MIPCOM Spotlight: ITV Studios Global Entertainment

October 6, 2012 World Screen
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CANNES: Dramas and formats are a major focus at this year’s market for ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

 

“We’re bringing our strongest slate in recent years to MIPCOM,” says Tobias de Graaff, the company’s director of global television distribution. One of the titles being showcased by the company is Rectify, an AMC Networks commission from the producers of Breaking Bad. “It’s a gripping, high-quality drama, which we think will appeal to discerning drama audiences worldwide,” says de Graaff. The company is also presenting Mr Selfridge, a period drama starring Jeremy Piven (Entourage), about the American-born businessman Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded London’s Selfridges department store. Surprise Surprise is a shiny-floor format that is suitable for family audiences. “We’re proud to have made new versions for ITV1 in the U.K. and NBC in the U.S. and we think it has the potential to be equally as successful around the world,” says de Graaff.
 
“We’re bringing one of our biggest slates, so we’re expecting a great deal of international interest,” he adds.