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CANNES, October 8: Rai in Italy is the latest broadcaster to come on board for Icon Animation’s girl-skewing animated series Lola & Virginia. “This is a major deal for us,” said Christophe Goldberger, the head of distribution and marketing at …

LONDON, October 8: Advanstar Communications has announced that there was a 7-percent increase in attendance at Brand Licensing Europe this year over the previous year, including a 30-percent rise in the number of European visitors. The 2007 Brand Licensing Europe …

LONDON, October 5: Power will offer up a lineup of new mini-series, contemporary action series and a range of TV movies at MIPCOM. On Power’s slate is the action thriller XIII: The Conspiracy; Pinocchio, a big-budget adaptation of one of …

LONDON, October 5: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be at MIPCOM this year with a diverse crop of programming that includes the eco-friendly documentary series Big Ideas for a Small Planet and the new scripted drama adaptation Fanny Hill, alongside returning …

MUNICH, October 5: SevenOne International will be presenting a range of programs at MIPCOM, including more than 50 new titles spanning all genres. This also marks the first time that the ProSiebenSat.1 Group´s international programming sales company also represents the …

LONDON, October 5: Granada International will head to MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior armed with a range of animated properties, including new titles and returning series. A highlight of Granada’s slate is the 52×5-minute preschool property Boowa & Kwala. Produced by …

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 5: The new TV Globo mini-series Amazonia, from Glória Perez, author of the acclaimed telenovela The Clone (El Clon), will be unveiled at MIPCOM by Globo TV International. In Brazil, Amazonia achieved a 44-percent share, an …

PALISADES PARK, October 5: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) heads to MIPCOM with a slate of programming including reality, sports, Hollywood gossip and special events. Highlighting AHDI’s catalogue is a new season of Most Daring, the hour-long Court TV series …

MONTREAL, October 5: At MIPCOM, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), led by new commissioner Tom Perlmutter, will unveil a number of new alliances in archives, documentary series and mobile content, among other genres. In the mobile content arena, …

LONDON, October 5: ALL3MEDIA International has prepared a range of drama and factual programming to offer broadcasters at MIPCOM. The bulked-up drama offerings include two mysteries from its production partners in the U.K. and Australia, and a second season of …