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Artist View Leans into Thrills & Romance
Artist View Entertainment has been growing its production slate, focusing on female-driven thrillers and romantic comedies. “We have also been very busy in our placement of library titles into the OTT marketplace as it continues to expand,” says Scott J. Jones, the company’s president. With all the feature films and TV projects in its varied …
TV Real Screenings Festival
Unique access, stunning visuals, stranger-than-fiction stories and brand-new perspectives on rarely seen and well-known scenic vistas can be found across the 15 highlights in our latest edition of the TV Real Screenings Festival. Whether you need a returning brand with volume to build engagement or a landmark event you can throw marketing weight behind, you’ll …
GoQuest Spotlights Corporate Revenge Drama Troll Farm
A former corporate diva ends up creating a secret business to take down shady corporations in Troll Farm, a Lithuanian comedy-drama from Dansu Films that GoQuest Media has added to its expanding slate of titles for the international stage. “Troll Farm first caught our attention in 2021, when it became the inaugural winner of the most promising …
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Nicely Entertainment Leads in Feel-Good TV Movies
Though Nicely Entertainment is a young company, having launched in 2020, it has fast become a leader in providing feel-good TV movies. In less than four years’ time, the company has built a library of 80 films and is averaging 20 original films each year. Alongside its feature films, Nicely has developed and produced three …
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All3Media International Formats Stay on Script
The increased demand for scripted formats globally is significant, according to All3Media International’s executive VPs of sales, with adaptations tripling between 2021 and 2022 and success continuing into 2023 and beyond. “As production costs seem to be generally increasing, scripted formats are ever more attractive to producers and broadcasters as they present a more efficient …
Global Agency Delivers Family-Friendly Fun with Match the Family
Over the last ten years, Izzet Pinto, founder and CEO of Global Agency, has created more than ten formats. The concept for Match the Family, a fresh family-centric game show that the company is launching to the global market, came from a very personal source of inspiration. “I have a son, and the question of who …
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Megamedia Leads the Way with High-End Drama Productions
Mega, the first private channel in Chile, began broadcasting in 1990 and currently operates under Megamedia, a subsidiary of Grupo Empresarial Bethia, a prominent entity in the country. Today, Megamedia is the largest media holding company in Chile, encompassing various channels such as Mega2, Mega Ficción, MegaPlus and ETC. Additionally, Megamedia offers the streaming service …
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Celebrating AsiaPac’s Excellence
The Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAAs) were launched five years ago by Michael and Fiona McKay to celebrate the best in Asia-Pacific content. Today, the annual awards ceremony is just one prong in the Asian Academy of Creative Arts’ efforts to elevate the region’s storytelling globally. “We have three missions,” says Fiona. “The first, with …
GoQuest Media Embarks On Polish Crusade
GoQuest Media represents a slate of diverse dramas across a range of categories for the international stage. One area in which the company is rapidly expanding its catalog is the crime drama space. A current highlight is the Polish police procedural Crusade, in which detectives from the crime and criminal terror division of the Warsaw Metropolitan …
Magic Light: Still Making Magic 20 Years On
When Michael Rose and Martin Pope formed Magic Light Pictures back in 2003, both had a strong interest in family entertainment and set up producing for a broad family audience. They started producing feature films in live action and animation while they developed the project of a longer-term animation IP. Then along came The Gruffalo, which …
Superights’ Live-Action Drive Begins with Home Sweet Rome!
