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CANNES: Global Agency took guests by helicopter to Nikki Beach in Monaco to celebrate the launch of the new drama series Mother, with lead actress Cansu Dere in attendance.

CANNES: Chile's Mega has entered into a four-series output deal with Eccho Rights for new projects from Turkish producer Ay Yapim.

PARIS: Sydney Gallonde is launching his newly formed independent production company, Make it Happen Studio, at MIPCOM.

CANNES: The dramedy 39 and a Half, which aired on Poland’s TVN, and the dramas Sunshine Girl and Matter of Respect, from Turkey’s Kanal D, lead off the slate for SOMOS Distribution.

CANNES: The legal drama Conviction just debuted on ABC in the U.S., and Entertainment One (eOne) Television International will be offering up the series for international buyers.

CANNES: Tom Hardy stars in the eight-part Taboo, one of Sonar Entertainment’s top titles for MIPCOM.

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has commissioned the darkly comedic drama series Mary Kills People, which comes from Entertainment One (eOne) and Cameron Pictures.

CANNES: Laurence Fishburne stars as Nelson Mandela in the six-hour event series Madiba, which Dynamic Television is presenting to buyers at MIPCOM.

CANNES: Eccho Rights has new titles to offer from the Turkish producer Ay Yapim, among them Insider, starring Çağatay Ulusoy.

CANNES: From Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films comes Jamestown, which tells the story of the first British settlers in North America.