London – 2waytraffic International will present a new series of its comedy entertainment property, Commercial Breakdown at MIPTV and has announced deals closed for the format and completed series. The new run of (7 X 30’) Commercial Breakdown is the 11th series. Titled Commercial Breakdown with Jimmy Carr, it features unique advertisements from around the world and is hosted by UK comedian Jimmy Carr. The series was produced by Celador Productions for BBC One. In a recent deal, … [Read more...] about 2waytraffic to launch new Commercial Breakdown series at MIPTV
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NGTI to offer raft of indie productions at MIPTV
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) will bring its largest ever slate of independent productions to MIPTV, to be held from April 7-11, 2008 in Cannes. New at MIPTV will be four 4-hour wildlife programmes from Dutch producer Nature Conservation Films including Cheetahs: Against the Odds, Elephant: Return to the Wild, The Fawn Identity, and Out of the Blue, which examines human’s relationships with whales and dolphins. From Australia, YNR Marketing/Ocean Planet Images’ … [Read more...] about NGTI to offer raft of indie productions at MIPTV
Portman Film & Television to offer Criminal Justice
London – Portman Film & Television, part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG) will offer new BBC drama series Criminal Justice to international broadcasters at MIPTV. Criminal Justice (5 x 1hr) is psychological thriller starring Ben Whishaw, Con O’Neill and Pete Postlethwaite. The series follows the protagonist’s tryst-turned-murder encounter and the struggle against the conspiracy to incriminate him. Criminal Justice is a BBC in-house production for BBC1, directed by Otto … [Read more...] about Portman Film & Television to offer Criminal Justice
Power takes on production of Shooting War
European producer and distributor Power, has optioned film and TV rights for Shooting War, Anthony Lappé’s graphic novel illustrated by Dan Goldman, and will develop a new series on the campaign against terrorism, the media and the rise of ‘citizen journalism’ based on it. The recently published graphic novel is a near-future political thriller and dark satire about a young blogger who ends up as a war journalist caught in a conflict between the US government and terrorists. In … [Read more...] about Power takes on production of Shooting War
MIPTV unveils ‘Green’ speakers
Paris – MIPTV featuring MILIA, to be held in Cannes from April 7-11, 2008 will focus on ‘green’ issues with David de Rothschild, Kevin Wall and Yann Arthus-Bertrand featuring in debates and events focusing on the role of media in the fight against global warming. David de Rothschild, British adventurer, environmentalist and author will be presenting on Nick’s Big Green Thing, his collaborative multimedia effort with kids’ channel Nickelodeon UK. The project is a … [Read more...] about MIPTV unveils ‘Green’ speakers
MIPTV 2008 to honour Japan
Paris - Japan will be the country honoured at the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA to be held in Cannes from April 7 - 11 2008. The event aims to keep up with the vitality and creativity of Japan, the second largest TV market in the world. Japan Day at MIPTV, the first day of the audiovisual and digital content market, will celebrate the Japanese media and entertainment industry through conference sessions focusing on the Japanese animation and format export markets. Digital media experts will be … [Read more...] about MIPTV 2008 to honour Japan