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MIPTV 2014: France TV Distribution goes Face to Face

France TV Distribution has taken co-distribution rights to documentary series Face to Face, which has…

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MIPTV 2014: Italian prince launches French formats prodco

Italian television personality Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia – the only male grandson of Italy’s last…

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MIPTV Hot Pick: Dropped

Joel Karsberg, chief creative officer of Zodiak Nordic, says Dropped came out of a desire…

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MIPTV 2014: Amazon drama Bosch tops Red Arrow slate

Upcoming Amazon procedural drama Bosch will topline Red Arrow International’s MIPTV slate. The show, which…

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MIPTV 2014: Sky Vision seals Duck Quacks Turkey deal

Sky Vision has sold Sky 1 gameshow format Duck Quacks Don’t Echo to a Turkish…

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MIPTV 2014: Endemol reveals Origin story

Endemol World Distribution has sealed an exclusive representation deal with drama producer Origin Pictures. The…

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MIPTV 2014: US presale for DCD’s Code

DCD Rights-sold thriller series The Code has presold to Audience Network in the US, Sundance…

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MIPTV 2014: Beyond replaces Connell with Indigo exec

Beyond Distribution has appointed Sam Partner as its VP, sales to replace Karen Connell. Partner…

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MIPTV 2014: France TV Distribution snacks on new Peanuts

The sales arm of French pubcaster France Télévisions has acquired rights to new animated programming…

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MIPTV 2014: Sprout bags Magic Light’s Gruffalo, Broom

US children’s channel Sprout has acquired animated movies The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child from…

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MIPTV 2014: Portfolio flies in Third Class Traveller

Canada’s Potfolio Entertainment has acquired Americas distribution rights to shoestring travel series Third Class Traveller….

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MIPTV 2014: UKTV closes Foxtel, BBC Lifestyle deals

UKTV’s fledgling sales division has closed programming deals with Foxtel in Australia and BBC Worldwide’s…

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MIPTV 2014: Keshet preps Elevator Pitch for buyers

Keshet International, the distribution arm of the Israeli broadcaster Keshet, will launch a new high-concept…

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MIPTV 2014: Echo Bridge finds paradise with Dream Quest

North American distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Dream Quest, a competition…

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Channel 4 poaches Red Arrow exec for int’nl push

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has poached a Red Arrow UK scripted boss to lead a…

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MIPTV Hot Pick: The Love Table

The Love Table came out of FremantleMedia’s relationship with broadcaster Asahi and is born out…

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MIPTV 2014: Guinness World Records wired in for SIC

Portuguese broadcaster SIC has commissioned a local version of Ultimate Guinness World Records as the…

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MIPTV 2014: Passion renews exclusive Scripps deal

Passion Distribution has renewed its exclusive distribution deal with Scripps Networks International. The deal will…

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MIPTV: Scorpion follows Tornado Chasers

UK-based boutique distributor Scorpion TV has acquired Tornado Chasers, a 12x30mins series from storm expert…

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MIPTV 2014: DCD to explore Open University’s Volcano

DCD Rights has won the tender to sell the Open University’s programming library globally, and…

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MIPTV 2014: DLT Raydar bags Sundog, Grasshopper deals

Indie distributor DLT Raydar Rights is heading to Cannes with new factual titles from Johnny…

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MIPTV 2014: CBeebies makes prebuy as Union builds catalogue

UK preschool channel CBeebies has prebought Hettie Makebelieve, a 52x7mins animated series to which indie…

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MIPTV 2014: MUSO to display rights protection innovations

Anti-piracy tech firm MUSO is heading to Cannes to showcase its latest TV rights protection…

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MIPTV 2014: Raydar investigates Agatha Christie formats deals

Raydar Media has acquired foreigh-language TV format distribution rights to the Agatha Christie library from…

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MIPTV 2014 news brief: The Feds pursuing Zombie Boot Camp

Australia-based prodco The Feds has hired veteran producer Julia Peters ahead of heading to Cannes…

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MIPTV: Pop Monkey gets Fat Pets, sells Boss to Global Agency

LA- and London-based Pop Monkey Productions has acquired rights to a fat pets formats, while…

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MIPTV 2014: Red Bull Media House kicking off Neymar sales

Red Bull Media House will launch a doc about Brazilian soccer star Neymar at MIPTV….

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MIPTV 2014: DR, Sky TV prebuy Power’s New Worlds

Broadcasters including Denmark’s pubcaster DR and Sky Television in New Zealand have pre-bought upcoming Channel…

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MIPTV 2014: Lucy Smith takes the reins at MIP-branded events

MIPTV and MIPCOM organiser Reed MIDEM has elevated Lucy Smith to director of the MIPDoc,…

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MIPTV 2014: TNFP to launch Belgian duel-channel format

Belgium-based distributor The New Flemish Primitives will launch a format that pits a pair of…