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CANNES: ITV has ordered a second season of Cold Feet, for which ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has also shored up a slew of deals across EMEA.

LONDON/CANNES: The new U.S. time-travel drama Timeless has been sold by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to the U.K.'s Channel 4, which will launch the show on E4.

CANNES: A+E Networks is in town with more than 650 hours of new programming, Sean Cohan, president of international and digital media, tells World Screen Newsflash, along with the stars of Knightfall, SIX, UnREAL and Pawn Stars, and a brand-new, enlarged booth.

CANNES: IM Global is gearing up for MIPCOM, where it is presenting new films, scripted co-productions and unscripted formats to international buyers.

CANNES: Get ready for MIPCOM's official opening tomorrow by picking up a copy of our MIPCOM editions at a number of hotels on the Croisette, and download or update the World Screen app from the iTunes App Store or the Google Play Store delivering programming listings, news and a host of other useful resources.

CANNES: Turner's slate features titles such as Good Behavior, featuring Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery as a thief and con artist.

CANNES: ZDF Enterprises’ (ZDFE) animated preschool series Inui tells the story of a little girl who lives in the Arctic Circle, and the show is among the company's diverse MIPCOM highlights.

LONDON: The online rights-management outfit Rights Tracker is launching a new tool for distributors and producers, Assetry Screen.

STOCKHOLM: Magine has secured four new partnerships, including with beIN, which is tapping into the company's cloud-based platform to enable access to the FIFA World Cup, the NFL, Formula 1 and the French, U.S. and Australian Opens in 16 countries.

BEVERLY HILLS/LONDON: Pippa Lambert, who previously ran ICM Partners’ London TV department, has joined WME as a senior television agent.