World Screen

WARSAW: The SPI International channel FunBox 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) has increased its slate of native 4K content with new acquisitions from The Boat Show Television and Medina Media. SPI International has acquired worldwide rights to 20 episodes of The Boat Show. FunBox 4K/UHD has also added two new series from Spain’s Medina …

TEL AVIV: France’s AB Groupe has picked up both the format rights and the Spanish version of the Dori Media Group scripted comedy Date Blind (Ciega a Citas). The series tells the story of Lucía, a woman who tries to find a boyfriend before her sister’s wedding. It originally aired …

CANNES: Based on the works of Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime is headlining all3media international’s MIPCOM drama slate. “Agatha Christie’s fiction is recognized globally, and this brilliant new series has been a great joy to launch,” says Stephen Driscoll, all3media international’s senior VP of international sales. The company is also …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) is partnering with YouTube marketing platform HitchOn in an effort to boost its ties with social-media personalities. HitchOn allows YouTube stars to answer requests from companies, as well as announce their project ideas themselves. "YouTube plays an important role in our digital strategy," says Alexander Coridass, …

PARIS: Vivendi has picked up a 30 percent stake in the French outfit Mars Films, which specializes in motion pictures. Additionally, Didier Lupfer, CANAL+ Group's executive VP in charge of cinema, is appointed chairman of the CANAL+ Group affiliate STUDIOCANAL. Stéphane Célérier, the chairman of Mars Films, has been named …

MADRID: The Bulgarian dramedy Liaisons is one of the top offerings Imagina International Sales will be showcasing at MIPCOM. Produced by Emo Vision for Bulgaria’s BTV national channel, the scripted series portrays the crisis of a married couple when their lovers enter the scene. The distributor will also present the …

BERLIN: Watchever, a German SVOD service owned by Vivendi, has relaunched its offering with a new structure based on branded channels, compiled by such content partners as BBC Worldwide and The Walt Disney Company. There are 25 channels available initially, with partners that include CBS Studios International and ZDF Enterprises. …

LONDON: FremantleMedia International has picked up the global distribution rights for Boy Machine, a new Swedish musical comedy that the company will be promoting at this year's MIPCOM. Boy Machine comes from FLX, the producers of the hit film The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. The …

CANNES: Murder, a collection of four standalone, hour-long films that Zodiak Rights is presenting at MIPCOM, mixes documentary with drama to tell the stories of gruesome crimes from every angle. “Each standalone film of the electrifyingly tense collection Murder throws a stark and unsettling light on a gripping new case,” …

CANNES: Turkey is this year’s Country of Honour at MIPCOM, and Eccho Rights is on hand with a selection of Turkish dramas. Gönül is a brand-new series on Star TV in Turkey. It comes from Most Productions, the original producer of Sila. Eccho Rights bills it as "a story about …