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MIPTV Hot pick: World Wars

Former UK Prime Minister John Major, his Italian counterpart Mario Monti, US general Colin Powell…

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News brief: Global sales for new Jungle Bunch series

Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and North America have bought Tat Productions and Master…

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France Televisions peers through Black Mirror

France Télévisions has acquired Charlie Brooker’s dystopian drama satire Black Mirror from Endemol Worldwide Distribution….

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BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee

BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…

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Dutch broadcaster intent on Keeping the Netherlands alive

Dutch public broadcaster Ned 1 has ordered a local version of the Keeping The Nation…

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France 5 prebuys Jason Donovan-voiced toon Boj

France 5 has become the latest broadcaster to prebuy Boj, an upcoming UK toon that…

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Oz net joins Time Scanners team

Australia’s ABC has become the first prebuyer of upcoming history and science series Time Scanners….

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France Televisions adds Zodiak Kids exec

France Television’s international distribution business has added a Zodiak Kids sales exec to its ranks….

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DreamWorks into TV: Classic and Awesome

In diversifying away from movies, DreamWorks has made two key acquisitions, the multimillion dollar deal…

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PGS takes rights to Playmobil series Super Four

PGS Entertainment has picked up rights to Playmobil-inspired series Super Four. The France-based distributor will…

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Terry Thullier lands France 2 job, new top team for France 4

France Télévisions group news chief Terry Thullier will replace Philippe Vilamitjana at France 2, while…

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Cyber Group announces raft of MIPCOM deals

France-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has announced a raft of programme sales off…

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The War Report

With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…

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KiKA licenses second Spike telemovie

German children’s channel KiKA has licensed Christmas telemovie Spike 2 on the back of ratings…

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DreamWorks buys Chapman TV library

DreamWorks has bought the Chapman Entertainment library giving it kids series Fifi and the Flowertots,…

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France Televisions to shed 600 jobs

Pubcaster France Télévisions is cutting 600 jobs in a bid to reduce a massive budget…

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Discovery prepares for Doomsday

Discovery Networks International EMEA is among pre-buyers of a major Franco-German coproduction that looks at…

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Sony’s Toro taking the The Ultimate Music Battle into Italy

Sony-owned Italian production company Toro Produzioni has optioned music format Grande Battle (aka The Ultimate…

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French documentaries singled out

Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…

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France Télévisions preps wide-ranging transmedia projects

France Télévisions has unveiled plans for a two large-scale coordinated on-screen and online projects. Speaking…

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Disney makes trip to Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood

Disney Channel in Russia and the Latin American and Southeast Asian feeds of stable mate…

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Sony making gameshow for France Télévisions

Sony Pictures Television Productions France and SPT-owned producer Starling are making a new gameshow for…

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Euro pubcaster chiefs demand ERT is restored

Fifty European pubcaster bosses have demanded the Greek government reverses its decision to shutter national…

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France’s new wave

With shortform content, event TV and international copros, a new wave of French producers are…

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Viacom cuts content deals with French broadcasters

Viacom international Media Networks has cut a raft of programming deals with French channels in…

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News brief: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel and V&S coproducing more Everything’s Rosie

V&S Entertainment and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) are coproducing a third season of preschool…

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Poirot star heads to MIPTV

ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing David Suchet, the star of long-running crime drama Poirot,…

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Dailymotion looking at other SVOD launches following Turkish deal

Video sharing site Dailymotion plans to expand its premium offerings to other territories following its…

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France Télévisions’ Pflimlin calls for review of ad rules

France Télévisions president Rémy Pflimlin has called for a fresh look at the rules governing…

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Geronimo Stilton hits three

A third season of animated kids series Geronimo Stilton has been greenlit. Producers Atlantyca and…