World Screen

CANNES: The legendary Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaucho was the inspiration for the animated series Ronaldinho Gaucho’s Team, for which Sato Company is looking to shore up new sales. The show follows a young Ronaldinho and his friends on extraordinary …

CANNES: Sullivan Entertainment’s Emmy Award-winning movie Anne of Green Gables, one of its MIPCOM highlights, turns 30 this year. “Tony Award winner Colleen Dewhurst and Academy Award nominee Richard Farnsworth give unparalleled performances in the critically acclaimed production, filmed among …

CANNES: Highlights from the Miramax and Revolution Studios libraries that will be featured at MIPCOM include Pulp Fiction, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Good Will Hunting and Scream. “The Miramax and Revolution libraries are filled with iconic titles that have a strong …

CANNES: New TV movies available from Storybox Entertainment at MIPCOM include The Manny, starring Nicollette Sheridan; Temporarily Yours, featuring Ashley Williams and Sam Jaeger; and The Christmas Note, led by Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In The Manny, a high-powered attorney who is …

CANNES: A provider of cross-screen TV experiences, Applicaster has been working with broadcasters, format creators and the like to foster deeper engagement with audiences. The latest services from the company are the Live Feed and Sports Feed offerings. The Live …

MUMBAI/LOS ANGELES/CANNES: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is set to bring four Indian dramas to MIPCOM. Agent Raghav: Crime Branch; Ek Tha Raja, Ek Thi Rani; Sarojini; and Yeh Vaada Raha are 2015 Indian television series that premiered last quarter, and …

LONDON/CANNES: FremantleMedia International (FMI) is heading to Cannes with a catalogue that features drama, factual, lifestyle and entertainment shows. Based on the best-selling novels by Anne Holt, Modus is a suspenseful crime show from Miso Film that touches on such …

LONDON/CANNES: Beyond Distribution is prepared to launch the documentary Body Donors: Life After Death at MIPCOM. The two-part documentary exposes the little-known world of body donation to medical science. This marks the first time Beyond has worked with producers Daisybeck …

CULVER CITY: Steve Mosko has been elevated to chairman of Sony Pictures Television, while new territory leaders have been put in place across the company's distribution business. Mosko was previously the president of Sony Pictures Television. He will continue to …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Gaumont is restructuring its global television operations under a single banner, Gaumont Television, enlisting Gene Stein, formerly of Sonar, to head up Gaumont Television U.S. Gaumont Television will encompass L.A.-based Gaumont International Television, Paris-based Gaumont Television Europe and …