Cannes – Singapore animation production house Monstrou Studio has signed a deal worth €3.9 million (S$6.2 million) with Spanish production company Sweatbox and Catalan TV network Televisió de Catalunya (TV3), to create the 3D action-adventure cartoon series Nightbreeds (26 x 23’) in what will be the first international co-production between Spanish and Singapore animation companies. The series is slated to premiere on Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) at the end of … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Singapore’s Monstrou Studio inks S$6.2 million deal with Spain’s Sweatbox
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MIPCOM: Nominees from Asia at 2012 International Emmys
Cannes – Nominations for the 40th International Emmy Awards have been announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at MIPCOM. There are 38 nominees in 9 categories. Winners will receive their awards at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 19 in New York City. Some of the nominees from Asia are Singapore-based The Group Entertainment’s The Kitchen Musical for Best Drama Series; Singapore’ Imagine Group Pte Ltd and The Group … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Nominees from Asia at 2012 International Emmys
MIPCOM: 20th Birthday Bash for Cartoon Network and MIPJunior
At the MIPJunior keynote address, Stuart Snyder teased the audiences with a first-generation mobile phone, one he claimed he owned way back when! It was in a tent lined with black and white balloons (Cartoon Network colours) that a delectable seaside lunch was served to all who came to witness two giants in the kids programming world commemorate their 20th anniversaries. MIPJunior, the arm of MIPCOM that has gathered and nurtured talent and decision makers in the children’s … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: 20th Birthday Bash for Cartoon Network and MIPJunior
MIPCOM: Man of the hour Emilio Azcárraga Jean discusses Televisa’s road to success
Cannes – Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Chairman of the board and CEO of Grupo Televisa, has accepted this year’s MIPCOM Personality of the Year award. Under him, Grupo Televisa has doubled its operating margin and garnered more than 70% of the Mexican Broadcast TV market. In his keynote speech, Azcárraga Jean explained how Televisa achieved this. “We’ve made foreign co-productions a top priority… we have fine-tuned our engaging formats to local needs and … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Man of the hour Emilio Azcárraga Jean discusses Televisa’s road to success
MIPCOM: A+E’s Nancy Dubuc speaks at her first MIP market
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
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