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LA Screenings 2014: Brian Walsh, Foxtel
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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LA Screenings 2014: Jacinto Roca, Wuaki.tv
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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LA Screenings 2014: Guðrún Helga Jónasdóttir, RUV
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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LA Screenings 2014: Chrystele Fremaux, Universal Networks International
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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LA Screenings 2014: Marcus Ammon, Sky Deutschland
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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2014 LA Screenings: Catherine Mackin, UKTV
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…
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Miso makes a splash
Danish drama specialist Miso Film is spreading its wings following investment from FremantleMedia. Jesse Whittock…
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John Logan talks Penny Dreadful
John Logan is the three-time Oscar-nominated writer behind Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo and Skyfall, among…
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Viewpoint: Kids TV funding for indies
If you work in kids TV, you can’t help but look over the fence and…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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Kids TV health warning?
Kids channels strive to have a positive impact on the lives of their young viewers,…
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Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?
Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Diana Buddingh: Freshen up your formats
FremantleMedia is the home to some of the best-loved brands and formats in the world:…
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Drama data: Europe challenges the US
The latest details of the most-watched scripted shows around the world reveal US procedurals are…
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Time Warner taking control at CME
US media giant Time Warner is exerting greater control at Central and Eastern Europe-focussed broadcast…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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Europe’s most valuable formats
The UK is the most lucrative formats market in Europe, while TF1 is the leading…
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Jill Offman: Why we surf for mirth
What’s the last thing you liked on Facebook, retweeted or even – to the shame…
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YouTube gets original
With YouTube channels and their content providers toasted as the talk of MIPTV last week,…
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MIPTV 2014: Monster to sell Pip Ahoy! in Cannes
Ireland’s Monster Entertainment will launch 52x11mins animated toon Pip Ahoy! at MIPTV. The preschooler comes…
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MIPTV2014: All3Media sells Oz dramas ahead of Cannes launches
All3Media International has sealed deals for World War One period drama Anzac Girls ahead of…
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MIPTV 2014: ITV Choice follows Harry’s South Pole Heroes
ITV Choice has acquired 2x60mins doc Harry’s South Pole Heroes from Twofour Rights ahead of…
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MIPTV 2014: PBS shows big data’s Human Face
PBS International is shopping The Human Face of Big Data, which focuses on the human…
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MIPTV 2014: Cineflix hires North America EVP
Cineflix Media has hired Brandon Killion to become its executive VP, programming and development, North…
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MIPTV 2014: TVF tackles Russian politics
TVF International has acquired international sales rights to The Term, a hard-hitting doc told from…
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MIPTV 2014: Star China hires Rodrigue for int’nl formats push
Entertainment and broadcasting group Star China Media has hired Distraction Formats founder Michel Rodrigue to…
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MIPTV2014: Lituchy’s NMV on scripted format drive in Cannes
Todd Lituchy’s content company New Media Vision will be on a scripted format drive at…
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MIPTV 2014: French format travels Down Under
French format My Family Vs the Nation is to be made in Australia after local…
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MIPTV 2014: Electus engages Operation Change
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus is taking ten-part OWN doc series Operation Change to Cannes. The…
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MIPTV 2014: Rai Trade revisits Broken Years, The Family
The sales arm of Italian pubcaster Rai is taking drama The Broken Years, police thriller…