Based on a concept by Hannah Montana co-creator Michael Poryes, the live-action musical tween series Home Sweet Rome! has already garnered a great deal of buzz. The Italian-Canadian co-production between Italy’s Red Monk Studio, a unit of France’s Superprod Group, and Canada’s First Generation Films is being taken out globally by Superights. Nathalie Pinguet, Superights’ deputy general manager for …
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TV Movies Screenings Festival
The third edition of the TV Movies Screenings Festival illustrates the breadth of the film offering available to buyers today, ranging from true-crime-inspired thrillers and uplifting rom-coms to cutting-edge new offerings from Nollywood and action comedies. Clicking on each title will take you directly to the trailer. Uplifting stories of love lead Nicely Entertainment’s highlights …
GMA Network Takes a “Glocal” Approach
As the leading broadcasting company in the Philippines, GMA Network remains steadfast in its corporate purpose of enriching the lives of Filipinos everywhere through its top-flight entertainment and the responsible, unbiased and timely delivery of accurate news and information. “And as part of this, we continue to expand our reach by opening more local stations …
K-Broadcasting Virtual Showcase: The Big Hits from Korea
Eight companies are set to take part in a showcase of the latest big hits from Korea, the most ever from the country to participate at the L.A. Screenings. CJ ENM, KBS Media, MBC America, SBS International, SLL, EO Contents Group, Kang Contents and Something Special will be presenting their latest programs for the global …
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Nicely Delivers Feel-Good Romance—And Then Some
The slate at Nicely Entertainment has been growing, due in part to the fact that its circle of consistent content partners is expanding as well. “Over the years, we’ve been nurturing and developing very strong relationships with U.S. partners like Netflix, Lifetime, GAF or UPtv, and we’re excited about the 2023 upcoming Christmas slate we’re …
ZDF Studios: Covering the Full Value Chain
Apart from ZDF Studios’ usual sprawling catalog full of high-quality programs with proven success in international territories, the company has made very good progress in building new businesses alongside its B2B dealings with broadcasters and streamers. “We now have strong and growing B2C or B2B2C businesses, which deliver a constantly growing contribution to our overall …
TV Formats Screenings Festival
With the prospects of a looming writers’ strike in the U.S. and broadcasters and platforms across the globe looking for more cost-effective ways to entertain audiences, format distributors have reason to feel upbeat about the year ahead. Our latest TV Formats Screenings Festival spotlights some of the most compelling new and returning unscripted brands available …
TV Asahi Touts Co-Development Opportunities & Fresh New Formats
There’s been a flurry of good news for TV Asahi as of late, as its formats continue to travel the world. For one, its young-skewed format Trick House has been adapted for a local version to broadcast this fall on the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK in a deal with Banijay. “We are very excited to be working …
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Polish Crime Dramas Pack a Punch for GoQuest Media
The team at GoQuest Media has developed expertise in introducing international dramas, hailing from all corners of the world, to global audiences. Two of its latest, Erinyes and Crusade, are crime dramas from Poland’s TVP. “We were introduced to the titles in the early summer of last year, and both dramas had us divided in terms of which …
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Calinos Entertainment Rides Momentum to MIPTV
Strong sales are powering Calinos Entertainment as it gears up for MIPTV. The company sold nearly 18,000 hours of programming in 2022 and continued to diversify its catalog with dramas and movies from different countries in addition to Turkish series. Among the new content is Adela, the Romanian remake of That’s My Life, and Polish movies …
TV Drama Screenings Festival
Fresh off its strong ratings debut, The Swarm leads off ZDF Studios’ highlights in the latest edition of the TV Drama Screenings Festival. “Based on Frank Schätzing’s international bestseller of the same title, The Swarm is an eight-part thriller series from Emmy Award-winning showrunner Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones),” notes Mirela Nastase, Director Drama at ZDF Studios. The high-profile …
NHK Enterprises Gears Up for Drama Remake Success
NHK dramas are highly regarded as finished programs in countries across Asia, and NHK Enterprises is looking to shore up deals for these scripted successes to be remade in local markets. NHK Enterprises recently signed its first drama adaptation deal with a partner in South Korea for I’ll Still Love You Ten Years from Now. Aired …
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Terra Mater Studios Puts the Natural World on Display
Terra Mater Studios continues to produce premium natural history, science and history programming, with a focus on the animals, landscapes, natural wonders and ecological issues of the world around us. “The viewer’s interest in our planet’s changing climate and its effects is on the rise, and we try to cater to that by developing solution-based …
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Something for Every Child from the ACTF
Four animal friends training to be lifeguards on the idyllic Kangaroo Beach, a group of grade-five detectives solving playground mysteries and a fun park haunted by mischievous teenage ghouls: there’s something for every audience in the extensive Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) catalog. From preschoolers to young adults, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation distributes world-class …
ABS-CBN Corporation Takes an International Approach
Driven by new platforms and additional territories opening up to Asian content, ABS-CBN Corporation is seeing interesting deals and partnerships come to fruition in early 2023. Some of which may not have been thought possible just two years ago, according to Pia Laurel, head for international sales and distribution, who points to a dubbed offering …
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Blue Ant International Sets Itself Apart With Its Solutions-Based Strategy
