This year, CANAL+, a pay-TV channel in France, is celebrating its 30th birthday. For this occasion, WILDMOKA created a very innovative video generator on CANAL+ website, allowing users to instantly generate unique personalised videos, mashing-up the best archives from the TV channel with variations of an episode of “bref.”, a French TV series. Massively relayed by consumer press and social networks, more than 1 million videos were generated in just 3 days, after reaching 200.000 in a … [Read more...] about CANAL+ celebrates its 30th birthday
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“ZeroZeroZero” commissioned at MIPCOM
Cannes, France – CANAL+ Création Originale and Cattleya have commissioned a new, 8x60’ drama series, ZeroZeroZero, created by Roberto Saviano, produced by Cattleya and directed by Stefano Sollima, the highly acclaimed director of Romanzo Criminale the Series and Gomorrah the Series. ZeroZeroZero, the series, to be shot in English, is based on Roberto Saviano’s recently released book of the same title and is the follow-up to his international … [Read more...] about “ZeroZeroZero” commissioned at MIPCOM
“Who’s Asking?” to go to France, the Netherlands and Turkey
A Prime Group (France), Flare Media (the Netherlands) and HMO (Turkey) have all acquired the rights to Armoza’s new interactive studio game show Who’s Asking?, which was launched at MIPTV. Turkey, France and Holland are growing territories for Armoza, with Turkish broadcasters airing other popular game shows from the distributor including hit game shows Still Standing and Upgrade, while France’s Canal+ has recently aired … [Read more...] about “Who’s Asking?” to go to France, the Netherlands and Turkey
MIPTV: eOne secures multiple sales for AMC and SundanceTV titles
Cannes – Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has secured multiple international deals for new dramas emerging from its exclusive multi-year output deal with the network including AMC's Turn and Halt and Catch Fire and SundanceTV’s The Red Road as well as some of AMC Network's most compelling series such as Hell on Wheels and the zombie-ratings phenomenon The Walking Dead, announced by Prentiss Fraser, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Acquisitions, eOne Television … [Read more...] about MIPTV: eOne secures multiple sales for AMC and SundanceTV titles
“The Returned” secures Scandinavian sales
Zodiak Rights, the distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has announced a raft of deals in Scandinavia for The Returned, the 8 x 60’ 2013 International EMMY® winner hit drama series, produced by Haut et Court TV for CANAL+ Original Creation. Public channels YLE in Finland and NRK in Norway have acquired The Returned, the series described as “one of the most intriguing, utterly original offerings of the year” by The Hollywood Reporter. In Iceland, the series … [Read more...] about “The Returned” secures Scandinavian sales
MIPCOM: “The Tunnel” to receive world premiere TV screening
The Tunnel Paris - MIPCOM has announced that new crime-drama The Tunnel will receive MIPCOM 2013's World Premiere TV Screening on October 7, 2013. The 10 x 60' series is a Sky Atlantic HD and CANAL+ commission. The series is bilingual – a first in broadcasting for both the UK and France. S1 is directed by Cesar-winning writer/director Dominik Moll (With a Friend Like Harry), Bafta-winning director Hettie Macdonald (White Girl), Thomas … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: “The Tunnel” to receive world premiere TV screening