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LONDON, March 30: At MIPDoc, Tuvalu Entertainment will be presenting the first episode of Innovators That Changed the World, a 10-part series that looks at inventions, large and small, that have shaped and changed the way we live. The intent …

MUNICH: The $43 million, eight-part adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestseller World Without End is slated to begin principal photography in early July in Hungary with Michael Caton-Jones as director, Tandem Communications announced today. From Tandem and Take 5 Productions in association …

PARIS: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up the sci-fi series Metal Hurlant Chronicles—which creator and director Guillaume Lubrano tells World Screen Newsflash is based on the French anthology graphic novels of the same name—for its pay-TV networks in a …

SILVER SPRING: Every Friday starting April 1, Military Channel will present An Officer and a Movie, which pairs actor Lou Diamond Phillips with retired and active duty officers who lived through major battles and can shed light on conflicts depicted …

MAINZ: Eva Reifferscheid is joining the acquisitions team of ZDF Enterprises, where she will be responsible for picking up feature films and series. Reifferscheid has been working for the Mainz media corporation for five years, most recently heading up the …

SANTA MONICA: Eli Frankel, formerly senior VP of development at Top Chef producer Magical Elves, has entered into a two-year overall television deal with Lionsgate. Announcing the new creative pact, Kevin Beggs, president of Lionsgate Television Group, noted, “Creating successful non-scripted …

MUNICH: The new action series MEK 8 (Elite Squad 8) from action concept Germany has been added to the international sales catalogue of Telepool, which will launch the show next week in Cannes. The show was produced by action concept Germany, …

MADRID: Chello Multicanal is taking its popular Portuguese kids’ channel Canal Panda to Spain effective April 1, with carriage secured in more than 2 million digital TV homes. The service, aimed at kids 3 to 8, has been available in …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has secured carriage for the Korean entertainment service tvN (Total Variety Network) on Hong Kong Broadband Network’s bbTV platform, which already carries the Nat Geo channels. “We at Fox International Channels are pleased to partner …

MONTREAL: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has put an emphasis on interactive productions for MIPTV, where it will be offering digital content for sales and format licensing. The slate leads off with Highrise/Out My Window, which has been …