Singapore – Keshet International (KI), the global distribution arm of Israel’s Keshet Media Group, has announced that it will be presenting a MIPTV Media Mastermind Keynote on April 8. Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, executive producers of award-winning Homeland – based on Keshet Broadcasting’s Israeli series Prisoners of War, and Keshet’s VP of Programming, Ran Tellem, are slated to share the background on how they adapted an Israeli story for American TV. KI will … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet International to adapt its formats for Asia
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MIPTV: A star-studded line-up for the Opening Party
Paris – MIPTV has announced a star-studded line-up for MIPTV 2013’s Opening Party on April 8. The red-carpet will be rolled-out in front of the Martinez Hotel to welcome the stars and VIP guests at the Opening Party, as well as for the International Digital Emmy Awards ceremony. The line-up of stars include Thandie Newton (Crash, Beloved, Mission: Impossible II); Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken); member of the iconic rock band KISS, Gene Simmons; Eli Roth (Inglorious Basterds, Hostel); … [Read more...] about MIPTV: A star-studded line-up for the Opening Party
MIPTV: MIPTV to showcase 4K ultra-HD for television
Paris - MIPTV announced that it has partnered with Sony Corporation to present what will be the next game-changing innovation for television – 4K, as part of its 50th anniversary theme of Screening The Future. A line-up of conferences and technical presentations will be demonstrated to producers on the importance of planning for the next broadcast standard of 4k (3840 x 2160 pixels) – which offers a four-fold increase in resolution over the current HD and is already being tested with … [Read more...] about MIPTV: MIPTV to showcase 4K ultra-HD for television
MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc
Australian distributor ABC Commercial will launch the Lance Armstrong feature documentary King of Cheats (feature documentary, 1 x 90’ HD) at next week’s MIPTV. Combining the talents of BAFTA award winning director Alex Holmes (Dunkirk, House of Saddam) with the unique insight of ABC reporter Quentin McDermott, King of Cheats will bring a cinematic treatment to one of the greatest stories of the modern era. McDermott’s ground breaking investigative reporting of Lance … [Read more...] about MIPTV: ABC Commercial launches Lance Armstrong doc
Starz Worldwide Distribution secures global distribution rights for new VH1 series
Dean Cain in Hit the Floor Los Angeles, California – Starz Worldwide Distribution, a division of Starz, has finalised an international television distribution agreement with VH1 for the upcoming 2013 TV series, Hit the Floor (previously known as Bounce). The TV series will contain 10 one-hour episodes in its first season. Starz Worldwide Distribution will represent Hit the Floor to all markets for television, excluding the U.S. The series will be available for licensing at the start of … [Read more...] about Starz Worldwide Distribution secures global distribution rights for new VH1 series
MIPTV: “Made-in-Japan” TV formats to be jointly promoted by major Japanese networks
At the upcoming MIPTV, eight major Japanese broadcasters will collectively promote their leading formats under the joint promotional project titled TREASURE BOX JAPAN, with support from the Japanese government. A session devoted to TREASURE BOX JAPAN is scheduled at MIPFormats, to be held prior to the opening of MIPTV. While Japanese broadcasters have been individually active in the international markets for over thirty years, there has never been an all-Japan union until TREASURE BOX … [Read more...] about MIPTV: “Made-in-Japan” TV formats to be jointly promoted by major Japanese networks