World Screen

CANNES: Shine International is coming to MIPCOM with a slate of new formats that “are testament to our creativity and pursuit of extraordinary TV,” says Nadine Nohr, the company’s CEO, as well as a number of high-profile dramas, among them Gracepoint. Included in Shine International’s offering is The Island with …

LONDON: Emmanuelle Namiech has been tapped as the managing director of Banijay International, taking over for Karoline Spodsberg, who was promoted to a new role as Banijay Group’s COO Nordics. Namiech has been working for the last six months in an acquisitions capacity at the company. Now, as MD, he …

LONDON: RaNT!, a creation of Adam Bestwick at Fourth Wall Brands, has won the 2014 License This! Challenge at Brand Licensing Europe (BLE). The character, described as fun and irreverent, has something loud to say about the pieces of modern life that really get on everyone’s nerves, spouting off about …

CANNES: The Oscar winners Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman lead the cast of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, part of the Red Arrow International catalogue for MIPCOM buyers. Also new is the crime series 100 Code, which features Dominic Monaghan (Lost) and Michael Nyqvist (the Millennium trilogy). Another highlight is …

LONDON: David Frank, who previously served as CEO of Zodiak Media, has founded a new content group, Dial Square 86, focused on the creation, enhancement and exploitation of entertainment across all platforms. Frank, who was also founder and CEO of RDF Media, serves as CEO of the newly formed Dial …

CANNES: The six-part series Underground Britain, a highlight from all3media international, takes the audience through secret labyrinths found below the ground in the U.K. “The show presents the quintessentially British landscape from a whole new perspective: the nation’s most impressive natural and manmade underground landmarks,” says Maartje Horchner, the head …

CANNES: FILM.UA Distribution’s catalogue includes the crime series The Sniffer, about a private investigator with an extraordinary sense of smell. The animated series Eskimo Girl aims to help foster kids’ logical-thinking skills. “The universal language of gestures, mimics and sounds used throughout the episodes makes the series easily adaptable,” says …

CANNES: The dead coming back to life is the premise of The Returned, a drama that FremantleMedia International (FMI) is launching at MIPCOM. The show, based on France’s Les Revenants, features a script penned by Carlton Cuse (Bates Motel) and Raelle Tucker (True Blood). Also on offer from the company …

CANNES: Banijay Group’s iconic reality format Temptation Island was recently relaunched on Italy’s Canale 5, and Banijay International is offering the title at MIPCOM. The strong ratings led to a renewal for season two in 2015. “It is a truly iconic format and a real heavyweight in the reality space, …

CANNES: The sports-themed Master Athletes is a high-octane entertainment format from the FremantleMedia catalogue. “It’s an intense and groundbreaking reality show where 24 ultra-fit members of the public prepare themselves for a grueling ten-week challenge,” says Rob Clark, the company’s director of global entertainment development. “To win, the teams must …