Toronto - The Fremantle Corporation heads to this year's MIPCOM with the new animated movie, The Last Flight of the Champion. The ninety-minute comedy/adventure film follows the young crew of the last Cosmic Marshal ship, The Champion, as they journey through the galaxy to bring fairness, justice and safety to all inhabitants. According to The Fremantle Corp.'s principal director, Irv Holender, "We are hoping to take ‘Last Flight' from a feature to a long form series depending on how well … [Read more...] about Fremantle Corp. debuts kids’ animated film at MIPCOM
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Televisa at MIPCOM
Televisa Internacional will present a wide variety of entertaining reality show contests at MIPCOM. Make me Laugh will see teams engage in stand up comedy, sketches and much more in order to win the hearts of the judges and the public. I'm Searching For is a reality show focused on a competition to find the right match for a celebrity whether it's a new love, a personal assistant, a back-up dancer or even a fashion consultant. 12 Hearts to the Altar sees six couples put their love to the test by … [Read more...] about Televisa at MIPCOM
Beyond Distribution at MIPCOM
Sydney - Beyond Distribution has again paired up with Greenstone Pictures to bring a further 60 plus hours of programming to MIPCOM. Motorway Patrol (88 x 30min) and Serious Crash Unit (29 x 30 + 1 x 60 min) are two new series to the international market. Crash Investigation Unit also appears for a second series with another ten half hour episodes. Motorway Patrol follows police officers who are confronted with daily chaos and bizarre situations whilst monitoring busy motorways. Serious Crash … [Read more...] about Beyond Distribution at MIPCOM
Beyond Distribution at MIPCOM
Sydney - Beyond Distribution will be adding further programming from Big Coat Productions to their catalogue. Two new shows will be launched at MIPCOM; Love It or List It and Chef Worthy. Along with the previous acquisition of My Parents' House (52 x 30 + 1 x 60), this makes a total package of over 60 hours of programming from Big Coat Productions. Love It or List It (26 x 60 or 26 x 30min) finds out how far homeowners are willing to go for their dream home, while Chef Worthy (13 x 30min) gives … [Read more...] about Beyond Distribution at MIPCOM
The Simpsons celebrate 20th anniversary at MIPCOM
Paris - The Simpsons, the longest-running primetime TV series in history, will celebrate its 20th anniversary at MIPCOM 2009. In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution which handles international distribution for the show, MIPCOM will hold a series of events to mark The Simpsons global success over the past two decades. Series creator and executive producer Matt Groening along with executive producer Al Jean will be in Cannes, where Groening will receive the inaugural … [Read more...] about The Simpsons celebrate 20th anniversary at MIPCOM
Mobile matters
due to an apparent lack of sources that summarize the various digital music forms into a digestible format and are standardized in terms of retail spend, a few years ago Soundbuzz took it upon themselves to compile such data. Soundbuzz now provide annual analysis, based on data sourced from a variety of data points and reflecting consumer spends at retail level. Most recent findings reflect retail spends on music - both digital and physical - for the year ending December 2007 and projected till … [Read more...] about Mobile matters
