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CANNES: At MIPCOM, Beyond Distribution is introducing the new series Wild But True, produced for Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific and featuring Robert Irwin, the son of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. The company will also be talking to buyers about …

CANNES: MIPCOM marks the launch of the new FOX International Channels (FIC) Content Sales unit. “As a one-stop hub for content buyers, our catalogue features a wide range of properties from FIC’s core channel brands, including FOX and National Geographic …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox and Apollo have confirmed their plans to bring together Shine Group, Endemol and CORE Media as a global multiplatform content provider that will be led by Sophie Turner Laing. As previously announced, Turner Laing, former …

NEW YORK: The World Screen app is now updated for MIPCOM, delivering program listings, news and a range of other resources to help you make the most out of your time in Cannes. Download or update the app now. Features …

CANNES: Escapade Media will be at MIPCOM discussing sales for the feature documentary The Lost Aviator, which is about a cold case from 1932 involving the infamous British aviator Bill Lancaster, who was on trial for murder in Miami. The …

NEW YORK: Of all the new shows that premiered across the globe last month, ABC’s new Thursday night drama How to Get Away with Murder, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, generated the most buzz in social media with about 229,000 …

NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen, shares her thoughts on the creative collaborations taking place in the TV marketplace nowadays. A common assumption is that singular works of art or innovation or scientific breakthrough are …

PARIS: Fred Graver, the creative lead at Twitter TV, is to make his first-ever presentation at MIPCOM, in a discussion about how Twitter is driving TV audience engagement, on Monday, October 13, at 3 p.m. Graver will be joined by …

NEW YORK/ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System is eliminating about 1,475 positions from its global workforce, with the layoffs to come from across the news, entertainment, kids, young adult and sports networks businesses. Turner currently employs about 14,000 staff across the globe. …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) Television International is extending its sales and distribution arm and restructuring its team as part of its efforts to drive the division's next phase of growth. Stuart Baxter, the president of eOne Television International, is …