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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.  

LONDON: Beyond Distribution is launching 12 new titles at MIPCOM, with a slate spanning the children’s, factual, lifestyle, crime and documentary categories. Beyond’s content originates from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The company’s lifestyle slate …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide has acquired the global distribution rights, excluding North America, for VCI Entertainment's catalogue of vintage and new indie films, which will be showcased at next week's MIPCOM. There are 600 titles, including Murder Rap, starring …

NEW YORK: Discovery Communications hosted its first-ever Investor Day, during which time the company's senior executives highlighted plans for long-term growth, revealing a projection of reaching 3 billion worldwide subscribers by the end of the year. “Discovery Communications is like …

TORONTO: The scripted comedy Real Rob, distributed by Tricon Films & Television, is headed to Netflix in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. The eight-episode series provides an exaggerated (yet honest) depiction of Schneider's real life. …

LOS ANGELES/ISTANBUL: Globus Fairs and Basic Lead are set to launch a new pitching, training and matchmaking program at the sixth edition of DISCOP Istanbul, which is taking place next year from March 1 to 3. The new program is meant to emphasize the …

CANNES: Global Agency’s drama slate is led by the new series Kosem, which will be offered to buyers at MIPCOM. “We can consider Kosem as almost a continuation and a more innovative version of the process started by Magnificent Century,” …

CANNES: NeweN Distribution is looking forward to presenting MIPCOM buyers with a new procedural, Lebowitz vs Lebowitz. The 8×1-hour series tells the story of Paule Lebowitz, a respected lawyer in Paris who will have to share her firm with a …

CANNES: A tale about demonic possession, FOX International Channels Content Sales’ Outcast comes from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and stars Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous, Gone Girl). “It’s a rich story, with strong characters and bursts of action,” says …