Global Screen Reports Brisk Business at MIPCOM

MUNICH/CANNES: After its few first days in Cannes, Global Screen has done a number of different deals, including for long-running German series such as Alarm for Cobra 11.

“A large number of sales have already been completed,” said Marlene Fritz, the head of TV sales at Global Screen. “We are very delighted with this success, especially in view of the fact that the overall economic situation in Europe is tough.”

New seasons of the RTL action series Alarm for Cobra 11 were scooped up in the Netherlands, Turkey, Iran, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia. Channels in China and South Korea have show interest in the show as well.

The telenovela Storm of Love from pubcaster ARD has had further episodes sold into Italy, Finland and Slovakia. Global Screen also made its first-ever Storm of Love sale in Iceland, with RUV.

“The high quality of German programs guarantees high ratings—in our key territories [of] Italy, France, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe, but also beyond,” said Fritz.

NHK did a deal with Global Screen to bring Taste the Waste to Japan. T&K will handle the theatrical, video and VOD release for the title as well.

Is1: Danger in Paradise sold to Italy, Bulgaria and the Baltics. Family-entertainment programs such as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and Finest Fairy Tales also generated deals for the company. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils sold to France, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and the CIS. Finest Fairy Tales went to French-speaking Canada, the Benelux countries, Kazakhstan, Estonia and Lithuania.

German TV movies were a big draw, with several package deals concluded. Italy’s RAI Cinema opted for Volcano, The Jungle Girl, Darling and I’m Running Against You, while Spain’s Antena 3 took on Love at Second Sight, The Jungle Girl and Africa Mon Amour. French Ushuaia TV bagged a selection of science and nature docs, including Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature and Wild Pyrenees.

The event movie The Hunt for the Amber Room is headed to Russia, the CIS and the Czech Republic. Prior to MIPCOM, Global Screen secured presales for the title, which is the last in a treasure-hunt trilogy, with channels in France, Italy, Spain, Japan, China and Poland, among others.