Cannes Film Festival, MIPTV: International Insider
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The Zweiflers Wins; Michael Douglas Attends
German series The Zweiflers (Die Zweiflers) took home the prize for Best Series at the Canneseries Awards last night. This year, Canneseries took place from 5 to 10 April, in…
MIPTV Boss Lucy Smith Bids Emotional Farewell After 61 Years
MIPTV boss Lucy Smith grew visibly emotional as she said farewell to the 61st and final MIPTV late Tuesday afternoon. Smith, who runs MIP organizer RX, acknowledged negative feedback from…
Curtain Comes Down On MIP TV, More Details Emerge Of MIP London
MIPTV is coming to an end – but the hard truth is that people did not travel here to Cannes in the numbers of yesteryear to say goodbye. Market organizers…
Tom Hanks Was “American David Attenborough,” Say The Americas EPs
Execs on NBC‘s The Americas were seeking “the American version of David Attenborough” when booking Tom Hanks for the upcoming epic wildlife series. BBC Studios‘ Mike Gunton, a storied natural…
The Killing Star Sofie Grabol Talks Canneseries Jury & Kyle MacLachlan
The Killing star Sofie Gråbøl has reflected on how her Danish breakout series redefined “national and linguistic borders” when it came to TV viewing. Gråbøl spoke with Deadline in the…
Israel’s ‘Power Couple’ Picked Up By Banijay In The Nordics
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli format Power Couple has been picked up by Banijay in the Nordics and been awarded a slew of recommissions. The show distributed by Losing Alice studio Dori Media…
Bettany Hughes Strikes Deal With Keshet For SandStone Global At MIPTV
EXCLUSIVE: Israel’s Keshet International (KI) has struck its latest co-development deal, a partnership with British presenter Bettany Hughes‘ indie SandStone Global. The deal will see both outfits co-develop shows including…
Inspector Adamsberg Miniseries From France Télévisions Hits MIPTV
EXCLUSIVE: French detective Inspector Adamsberg has returned for another case, and France TV Distribution is opening his latest murder file at MIPTV. Yvan Attal plays the detective, known in Fred…
‘Ninja Warrior’ & ‘The Traitors’ Firms Team For Physical Gameshow
EXCLUSIVE: The company that sells The Traitors format around the world and the Japanese broadcaster behind Ninja Warrior and Takeshi’s Castle have teamed up to create a physical gameshow. All3Media…