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LONDON/AMSTERDAM: Following ITV Studios’ acquisition of Talpa earlier this year, the two companies have entered into exclusive production partnerships in Australia, the Nordics and the Middle East. In addition to ITV Studios becoming the production partner for Talpa formats in …

CANNES: Following yesterday's downpour in Cannes and the subsequent flood damage it caused, Reed MIDEM has confirmed that MIPCOM will open for business on time tomorrow. 
Flood damage in the Martinez Hotel led to the suspension of the MIPJunior screenings, …

BOSTON: PBS International is set to bring a new documentary about Walt Disney and films from Frontline to MIPCOM. Walt Disney delves into the complex life and legacy of Walt Disney and features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults. …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Studios has appointed Guy Sheppard as its new senior VP of legal and business affairs, reporting to COO Sarah Cooper. Sheppard comes to the role from law firm Wiggin LLP, where he was a partner in the …

CANNES: SDI Media is promoting its foreign-language dubbing and subtitling services for global producers and distributors. The company is looking to get the word out to producers and distributors that it has the "global resources available to handle any digital …

CANNES: The priority for SPI International during MIPCOM is to promote its new projects involving 4K Ultra HD technology. SPI International, in cooperation with Eutelsat’s Hot Bird, recently launched a free-to-air satellite demo version of FunBox 4K/Ultra HD, a native …

CANNES: AMC Networks International is looking for dramatic series for both AMC and Sundance Channel with "great stories and dynamic characters," according to Bruce Tuchman, the president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global. Prior to MIPCOM, AMC recently extended …

CANNES: Produced by Ay Yapim and distributed at MIPCOM by ITV-Inter Medya, Endless Love is a Turkish drama that tells the story of young lovers Nihan and Kemal. The latter comes from a world where high aims don’t exist—the only …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks will celebrate its 20th anniversary of international business at MIPCOM, where the company is slated to showcase such scripted titles as Roots, And Then There Were None and UnREAL, all of which are distributed by A+E …

NEW YORK: Ziyad Varol, the head of sales at ATV, talks to World Screen about the Turkish drama market, which will be in the spotlight at MIPCOM as Turkey is this year's Country of Honour.