Cannes – Record attendances at MIPCOM, more World Premiere TV and International Screenings than ever, a remarkable Japan Country of Honour programme, a Personality of the Year, Shonda Rhimes, who packed delegates into her keynote interview and a tour de force opening keynote from Sony Corporation’s President and CEO Kazuo Hirai, combined to make for a highly successful and memorable MIPCOM 2016. At the main MIPCOM event, which drew delegations from 108 countries, attendance reached some … [Read more...] about MIPCOM 2016 sets new records
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Beta Film celebrates ratings’ success
Cannes - The interactive TV-event The Verdict, which celebrated its world premiere at MIPCOM in Cannes, has scored sensational ratings at its simultaneous broadcast in several European territories. The feature length legal thriller was watched by 6.9 million viewers with a 20 % market share in Germany. Austrian Television celebrated a 28% market share with an audience of about one million viewers. In Slovakia and the Czech Republic the viewer number lay far above the channel’s average with … [Read more...] about Beta Film celebrates ratings’ success
Red Arrow launches brand new format
MIPCOM, Cannes - Red Arrow International has secured a number of key deals for its new social experiment format Look Me in the Eye which launched at MIPCOM 2016. Created by CPL Productions, and commissioned by ProSiebenSat.1 in Germany, the format has been picked up by TF1 Group in France and Endemol Shine for SBS in Australia. Research shows that eye contact has a powerful physical and emotional effect on how we connect with other people. Look me in the Eye is the emotionally charged new … [Read more...] about Red Arrow launches brand new format
Eccho Rights signs up new drama projects
Cannes - Mountain Dog, a Swedish production company founded by Birgitta Wännström, who was behind hit series such as Gåsmamman and Maria Wern, has agreed on worldwide representation with Eccho Rights for two upcoming series. The first series is Honor, a Swedish crime series starring Sofia Helin and Alexandra Rapaport. A crime series with strong human stories, Honor follows events at a humanitarian law firm run by four female lawyers, who come under threat after they take on a controversial … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights signs up new drama projects
Scripps Networks presents more than 100 titles
Cannes – Scripps Networks Interactive introduced more than 100 new lifestyle titles for sales consideration and distribution at MIPCOM 2016. The slate consists of factual entertainment, competition, property and design, culinary and adventure programming. The finest realtors, renovators and designers are breathing new life into old homes. Brothers, Jonathan and Drew Scott got head to head to fully renovate two identical neighbouring duplexes in Louisiana, and vie to score the highest property … [Read more...] about Scripps Networks presents more than 100 titles
Midnight sun shines globally
Cannes – Europe’s leader in production, rights acquisition, distribution and international sales of TV series and feature films, STUDIOCANAL, has sold breakthrough Swedish-French drama Midnight Sun, a CANAL+/SVT/Filmpool Nord coproduction, to a host of international broadcasters. Produced by Atlantique Productions and Nice Drama, the 8 x 1-hour thriller series has been secured ahead of its premiere by ZDF in Germany, SBS in Australia, HOT in Israel, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, RUV … [Read more...] about Midnight sun shines globally