SoFAST consolidates its international presence at MIPTV 2023
With an event on a boat, SoFAST presented its latest projects at MIPTV 2023, where the company acts as an …
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The Wit’s Fresh TV highlighted the post-apocalyptic and dystopian themes as trend in fiction
The epic and long-awaited Fresh TV sessions focused on scripted series and kids’ content on the penultimate day of MIPTV …
RTVE’s María Jesús Pérez: ‘We have increased the number of potential sales at MIPTV’
María Jesús Pérez, International Sales Director of RTVE, described the company’s participation at MIPTV as ‘very good’. The executive highlighted …
RX France’s MIPCOM 2023: Dates, and new sections
At the closing of the 2023 edition of MIPTV 2023, RX France announced that in-person participation this year increased by …
Taiwan’s «Copycat Killer» occupies Netflix charts
Since premiering on a streaming platform last week, Copycat Killer has created a new record in Taiwanese series history. It …
The FRAPA summit, in favor of the format industry
FRAPA hosted its bi-yearly Summit in Cannes on Tuesday. The 90-minute session was welcomed by Jan Salling who repeated the …
TVMONACO, the first Monaco princedom TV channel was launched at MIPTV
Being a historical event, the launch of TV Monaco marked the first time that a Monaco National Television Channel it’s …
Sony tech at MIPTV: Virtual production and cameras as innovative tools for creators
On this third day of the market, representatives of Sony discussed two new developments in the production of visual media: …
Ruth Berry from ITV: Content that live beyond linear
Ruth Berry, Managing Director, Global Distribution, Global Entertainment at ITV starred the mastermind keynote of the third day of the …
Merzigo and Medyapim signed a monetization deal at MIPTV
Merzigo, the cutting-edge technology and monetization company, completed its major monetization deal with Medyapim and all its subsidiary companies in a 4-year …
KOCCA at MIPTV: Korean producers and distributors showed their newness in Cannes
Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the governmental agency that oversees and coordinates the promotion of the Korean content industry in …
Studiocanal and the importance of IPs
Anna Marsh, CEO of Studio Canal, views that the industry is in a difficult situation because, ‘after all the effort of creating a network of production companies working really fast with very short development times, the bubble has burst and the industry is going through challenging times due to the current affairs instability in Europe’, assured the executives on the second panel during the first day on MIPTV in Cannes. Another change in the industry that is reflected in Studiocanal is the addition to their feature film catalogue of TV production, and Marsh announced the development of a TV series called How to Stop Time produced with SunnyMarch, the production company of Benedict Cumberbatch‘s, who will also be acting. Studiocanal is in a very good position that allows them to be in a unique position to build IP, and now they are focusing also on franchises thanks to the success of Super Mario and Paddington. Marsh also …
Award-winning production company Submarine joins Mediawan
Mediawan has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Emmy Award-winning company Submarine which develops and produces international …
Evan Shapiro at MIPTV: ‘Audience behaviour and perceptions have changed significantly’
One of the first “Mastermind Keynotes” at MIPTV 2023, Emmy winner, Evan Shapiro, reviews hard data about the digital world, …
Beta Film presented the first trailer for «La Storia»
The leading independent German film and television group, presented the first exclusive images of its big upcoming releases. One of …
Olympusat highlights a new package dedicated linear TV channels
Olympusat returns to MIPTV to continue exploring the AVOD/FAST business and linear dedicated TV channels, with the presentation of channels …
The Kitchen, a new services hub in Europe
The role of subtitling, dubbing, and post-production companies has become much more central in the OTT digital age. If before …
Paramount Global Distribution, protagonist at MIPDOC
Ondi Timoner’s film, The New Americans: Gaming a revolution has been acquired by Republic Pictures for worldwide distribution by Paramount …
TelevisaUnivision and Secuoya Studios: «Montecristo», emblematic hit for the new times
The main broadcaster in Mexico and the US Hispanic premieres perhaps its greatest original fiction of the year within its …
Warner Bros. Discovery presents its combined OTT MAX and announces more than 40 titles
The service, which will replace HBO Max, will launch in the US on May 23, the last quarter in LatAm, …
Ukraine Content Club at the forefront of Ukraine’s presence at MIPTV 2023
Ukrainian Content, Global Cooperation (UC.GC) initiative announced its participation in The Spring International Content & Co-production Market MIPTV, taking place …
SPI International’s FilmBox Action Launches on StarTimes
SPI International announced the launch of FilmBox Action on StarTimes in Africa. The actions started past April 1st, 2023, where …
ABS-CBN ramps up deals to expand content viewership worldwide
The Philippines leading content provider started the year with multiple new partnership agreements with various media companies and platforms for …
Digital TV Research: East Europe Pay TV in to add 8m subs by 2028
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8 million from 81 million in the peak year …
ICEX: A positive balance during its participation at Series Mania 2023
ICEX had a positive participation in Series Mania Forum 2023, where they were involved in various activities, listening and seeing …
TF1 Group CEO, Rodolphe Belmer: ‘We have to differentiate ourselves from streamers’
On the third and last day of Series Mania Forum 2023, Rodolphe Belmer CEO of TF1 Group, starred in one …
Inter Medya’s CEO Can Okan: ‘We will be back to Series Mania next year’
Being its first participation at Series Mania, Inter Medya highlighted the potential of the market as part of its annual …
CJ ENM premieres «Duty After School» at Series Mania 2023
To present its novelties, the distribution unit of the CJ ENM group shows a list of new shows in Series …
Globo at Series Mania 2023: A catalog of international appeal and potential alliances
To promote its seasonal slate in the European market, Globo participates in Series Mania 2023, where it spoke with the …
Glance: ‘More and more public channels encourage new viewing habits by pushing for high level of time-shifted viewing’
The opening session on the second day of Series Mania 2023 was starred by Avril Blondelot, head of global content …
Mediawan, Elefantec Global and UnbeliEVAble teamed up to co-produce the Spanish version of Call My Agent.
Mediawan, Elefantec Global and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are pooling their expertise to co-produce the adaptation of the series, Call My Agent, …
SERIESMAKERS reveals three winners and announces the second edition
During the second day of Series Mania, SERIESMAKERS, the initiative supported by European content powerhouse Beta Group, announced the three …
Unifrance: 5 french series starred the “Coming next from France” session at Series Mania 2023
In the session organized by Unifrance, “Coming next from France”, during Series Mania Forum 2023, Hervé Michel, VP, and Sarah …
Fremantle Documentaries launches premium label Undeniable
Fremantle Documentaries unveiled a new label dedicated to producing world-class premium feature documentaries and series; to be known as Undeniable. …
More producers and industry execs expect production boost after screen tax reforms in UK
Producers and executives from the British audiovisual industry expressed their calm after the UK government’s announcement of the review of …
«Unspoken» was the winner of Best Project Award at the co-pro pitching sessions
Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, and professional jury president Caroline Hollick, Head of Drama, Channel 4, …
Unifrance to present five new French series at Series Mania Forum
After outstanding participation in recent markets, Unifrance continues its international journey supporting French audiovisuals that will participate in the 2023 …
Globo bets on a portfolio of original series for Series Mania
After Berlinale, in Germany, Globo strengthens its presence in Europe and participates in the Series Mania, one of the biggest …
