TBI Magazine has picked the most buzz-worthy unscripted formats heading to Cannes. From Race Across The World to Mums Make Porn, these are the market’s hottest non-scripted offerings. The Secret Song Vivendi Entertainment/TF1 (France) No Sleep No FOMO The Story Lab/Viu (Asia) Mums Make Porn Passion Distribution/Channel 4 (UK) […]
Cineflix Rights has acquired the blue-chip feature doc JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: A Camelot Wedding ahead of MIPTV. The 1 x 120-minute doc begins with the top secret wedding ceremony of John F. Kennedy Jr., to Carolyn Bessette in 1996. For the first time, 20 years after the couple lost their lives in a […]
Drive is set to launch a slate of royal family docs from UK indie Spun Gold TV for its SVOD platform True Royalty TV, at MIPTV. The distributor has been appointed to distribute three new docs and an eight-part royal talk show produced by Spun Gold. Meghan & Harry: Bringing Up Baby (WT) is the […]
Australian distributor Looking Glass International (LGI) is bringing a slate of factual titles to MIPTV this April. The docs LGI is shopping include Michelle Obama: From Hope To Change, a 1 x 60-minute feature which retraces her inspirational journey from a working-class family on the south side of Chicago to the first family of the […]
DRG has acquired the rights to For Life, a Norwegian “happy noir” police procedural that will be launched for pre-sale at MIPTV. The 8 x 60-minute series is created and written by International Emmy Award-winning Gjermund S. Eriksen (Mammon) and co-written by Helena Nielsen (Lilyhammer). It follows the story of Victoria Woll, a hardened National […]
Sky Vision has unveiled its MIPTV slate with Helen Mirren’s Catherine The Great leading the list Catherine The Great is a 4 x 60-minute epic historical romance starring Helen Mirren, that delves into the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of the most powerful monarch in history. Sky Vision will also take Five Bedrooms to […]
Mediaset España is set to launch its new international arm, Mediterráneo, at MIPTV this April. Mediterráneo has been formed due to the international market’s growing interest in Spanish content and the expansion of new distribution platforms, according to Mediaset. The new division will be led by Ghislain Barrois who will take on the role of […]
Armoza Formats’ Muna, a drama about an Arab-Israeli photographer battling with her identity, is among a slate of programmes at MIPTV that mark a “key focus” on scripted for the Israeli producer-distributor, which will come to market with more scripted than non-scripted titles for the first time. Sharon Levi, head of sales at Armoza Formats, […]
Endemol Shine Group and BBC Studios have pulled out of next month’s MIPTV market, leaving their stands empty – or in the case of BBC, with new hosts – and opting for a skeletal presence on the ground in Cannes. An Endemol Shine spokesperson confirmed to TBI that the super-indie will not be running its […]
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPTV Hot Picks coverage, which will sit within our April/May issue. Our editorial team will review all materials submitted and select the best new shows across scripted, formats, factual and kids content. We encourage you to send the top content across […]
