‘Devils’ kicks off at Mipcom
Comcast-owned Sky Studios and Italy’s Lux Vide launched financial thriller “Devils” on Monday at Mipcom in Cannes, where NBC Universal Global Distribution has already closed sales deals with several undisclosed territories. “Devils” reconstructs the dynamics that prompted the debt crisis that threatened to unravel the many European countries that...
Viacom UK chooses scripted content
Viacom International Media Networks unit said Wednesday that its Viacom International Studios (VIS) U.K. is moving into scripted development with five co-production projects being showcased at the MIPCOM market in Cannes. It also said that Jill Offman has moved into an expanded role as managing director at...
VIMN partners with Youku at Mipcom
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is collaborating with Youku, the video streaming platform from China’s Alibaba Group, on an original animated series as part of a wider deal. Little Luban (working title) is part of a memorandum of understanding for a multi-year content development and distribution partnership...
Mipcom: Pathe and Vendome to team up
Pathe, a France based production company and Vendome Pictures will be partnering in a limited series based on the famous Notre Dame Cathedral fire. The show will be based on The New York Times’ investigative reporting on how firefighters saved the historic cathedral and will follow in...
TV Asahi hosts ‘Super Shiro’ at MipJunior
TV Asahi, Japan’s leading television network, hosted a world premiere for their upcoming show ‘Super Shiro’ at MipJunior. More than 100 MIPJunior delegates were in attendance for the world premiere of the new chase comedy, which was followed by a panel discussion featuring TV Asahi’s Takahiro Kishimoto,...
Dutch Features acquires two new thriller series
Dutch Features, a Netherlands- based distribution company has acquired two new local thriller series, ‘Rogue Justice’ and ‘The Columnist’ in its run at Mipcom 2019. “Rogue Justice,” produced by leading Dutch company Pupkin Film, is mainly set on the tropical island of Bonaire and revolves around two...
90+ Indian companies at Mipcom 2019
The largest TV content market in the world, Mipcom 2019 is taking place at Cannes, France and it will be seeing a strong Indian presence. Around 95 Indian companies are participating in this annual content marketplace and they will be having an Indian Pavilion in which 32...
MipJunior concludes
MipJunior left warm sensations with good business, more players and types of animation from last year. For many years, TV channels have segmented kids audiences into different categories: socioeconomic, status, gender, race, geography location, etc. Now, children are crossing gender and the other barriers, obliging producers to...
‘Hero Elementary’ and ‘Doomsday Brothers’ to debut in Mipcom
Portfolio Entertainment, a Canada- based global producer and distributor, will be launching two distinctive animated properties at the upcoming Mipcom 2019. Preschool series Hero Elementary will debut at MIP Junior, while primetime toon Doomsday Brothers will bring the Apocalypse to MIPCOM. The company also announced the start of a new era...
Kew Media Distribution at Mipcom
Leading content company Kew Media Distribution will showcase an impressive line-up of high-quality, new-to-market factual titles ahead of MIPCOM. British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones joins “Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip” a travel show in which he journeys off the beaten track from the top...