National Geographic’s Christian Drobnyk, CuriosityStream’s Steve Burns and France Télévisions’ Thierry Mino shared their acquisition and co-production strategies at MIPDoc this morning in a session moderated by Anna Carugati before each receiving a World Screen Factual Trendsetter Award.
Read More »Kew Representing Frantic Films Catalog
Kew Media Group has added to its distribution portfolio the Frantic Films catalog, which is home to more than 450 hours of content.
Read More »Dori Media to Offer Season Two of El Marginal
Dori Media Group has inked a deal with Underground Producciones and Medios Públicos to distribute the second season of the crime drama El Marginal.
Read More »Soora: Breaking the Silence Selected from MIPDoc International Pitch
The winner of this year's MIPDoc International Pitch is Soora: Breaking the Silence, about four fearless feminists in Iran.
Read More »Dancing with the Stars Being Adapted in Nepal
BBC Studios has secured a deal for the Dancing with the Stars format in Nepal.
Read More »BBC Studios Lands Digital Deals in Russia
BBC Studios has sold a range of programming, including Top Gear and Call the Midwife, to digital platforms in Russia.
Read More »CBeebies Orders Live-Action Show Happy Tent Tales
CBeebies has commissioned Happy Tent Tales, a live-action series for young viewers between the ages of 3 and 6, from Ivy House Productions.
Read More »Endemol Shine Alum Deepak Dhar to Lead Banijay Asia
Deepak Dhar, former managing director of Endemol Shine India, has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with Banijay Group to expand the company's presence in India and Southeast Asia.
Read More »Ovation Picks Up Pair of Jamie Oliver Shows
The U.S. arts network Ovation has licensed a pair of series fronted by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in a deal with FremantleMedia International.
Read More »Bristow Global Media Developing 9/11 Docudrama
Bristow Global Media (BGM) is developing the docudrama Cleared for Chaos: 9/11, which tells the story of how air-traffic controllers in the small Canadian town of Gander in Newfoundland pulled off the impossible on September 11, 2001.
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