Heading into 2023, Blue Ant International is buoyed by the momentum of an expanded slate of programming and its proven agility in meeting customer needs. “Through our strategic acquisition of multiple robust catalogs and libraries, as well as exciting partnerships with key producers on premium content, we are seeing an increase of creative and collaborative …
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Kanal D International Delivers High Drama & Romance
As the global business arm of the Turkish broadcasting powerhouse Kanal D, Kanal D International is home to a strong slate of dramas with all the hallmarks that viewers around the world have come to love in series from Turkey. A highlight of the current catalog, That Girl centers on Zeynep, a young girl who dreams of …
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GoQuest’s Sacrificiul Embraces Strong Female Leads & Global Storytelling
The story of three sisters who were separated as children and reunited years later by the fortuitous connection of their own kids plays out in Sacrificiul, a drama that GoQuest Media is bringing out to the international market. The show, from Romania, is but one example of the type of diverse global content that GoQuest has …
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All3Media International’s LatAm & AsiaPac Ambitions
Basking in a post-MIPCOM glow, All3Media International is getting ready for what it believes will be a busy MIP Cancun for the company and a fruitful Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). “Across the market, interest in our wide-ranging, high-quality catalog has never been higher,” says Yari Torres, VP for Latin America. “Our top priorities …
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TV Asahi Brings Out Drama & Formats from Japan
TV Asahi’s strength in international distribution lies with its drama series, “especially our long-running detective series as well as our innovative medical dramas,” says Yumi Shimizu, co-director in charge of international distribution. “Adding to this, we used new approaches to produce Roppongi Class, the Japanese version of the popular Korean webtoon series, which has garnered strong …
SHOWCASE: Banijay Rights Makes MIPCOM Debut as Scaled-Up Company
The combination of Banijay and Endemol Shine created a content powerhouse that has brought its global distribution engine, Banijay Rights, a prolific catalog of more than 135,000 hours of programming. Its slate houses content from Banijay’s 120-plus in-house labels, as well as third-party producers, with genres that run the gamut from drama, comedy and entertainment …
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SHOWCASE: NHK & NEP Encourage the Rediscovery of Japan
Presenting dazzling landscapes and stories rich in history, NHK has a bevy of programs being sold to the global market by NHK Enterprises (NEP) that entice viewers to discover—or rediscover—Japan. Iriomote: The Fabric of Life features footage of the Iriomote cat, a subspecies of the leopard that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote and …
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SHOWCASE: ABS-CBN Corporation Touts Filipino Stories with Global Appeal
Bringing content from the Philippines out to the global market, ABS-CBN Corporation arrives at MIPCOM with the momentum of healthy gains at the company to power its international sales. “We continuously build meaningful partnerships with global OTT platforms, including Netflix, Viu, Amazon and YouTube, among others, to bring our content to as many audiences as …
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SHOWCASE: Artist View Keeps an Open Mind & Open Door
Now in its 32nd year of operations, Artist View Entertainment continues on its mission to find and build long-term relationships with buyers and producers in the global market, represented in all genres and budget ranges. “In 2020, we were able to align ourselves with three key production companies that were willing to develop projects with …
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SHOWCASE: ZDF Studios Brings Out Broad, Appeal-Packed Slate
This summer, a new president and CEO took the mantle at ZDF Studios. Dr. Markus Schäfer, a former CEO of All3Media Deutschland, is now heading up the storied German company, which arrives at MIPCOM with a packed slate across drama, kids, factual and entertainment. “Our diverse new slate for MIPCOM features a range of ambitious …
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SHOWCASE: Studio 100 Inspires Kids to Create, Dream, Imagine & Grow
Increasing its output is a key priority for Studio 100 Media. The company continues to expand its slate of owned and co-produced IPs with various projects, including FriendZSpace, which had a successful launch on ABC Australia and Discovery Kids in LatAm, among others. With Vegesaurs, it is offering a visually striking concept for streaming and broadcast platforms, …
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SHOWCASE: GoQuest & the Global Possibilities of a Good Story
Central to GoQuest Media’s aim to stack its slate with titles with unquestionable international appeal, it seeks out stories whose narratives are authentic and whose geographical, social, cultural or political environment can connect with viewers across the globe. A strong story will find an audience anywhere, which has led to GoQuest successfully sending international titles …
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SHOWCASE: Aardman Rides Momentum with Family Fun
Following an exciting start to the year that included an Academy Award nomination for the stop-motion short Robin Robin, the Aardman team looks forward to exhibiting at MIPCOM, meeting with new and existing partners to present their fresh IP and third-party properties for 2022 and beyond. Developed in-house and supported by the BFI-managed Young Audiences Content …
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SHOWCASE: Nicely Entertainment’s Story-First Approach
While Nicely Entertainment has been in growth mode since launch, it has taken a curated approach to remain a boutique production and distribution company. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost three years since we launched, but we’re now releasing 20 original films each year and are currently in postproduction on our third scripted TV …
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SHOWCASE: One Life Studios & the International Appeal of Indian Stories
A branch of India’s Swastik Productions, One Life Studios was set up in 2017 by Siddharth Kumar Tewary, the founder and chief creative behind Swastik. A producer and distributor with its own editing and VFX studios, the company’s main mission is to bring stories from India to audiences around the globe. “We wanted to tell …
