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David Salmon, managing director of international at Tubi, talked to MIPTV delegates about the AVOD platform’s planned U.K. launch this summer as part of the Cannes market’s Global FAST & AVOD Summit.

SkyShowtime’s Kai Finke, Mediawan Pictures’ Elisabeth d’Arvieu, Banijay’s Steve Matthews and Endemol Shine Finland’s Max Malka discussed how they are navigating the disruptions in the media business at a MIPTV panel this morning moderated by World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

CANAL+ has made a mandatory offer to acquire all the issued shares of the MultiChoice Group it doesn’t already own for 35 billion rand ($1.9 billion).

A-list star Nicolas Cage leads SPI International’s Arcadian, a highlight of the company’s MIPTV offering.

Holly A. Hines, executive producer of Ginny & Georgia, and Eric Jarboe, former COO of the Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), have launched the new studio Happy Accidents.

The ever-expanding Cineflix Rights catalog has everything from returnable scripted series across drama, comedy, crime, thriller and more, to factual programs covering history, true crime, lifestyle and entertainment.

The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has selected Something Special and AR Asia Productions to spearhead the LEAP Creative Lab project, which aims to elevate the creativity of Taiwanese producers.

NBC has given a full series order for a U.S. version of the Belgian competition format Destination X.

FAST Media, a joint venture created by Palatin Media and Backbone dedicated to FAST channels, has partnered with Gedeon Media Group to launch the documentary channel Docstory in French-speaking countries.

GRB Media Ranch has sold the Blind Dating format into Africa for a local adaptation and acquired the docuseries Medical Stories for distribution.