MIPTV might have been quieter than previous years but news was in no short supply. From FAST’s increasing demands for exclusivity, to “painful” market corrections and factual tape becoming more valuable than gold dust, it was an event that saw keynotes and sessions produce genuine headlines. Here are six key takeaways from MIPTV 2023. Is […]
Fresh off the plane from Cannes, TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford offers her unvarnished take on the pluses and minuses of MIPTV 2023. Is your heart full? Is your tank empty? Is your mind racing? Guess you went to MIPTV 2023! Some of us are enjoying our final glass of rosé and our final […]
MIPTV has wrapped and as the 5,510 participants (according to organisers RX France) head back to their 86 countries of origin, Blue Ant International’s Ben Barrett reflects on anniversaries, budgets and what links soaring prices on the Croisette with TV. MIPTV celebrated its 60th anniversary this year and it’s almost hard to reconcile the amount […]
Belgian format firm Glow Media has inked a multi-territory partnership with Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) to produce new competiton format The Golden Egg. The partnership, which was inked at MIPTV in Cannes this week, will see WBITVP will represent the format in selected WBITVP territories including the UK and Australia. The Golden Egg […]
Australia is poised for rapid FAST growth over the next four years and will overtake Germany in revenue terms by 2027, according to the latest research seen by TBI. While FAST uptake in the US has surged over the past 18 months, it is the UK and Canada that are now seeing explosive growth, albeit […]
StudioCanal has sold two Benelux thrillers – 1985 and The Crash – to a range of territories in deals struck at MIPTV. The Crash, which tells the story of one of the most controversial aviation disasters and biggest cover-ups in Dutch history, has been acquired by SBS Australia, CANAL+ France, Disney+ Belgium, BeTv Belgium, MagentaTV / Telekom […]
Increasing competition in the FAST space will be a good thing for the market, Pluto TV’s Olivier Jollet has told TBI here at MIPTV, while sharing the streamer’s strategy of exclusive content over original content. FAST is, once again, the talk of Cannes and Jollet, who serves as EVP & international GM of the Paramount-owned […]
The BBC in the UK and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have co-commissioned adventure reality competition show, Destination X. The Belgian format, created by Geronimo, follows 10 contestants as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, but have no idea of their location. Once on the “innovative Destination X bus”, reality is tweaked to mislead them […]
MIPTV organiser RX France has unveiled further details around its recently revealed FAST “channel summit” set to debut in April, with execs from Pluto TV, Samsung TVPlus, Fremantle and Vevo among confirmed speakers. The new strand – titled FAST & Global – was unveiled earlier this year and aims to tap into the surging interest […]
MIPTV embraces FAST MIPTV a FAST-focused “channel summit” to take place during its April event in Cannes. FAST & Global will explore the rapidly-expanding international opportunities for content producers, IP right sholders, buyers and commissioners. MIPTV organisers RX Media said that a series of “talks, insights and structured networking opportunities” would “take center stage” in […]
