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MIAMI: Latin Media Corporation and its partner Worldwide Rights Corporation are bringing to MIPCOM titles such as First Lady, Pesona Kasih and She, The Taxi Driver. First Lady (Primera Dama) is the story of an ordinary woman who is willing …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution is offering up programming from a variety of genres for MIPCOM buyers, with fresh episodes of returning series along with new shows and documentaries, including The Will: Family Secrets Revealed. New launches include The Will: Family Secrets …

When Fernando Gaitán, the VP of product at Canal RCN in Colombia, decided to write a story about an ugly, unkempt secretary who worked for a tyrannical boss, he never thought the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea would become …

LONDON: David Nunez is to serve as the managing director for Spain and Portugal at Universal Networks International (UNI), driving the ongoing expansion of NBC Universal’s international pay-TV channels in Iberia.  Nunez will work to increase UNI’s presence in Iberia, …

LONDON: A global survey conducted by Brand Licensing Europe has found that The Simpsons is the most successfully licensed television show of all time, followed by Sesame Street and Looney Tunes. The Simpsons has over 400 official licensees, with worldwide retail …

LONDON/WARSAW: Discovery Networks International (DNI) has put in place a new senior management structure in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, organizing the operation geographically into two businesses that group those markets in similar stages of development. The Western Europe …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Since joining Endemol two and a half years ago as chairman and CEO, Ynon Kreiz has led the company through a period of significant growth. In this exclusive interview he talks about acquiring production companies, setting up a …

NEW YORK: AETN International is expanding into scripted programming at MIPCOM, delivering a slate of TV movies from Lifetime, led by Tangled (working title) with Hayden Panettiere. The TV movie tells the true story of an American exchange student accused of murdering her …

Anne de Kerckhove is the director of the entertainment division at Reed MIDEM. The world of entertainment is changing at a pace never seen before. This is a crossroads year: as we take apart old business models and recover from …

NEW YORK: TV Listings, the ultimate programming resource for buyers, is now available as a digital edition, which is easy to print and take with you as you head to MIPCOM.  This resource provides information on thousands of programs from the …