E4. The net’s parent,…
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Dennis Quaid heads to Cannes for The Art of More
Hollywood star Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) is heading to MIPCOM to promote his…
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Cineflix picks up series ahead of MIPCOM
Cineflix Rights has secured a raft of third-party content that it will launch at MIPCOM….
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Marvista bringing CBS series to market
Marvista Entertainment has sealed a deal with Litton Entertainment and will launch its upcoming CBS…
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ZDF sells romance, dark drama in Cannes
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises has sold a collection of romantic telemovies to broadcasters in French-speaking Canada…
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Banijay opens Injustice Files
Banijay International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Injustice Files, an investigative series from…
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Show of the Week: A Deadly Adoption
The fact A Deadly Adoption has already sold into many key territories without having launched…
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Show of the Week: Nature Cat
Fred is a housecat with pretensions to be an intrepid explorer, finding out anything and…
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Asia Pacific pay TV subs to reach 535 million
Pay TV subscriptions for Asia Pacific’s top 68 operators will reach 535 million by 2020,…
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Troy among a raft of BBC commissions
The BBC has ordered several new shows including Fall of a City, an epic period…
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Spanish deal for Geronimo Stilton
Atlantyca has inked a deal with TVE for the first two series of its animated…
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MIPJr Hot Pick: Harvey Beaks
From C.H. Greenblatt, the creator of Cartoon Network’s Chowder and a writer on SpongeBob SquarePants,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week
Testing physical and mental limits is a trend that’s emerged in both the real world…
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Armoza hits ten, launches five new formats
Armoza Formats will launch five new properties at MIPCOM next month, as the Israel-based distributor…
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Tricon makes gear change with RTM deal
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has acquired more than 270 hours of programming comprising automotive…
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Blue Ant brings 4K to Cannes
Blue Ant International is launching a slate of new 4K shows at MIPCOM next month….
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Kirsty and Phil party with Beyond
British property show hosts Kirsty Allsopp and Phil Spencer will attend Beyond Distribution’s thirtieth anniversary…
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Henson poaches Lionsgate exec for sales
The Jim Henson Company has recruited Anna Moorefield as director, global distribution. Moorefield joins from…
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TV deals for pet prank series
Several Asian channels have prebought Prank My Pet, a new hidden series in which animals…
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RTL buys Canal+ series The Bureau
RTL has picked up French drama series The Bureau for its RTL Crime channel in…
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Netflix buys J.K. Rowling biopic
Streaming service Netflix has acquired a live-action biopic of Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling for…