Paris – Reed MIDEM today announced that ABC Studios’ TV series, Missing, will debut at MIPCOM 2011’s World Premiere Television Screenings on 3 October in Cannes, France, and international buyers and media will have first look of episode one of this thriller series. The screening, held at the Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, will be followed by a Q&A session with the stars and production team of the show. Cast members Ashley Judd (Heat, Double Jeopardy, Bug), … [Read more...] about New ABC TV series debuts at MIPCOM
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Anne Sweeney receives MIPCOM award
Paris – Reed MIDEM has named Anne Sweeney, Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) President and Disney Media Networks Co-chair, MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, making her the first woman ever to receive the accolade. Responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s entertainment and news television properties globally, Sweeny spearheaded the industry’s move into the digital era, delivering first-ever deals of their kind in their respective markets, and helped establish DATG as a … [Read more...] about Anne Sweeney receives MIPCOM award
Miramax makes MIPCOM debut
Paris – Reed MIDEM, organizers of the MIPTV and MIPCOM markets, today announced that Miramax movie and television studio is, for the first time in the company’s history, exhibiting at MIPCOM 2011, the worldwide entertainment content market. Additionally, it was announced that Miramax CEO Mike Lang will deliver a keynote address on Monday 3 October 2011. Lang said Miramax’s key initiatives at the upcoming MIPCOM “…will include the on-going expansion of our international … [Read more...] about Miramax makes MIPCOM debut
Singapore and Australia team up for two new projects
Singapore – ScreenWest, Western Australia's screen funding and development agency and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has announced two cross-media projects selected from the MDA-ScreenWest Cross-Media Development Initiative. The two winning projects are: The Adventures of Bradley an informative interactive pre-school animation series exploring traditional folk tales from around the world, developed by Western Australian company RKPix with Singapore partner August Media … [Read more...] about Singapore and Australia team up for two new projects
French-Malaysian co-production agreement signed in Cannes
Cannes - Xeopex, a Paris-based animation production company, which specializes in developing and producing entertainment programmes for children has signed a co-production agreement for Nabab Holidays with Malaysian animation and e-Learning development company, Ed-Online Technologies. The deal comes when the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) and Global Creative and Media Agency (GCMA) had a meeting with the Centre National du Cinema et de L’image Animee (CNC) during … [Read more...] about French-Malaysian co-production agreement signed in Cannes
Singapore’s offerings at MIPTV 2011
Together with the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), Singapore companies bring to the Cannes event some 45 TV titles covering more than 200 hours of animation, factual and drama content. Nine of the Singapore companies (August Media, Bang Productions, Infinite Frameworks, MediaCorp, Ochre Pictures, Scrawl Studios, ScreenBox, Sitting In Pictures and Sparky Entertainment), will be offering a catalogue of animation series, factual documentaries and web-enabled interactive lifestyle … [Read more...] about Singapore’s offerings at MIPTV 2011