Cannes – Jana Bennett, President Worldwide Networks and Global BBC iPlayer, today confirmed the network’s commitment to stage global television events as she unveiled two new seasons for 2012 at MIPTV. London Calling and Planet Earth Live will run simultaneously across the BBC channels around the world. London Calling is a unique season of programmes that celebrate the music, fashion, art, culture and history of Britain’s capital city. The season will be led by LIVE … [Read more...] about Breaking@MIPTV: BBC Worldwide unveils two global TV events
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Production begins on new series of Dennis and Gnasher
Australian production house Sticky Pictures and content producer Red Kite Animations, a subsidiary of global media enterprise August Media Holdings, announced that the new series of Dennis and Gnasher has kicked off production. Scheduled for delivery in mid 2013, the new series (52 x 12 minutes / 26 X 24 minutes), which sees a renewal of the partnership with rights owner DC Thomson, is based on the much-loved characters from the comic The Beano, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in July … [Read more...] about Production begins on new series of Dennis and Gnasher
Breaking@MIPTV: FINAS initiates ‘Film in Malaysia’ cash rebate scheme
Cannes - The National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) has announced the introduction of Film in Malaysia Production Incentive. Local as well as foreign film and content productions, including feature films, animation, documentaries, television productions and commercials, will be eligible for a 30 percent cash rebate on audited in-country spend as long as they choose Malaysia as a location for production and post-production. To be eligible for the rebate, productions need to meet … [Read more...] about Breaking@MIPTV: FINAS initiates ‘Film in Malaysia’ cash rebate scheme
Breaking@MIPTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises showcases fashion programming
Cannes - FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the global (except US, Canada and UK) television rights to brand new fashion reality titles Project Runway All Stars, Project Accessory and the all-new series of Project Runway. FME recently launched the new collection of fashion programming at MIPTV. Project Runway All Stars (12 x 1 hour) is a spin-off of the hit series Project Runway. The show features 13 past Runway designers as they face weekly challenges and compete for a collection of … [Read more...] about Breaking@MIPTV: FremantleMedia Enterprises showcases fashion programming
News@MIPTV: And the winner of MIPFormats Pitch is…
At the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, all eyes were on the five final pitchers; one of which would walk away with €25,000 worth of development money, courtesy of Warner Bros. International Television Production. According to moderator Ed Waller, 70 proposals from 30 countries were narrowed down to the final five below: ALL FOR ONE ONE FOR ALL - Presented by Janane Mallat, CEO, Iproduction, Lebanon LOOKING FOR LOVE - Presented by Stuart Coxe, Executive Producer, … [Read more...] about News@MIPTV: And the winner of MIPFormats Pitch is…
Editor@MIPFormats: “The future of formats is bright, it’s very bright!” Lars Beckung, KANAL 5, Sweden (A TVAPlus web exclusive)
MIPFormats: “The future of formats is bright, it’s very bright!” Lars Beckung, KANAL 5, Sweden “The Formats Future Market: A global perspective on the booming formats community,” was held on 30March, 2012, at MIPFormats. Below are some highlights of that discussion. David Jenkinson, Editor-in-Chief & Managing Director of C21 Media, opened the session by summarising the findings of the latest C21 Formats Report, based on two months of extensive analysis into … [Read more...] about Editor@MIPFormats: “The future of formats is bright, it’s very bright!” Lars Beckung, KANAL 5, Sweden (A TVAPlus web exclusive)