Cannes – A+E Network’s newly appointed President of Entertainment and Media, Nancy Dubuc, made her MIPCOM debut earlier this week. During the company’s annual MIPCOM cocktail reception, she told the crowd that A+E Networks values the creative process above all else. “At A+E Networks, we are all about people, programming and partnerships. I think that we are a very unique organisation in the way that we support our people and in the way that we really reach out to both the … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: A+E’s Nancy Dubuc speaks at her first MIP market
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MIPCOM: Venevision and Electus partner on three drama formats
Cannes – Venevision International, a global entertainment company of the Cisneros Group of Companies, has signed a deal with Ben Silverman’s multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC, for the national and international commercialisation of the English-language formats of the dramatic series The Black Widow, Millionaire Maid and Country of Women. Electus’ founder Ben Silverman, who has Executive Produced successful adaptations of Ugly Betty from the … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Venevision and Electus partner on three drama formats
MIPCOM: FME inks deals with Asia Pacific broadcasters for Wedding Band
Cannes – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, has announced the sale of U.S. drama Wedding Band (10 x 60’) to two multi-territory broadcasters in Asia Pacific that will air in more than 45 territories. Sony has picked up the hour-long comedic drama for its viewers across China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Viacom18 has also opted for the show for viewers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: FME inks deals with Asia Pacific broadcasters for Wedding Band
MIPCOM: ITVGSE secures sales for dramas
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has secured a raft of deals for three of its major international drama series: Mr Selfridge, Falcón and Endeavour. Highly anticipated ITV Studios period drama Mr Selfridge (1x90’ + 9x60’) has been pre-sold to Ireland’s TV3, Norwegian public broadcaster NRK and Finnish public broadcaster YLE. These pre-sales follow the previous deals secured for the drama with MASTERPIECE on PBS in the USA, the Seven … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: ITVGSE secures sales for dramas
MIPCOM: Malaysia announces US$30M worth of deals
Cannes – On the first day of MIPCOM 2012, His Excellency Dato’ Sri Kamaruddin Siaraf, Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture announced 12 deals worth US$30 million during the Creative Malaysia Networking Reception. In an interview with TV ASIA Plus during the event, H.E. Dato’ Sri Kamaruddin said this is a milestone to move forward and further promote the creative content industry in Malaysia. He added: “This year is the … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Malaysia announces US$30M worth of deals
TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with Cartoon Network’s Stuart Snyder
Stuart Snyder at his office in Atlanta, Georgia Cartoon Network recently kicked-off a month long celebration for its milestone birthday at the Atlanta, Georgia headquarters, where Turner Broadcasting founder, Ted Turner, originally launched the network 20 years ago. Saluting both its vast library of classic animation as well as its current crop of top-rated hits, Cartoon Network is spotlighting birthday-themed episodes from such beloved classics as The Looney Tunes, The Powerpuff Girls and … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with Cartoon Network’s Stuart Snyder