MIPCOM
New Lifetime channel launch in Asia
A+E Networks will launch its Lifetime channel in India, Sean Cohan, executive VP, international for…
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity gears up for TV distribution
Ryan Kavanaugh has told TBI that his media firm Relativity is gearing up to start…
Lionsgate adds sales execs
Lionsgate has added a pair of new sales agents as its meets broadcasters in Cannes…
‘African Oprah’ to adapt Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is being remade by a new pan-continental channel run by a woman dubbed…
BBC, Weinstein Company make War & Peace
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has signed on to coproduce a major new BBC reworking of…
News brief: Nick UK makes Digby fly
Nickelodeon UK is getting a new animated series from Blue-Zoo Animation titled Digby Dragon. Set…
FremantleMedia closes Youku deal as CEO outlines vision
FremantleMedia has signed a multi-year content output deal with Youku Tudou, the online video site dubbed…
ProSieben buys Canadian crime drama Played
ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired Played, the Canadian-produced cop drama series. The German free-to-air broadcaster has picked…
Threat of MIPCOM strike over
Cannes-bound MIPCOM delegates can rest easy after the proposed air traffic controllers strike threatening to…
Angry Doctor gets the SVT International treatment
The new look SVT International is heading to MIPCOM with five new formats, including a…