Entertainment Archive

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,...

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...

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...

Corus secures landmark deals

Corus Studios, a division of Corus Entertainment, makes its imprint on the international market this year with multiple worldwide sales for its original lifestyle and unscripted content ahead of MIPCOM. Said to be focusing on character-driven content in niche industries for its unscripted content, Corus Entertainment has revealed...

Sky’s Brassic to go global

Sky’s biggest original comedy launch in seven years, Brassic, has claimed sales in five new territories viz., CBC Gem in Canada, France’s Canal+, and ABC in Australia, Comunidad Film in Spain and New Zealand’s Rialto. Created by Joe Gilgun (Misfits, Preacher) and BAFTA and International Emmy-winning writer...

Zodiak Kits debuts four new series

Zodiak Kits, a distributing division of Baniay Group, announced yesterday that four new acquisitions will be taking to MIPCOM next week: Super Agent Jon Le Bon! , Babyatrice, Cry Babies Magic Tears and Percy’s Tiger Tales. The team will be showcasing the new series alongside the rest of the Zodiak Kids programming...

‘Mister Mayfair’ to have a World premiere at Mipcom

SPI International, a global media company announced its content production strategy for the coming years, which will include movies and TV series. The first product of this strategy, the musical gangster comedy “Mister Mayfair”, will be screened for the first time at Mipcom. The musical gangster comedy, Mister Mayfair...

Beta Films secures International Rights for Big-Ticket Moviestarplus dramas

Beta Films, one of the world’s leading international distributors of TV license rights, has added two more TV shows in its extensive line- up for Mipcom this year. The Germany-based content outfit has a history of selling Spanish drama globally, and has snagged the rights to action-thriller...

Cosmos-Maya grabs deals at Mipcom 2019

Cosmos-Maya, a Singapore and India based Animation company has bagged major deals for its latest show “Harry” upon its global release at MIPCOM 2019. The 26 x 22’ comedy adventure series for 4-9-year-olds is available in all major languages worldwide. Produced in 3D animation, Harry is the eponymous story...

MIPJUNIOR 2019: LGBTQ+ CONTENT TO BE REPRESENTED IN CHILDREN’S CONTENT

MIPJunior gathers the most influential buyers, commissioners, producers, development executives and distributors from the global Kids TV industry. Along with this, it also promotes different and unique contents which changes the perspectives of the audience and enlighten them. Some of the innovative topics of discussion of this...