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Studiocanal Boards Pan-Asian Survival Thriller ‘kiDnap Game’ Starring Kentaro Sakaguchi and Lee Joon-gi (EXCLUSIVE)
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Studiocanal Boards Pan-Asian Survival Thriller ‘kiDnap Game’ Starring Kentaro Sakaguchi and Lee Joon-gi (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal has boarded “kiDnap Game,” a survival thriller series created and directed by Japan’s Yusuke Kato ( Last Friends ) which unfolds across seven cities in Asia. Produced by Kato for Fuji Television, Hong Kong’s MakerVille and South Korea’s Simstory, the 11-part series will be presented to buyers at Mipcom in Cannes this week. Canal+ has also […]

Banijay Dishes Up Italian Cooking Show ‘Cooking Grandmas,’ Starring Alessandro Borghese, at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
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Banijay Dishes Up Italian Cooking Show ‘Cooking Grandmas,’ Starring Alessandro Borghese, at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay Entertainment will debut “Cooking Grandmas,” a feel-good cooking competition format from Banijay Italia, its Italian production arm, at content showcase Mipcom in Cannes. “Cooking Grandmas,” commissioned by Sky Italia’s TV8, is an original new primetime format that sees grandmothers compete in an uplifting culinary contest. While traditional family recipes and regional specialities are at […]

Globo Bets on ‘To Love Is to Care’ at Mipcom as It Ushers ‘Super Drama’ Concept: ‘Titles That Represent the Best of the Brazilian Telenovela Tradition’
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Globo Bets on ‘To Love Is to Care’ at Mipcom as It Ushers ‘Super Drama’ Concept: ‘Titles That Represent the Best of the Brazilian Telenovela Tradition’

Brazilian media powerhouse Globo arrives at Mipcom with “To Love is to Care,” its latest primetime telenovela by lauded author Walcyr Carrasco. The melodrama stars a roster of some of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, including Chay Suede, Letícia Colin, Tony Ramos and Antônio Fagundes. The market marks Globo’s introduction of the telenovela to the international […]

Globo Announces BBC Deal on Teen Werewolf-Vampire Thriller ‘Blood Red,’ Highlights Big Telenovelas and Hot Fiction Formats at Mipcom Showcase
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Globo Announces BBC Deal on Teen Werewolf-Vampire Thriller ‘Blood Red,’ Highlights Big Telenovelas and Hot Fiction Formats at Mipcom Showcase

Globo has sold to the BBC “Blood Red Under the Moonlight,” a teen werewolf/vampire love triangle thriller now bound for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. The biggest new announcement at a packed Mipcom Globo Showcase on Sunday evening, the BBC deal marks a milestone for Globo streaming service Globoplay, the first time a Globoplay […]

Mipcom Buzz Titles: Global Market Offers Eveything From ‘Baywatch’ to ‘Murder’ to ‘Cupertino’ to a New Angle on Princess Di and More
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Mipcom Buzz Titles: Global Market Offers Eveything From ‘Baywatch’ to ‘Murder’ to ‘Cupertino’ to a New Angle on Princess Di and More

While the movers and shakers of global television, streaming and all manner of digital platforms descend on the Croisette, Variety looks at 21 projects that could go viral with buyers. BaywatchShowrunner: Matt Nix; International distributor: Fremantle Set for a January debut on Fox and the U.K.’s Sky, a 12-episode reboot of the iconic international blockbuster […]

Bavaria Media Intl. Unveils Mipcom Slate Including German TV Hits ‘Mordach,’ ‘Home-Made Christmas’ and ‘Throughout the Years’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Bavaria Media Intl. Unveils Mipcom Slate Including German TV Hits ‘Mordach,’ ‘Home-Made Christmas’ and ‘Throughout the Years’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Bavaria Media Intl., the distribution arm of Bavaria Film Group, has unveiled a slate of scripted shows ahead of TV market Mipcom, including German TV hits Mordach, Home-Made Christmas, “Fanny’s Extraordinary World” and “Throughout the Years.” The crime lineup features “Cold Case Diaries,” “Dark Motives,” “Mordach” and “The Wolf Hunt,” while the family-focused content includes […]

SkyShowtime’s ‘The Homicide Unit,’ From Warner Bros., and Iceland’s ‘Fjord’ Boarded by Reinvent Yellow Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
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SkyShowtime’s ‘The Homicide Unit,’ From Warner Bros., and Iceland’s ‘Fjord’ Boarded by Reinvent Yellow Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

SkyShowtime’s “The Homicide Unit” produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden, and Iceland’s “Fjord” have been added to Reinvent Yellow Sales’ Mipcom slate.The two crime shows feature top female investigators played by internationally acclaimed Nordic theps, Swedish star Pernilla August (“Blackwater,” ”Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace”) and Iceland’s Anita Briem […]

Italy’s RAI Inks Major Deal for High-Profile, Female-Led Titles With Beta Film Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
EntertainmentVariety

Italy’s RAI Inks Major Deal for High-Profile, Female-Led Titles With Beta Film Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

Italian public broadcaster RAI has acquired a slate of international, female-led drama series from Beta Film ahead of Mipcom. The package comprises “Barton Vet,” in which a veterinarian and her family-run team save animals in the countryside; the French thriller “A Guilty Affair,” about a high school principal desperately searching for her missing daughter; and […]

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