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CANNES: Sullivan Entertainment’s Emmy Award-winning movie Anne of Green Gables, one of its MIPCOM highlights, turns 30 this year. “Tony Award winner Colleen Dewhurst and Academy Award nominee Richard Farnsworth give unparalleled performances in the critically acclaimed production, filmed among …

CANNES: The legendary Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaucho was the inspiration for the animated series Ronaldinho Gaucho’s Team, for which Sato Company is looking to shore up new sales. The show follows a young Ronaldinho and his friends on extraordinary …

NEW YORK: TV Listings, the ultimate programming resource for buyers, is available as a digital edition, which is easy to print and take with you as you head to MIPCOM. You can view the digital edition here or download it …

NEW YORK: World Screen has upgraded its app in time for MIPCOM, adding support for Android devices and lots of new and improved functionalities. Download or update the app from the iTunes App Store or get the app for Android from …

CANNES: AFL Productions, which has long represented popular clip shows such as Naked & Funny and 2Rude4UTube, is making a move toward the miniseries market. The company is presenting at MIPCOM Curse of the Diamonds, a historical title that weaves together …

CANNES: The English Club TV channel, executives from which will be at MIPCOM, has been airing since 2008, with a mission to provide an educational service for viewers who are learning the English language. All programs airing on the network …

LONDON: The U.K.'s Royal Mail and FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment have teamed up to create a bespoke stamp sheet based on the iconic Danger Mouse character. The stamp sheet features selected images from the original 1980s series alongside existing …

LONDON: Netflix expects to invest nearly $5 billion in acquired and original content in 2016, and Ampere Analysis estimates this will grow by another $1 billion in the following two years, though acquisitions could begin to decline as early as …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has commissioned 12 all-new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror, which are scheduled to begin production in late 2015. The new chapters will be produced by House of Tomorrow. Brooker and Annabel Jones, who executive …

TORONTO: HBO will be honored as the Company of Distinction at the 37th edition of the Banff World Media Festival, where Richard Plepler, the chairman and CEO of the premium pay-TV channel, will deliver a keynote. As 2016’s Company of …