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
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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: BBC Worldwide and CCTV to co-pro
BBC Worldwide and CCTV-9, the documentary channel of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, have today signed two co-production deals for new science series Generation Earth and Wonders of Life. The deals mark the first co-production arrangement between CCTV-9 and BBC Worldwide. The new productions bring together CCTV and the BBC’s award-winning Science Unit for the first time. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, brokered the deals and will distribute the series globally. … [Read more...] about Breaking@MIPTV: BBC Worldwide and CCTV to co-pro
News@MIPTV: AMC/Sundance Channel acquires acclaimed series and films for Sundance Channel
Cannes/ New York – AMC/Sundance Channel Global is bolstering its programming slate by acquiring the rights to a wide range of new productions, acclaimed series and independent films, including Weeds, Damages, The Straits, The Slap and independent films from festivals including Sundance Film Festival, Cannes, Venice and more. These announcements follow recent agreements with premier Pay TV platforms across multiple key markets in Europe and Asia for new launches of its international … [Read more...] about News@MIPTV: AMC/Sundance Channel acquires acclaimed series and films for Sundance Channel
Editor@MIPTV: FremantleMedia opens big
Cannes - At the FremantleMedia press breakfast held in the Fremantle village by the French Riveria, CEO of FremantleMedia Tony Cohen, calls it the “best year ever for the international entertainment formats world.” “There were 99 formats travelling around the world; that’s the highest ever. It was 10 percent up from 2010, and Fremantle was the top company with more of those formats going into more territories than any other company,” announced Cohen. This year, … [Read more...] about Editor@MIPTV: FremantleMedia opens big
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