Profiles

Time constraints, co-pro potential and premium storytelling were in focus at a panel at the National Winners Conference in Singapore.

Between escalating production costs and the squeeze on budgets at broadcasters and streamers, getting greenlights has become ultra-arduous, but the activity at MIPCOM showed that executives in the business are looking for blue skies in the disruption.

Cineflix Rights’ Tom Misselbrook, senior VP of scripted sales and development, shares details about The Doll Factory, adapted for television from the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Macneal.

Müge Akar, head of sales for Europe, Asia and Africa at atv Distribution, shares how the company’s growing catalog has found interest around the world.

Lance Schwulst, senior VP of content strategy at MHz Networks, on responding to MHz Choice viewers’ needs and frequently refreshing the platform’s offering.

Daniel Shinar, one of the creators of the series Red Skies and author of the novel on which it is based, and Yoav Gross, producer, talk about the thriller.

James Durie, head of scripted at Cineflix Rights, talks about bringing Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) out to the global market and what makes it a standout piece of TV.

A recap of the major news and trends in drama programming that emerged at this year’s MIPTV.

Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier, the founders of Upgrade Productions, talk about the growing global demand for local-language productions.

Stars Fleur Geffrier and Stanley Weber discuss the making of the global production and what it was like working with a multicultural cast.