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SHOWCASE: All3Media International Puts Quality at a Premium
Investing in quality content is central to All3Media International’s strategy, and its fall slate is testament to this—across scripted, factual and entertainment. “We are looking to work with the world’s leading creative talent to bring a diverse slate of high-quality programming to our buyers across all genres,” says Maartje Horchner, EVP of content. “Across our …
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SHOWCASE: All3Media International Touts Success of Scripted Formats
All3Media International has a wide range of new and existing drama titles that offer viable global opportunities for scripted format success. This includes the thriller Liar, which has now played in ten markets, the latest being Spain, and the more lighthearted romance title Step Dave, which has had successful iterations in Central Europe and Greece. Further abroad, …
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SHOWCASE: Tencent Video Taps into the Value of International Partnerships
Tencent Video has been seeing growth in the kids and family space, both within China and internationally, and it all comes down to one key asset: great content. “Providing high-quality, original and exclusive content is driving our growth in subscriptions and viewership, while we can also tap into the richness of our IP portfolio to …
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SHOWCASE: Superights Revs Up for Go! Go! Cory Carson
Based on VTech’s line of Go! Go! Smart Wheels toys, the adventure comedy kids’ series Go! Go! Cory Carson follows the titular orange car around Bumperton Hills as he learns to navigate the ups and downs of childhood. Earlier this year, Superights secured a deal with VTech for the international distribution rights to the series, which is …
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SHOWCASE: Korean Formats Take Center Stage
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) supports the local format industry in a myriad of ways—from operating format labs to facilitating the production of formats and holding format showcases. The format lab, for one, supports the preproduction process by “allowing individual creators who want to grow as format experts to strengthen their format-planning capabilities through …
SHOWCASE: TV Asahi Formats Are Ready to Entertain
The Japanese market has proven to be a prolific supplier of outside-of-the-box formats, which have piqued the attention of audiences around the world. TV Asahi, for one, has been feeling the strong momentum of the increased demand coming from the marketplace. “We are definitely getting more attention than before and have made several option and …
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SHOWCASE: ABS-CBN Corporation Touts Partner Potential
With a collaborative approach, ABS-CBN Corporation has forged strategic local and international partnerships that have allowed the company to create high-quality content and make its stories available to a broader and more diverse audience base. And it has been able to fulfill demand from buyers within Asia and around the world. “In Asia, we see …
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SHOWCASE: ZDF Studios—New Name, Same Top-Flight Quality
MIPTV is the first market for the just-rebranded ZDF Studios. The name change—from ZDF Enterprises, which it was founded as in 1993—expresses more precisely and accurately what the company does today. “We are a large licensing company selling and co-producing content as well as acquiring rights,” explains Fred Burcksen, president and CEO. “On the other …
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SHOWCASE: NHK’s Co-Produced Documentaries Are Ready to Travel
Documentary production has long been NHK’s forte. In particular, the Japanese public broadcaster’s programs in the science and nature genres and projects using NHK-developed ultra-high-definition 8K technologies are acclaimed internationally. NHK Enterprises sells this content, and more, around the world. “NHK has long been blessed with opportunities to collaborate with outstanding producers around the world,” …
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SHOWCASE: Gusto TV’s Joyous Growth
Back in 2018, Gusto TV made the decision to pivot away from content sales, rolling out its own streaming channel and VOD service. Today, its titles can be viewed in English, Spanish and Mandarin across 117 countries on 42 different platforms. “What makes Gusto unique is that 100 percent of the programming on our channel …
SHOWCASE: NHK & NHK Enterprises Delight with Docs & 8K
Factual programming has long been one of the main pillars of Japan’s NHK, and the genre has proven to be a strong seller on the global market for its business arm, NHK Enterprises. “The Covid-19 pandemic has made it difficult for us to maintain the volume of new titles, but this tough time has also made …
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SHOWCASE: Entertainment One Delivers Volume & Stability with a Platform-Agnostic Approach
The last year has been marked by growth and evolution at Entertainment One (eOne), as the company continues to navigate how to work differently in this new world. “We’ve embraced the new digital landscape, which has given us more flexibility in how we connect with our clients and showcase our content,” says Dan Loewy, executive …
SHOWCASE: Red Arrow Studios International Stays On-Trend
Over the last year, and particularly the last six months, Red Arrow Studios International has seen the international TV business really bounce back from the unprecedented challenges posed by Covid-19. “After that initial shock, when new commissions were put on the backburner and program acquisitions were put on hold, our production partners have worked hard—and …
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SHOWCASE: Artist View Delivers a Broad Offering Packed with Star Power
While it has no doubt been a challenging time for the media industry, Artist View Entertainment has been quite busy as of late, picking up a raft of indie gems over the last year and ramping up activities on the production side of the business. “Recently, we were able to secure financing for a new …
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SHOWCASE: SPI Drives Digital Expansion
There are several lines of business propelling the engine of SPI International, and its digital assets have been in growth mode as of late. “The driving force behind SPI’s digital expansion is our commitment to offering premium content on all screens and devices to our audiences around the globe,” says Haymi Behar, CMO. “We are …