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MIAMI: Date Blind, Mía, My Invisible Friend and Money Time top the highlights of Dori Media Group’s MIPCOM lineup. Dori’s latest co-production with Rosstoc, Date Blind (Ciega a Citas), has been inspired by an original blognovela fiction from the Argentinean …

LONDON: The third comedy series in Fresh TV’s popular Total Drama Franchise, Total Drama the Musical, is to be represented by CAKE. The show has landed a presale with Cartoon Network in the U.S. Total Drama the Musical continues the …

BUENOS AIRES: On the heels of a successful first half of the year, with increased sales to Europe and Asia, Artear arrives in Cannes with a slate of new series for buyers, covering the drama, telenovela and entertainment genres. This year …

LOS ANGELES: Money Maze, a game-show format from The Gurin Company, has secured new deals in Europe, including in France, where it is in development for TF1 by Coyote. A revival of the 1970s U.S. part-trivia, part-obstacle-course couples competition, Money Maze, …

BOULOGNE: On Europe Images International’s roster for buyers in Cannes are a mix of HD documentary series, big-budget period dramas, live performance specials and animated series, such as Timoon Animation’s My Giant Friend. My Giant Friend is aimed at 7- …

PARIS: Following a string of successes this summer, France Televisions Distribution is at MIPCOM this week with a varied slate of content, from new dramas to documentaries to kids series and entertainment formats. Recent achievements for the distribution arm of …

LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company will be on hand at MIPCOM introducing the new series Pajanimals, which airs in the U.S. in short-form format, to potential co-production partners. The company is in development to create 26 half-hour episodes, also …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal is working with Maria Shriver on a project about women in America, complementing her study The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything, with a weeklong programming stunt that kicks off October 18. The initative covers a host …

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand-produced mystery drama Kaitangata Twitch has been sold to ABC TV in Australia by Lenz Entertainment. Done in live action and CGI, the tale is of the modern world confronted by Maori legend. The project is from …

LOS ANGELES: HBO is co-producing Angry Boys, a new series from the creator and star of the Australian comedy Summer Heights High, with ABC TV in Australia in association with the BBC. Angry Boys is the new series from Chris Lilley and Princess Pictures. …