World Screen

CANNES: Buyers can pick up the HD series Happiness is on the Plate from ARTE France. The lifestyle series Happiness is on the Plate blends travel, cooking, nature and a civic sensibility, as it follows the daily work of five chefs fighting for eco-friendly cooking. The company is also offering …

CANNES: The global market can have access to ATV’s dramas, action series and comedies, among other offerings. A jewel in the crown of the Turkuvaz Media Group, ATV is among Turkey’s most prominent and acclaimed TV networks. Two of its newest series are Peace Street and Last Summer: The Balkans. …

CANNES: The international-distribution arm of Italy’s Mediaset, Mediaset Distribution, comes to MIPCOM with a slate of both finished programs and scripted and unscripted formats.   On the scripted-formats side, there is The Chosen—originally titled Il tredicesimo apostolo—a 12×50-minute suspense thriller. As far as unscripted formats go, the company is showcasing …

CANNES: For more than ten years, SOVETELEEXPORT, the distribution arm of Russia Television and Radio, has been presenting the market with high-budget historical dramas, original series, theatrical movies and unique documentaries from Russia. At MIPCOM, the company is presenting the adaptation of the world-famous novel Life and Fate by Vasily …

PREMIUM: Imported American series pulled the biggest audiences in France during the week ended September 30, led by two crime procedurals: Criminal Minds and The Mentalist. Criminal Minds on TF1 on Wednesday won the week’s biggest audience with 8.299 million viewers and a share of 31.0 percent. Number two of …

ISTANBUL: Kanal D is set to bring a number of new titles to the market, including series such as Sultan and Fallen Angel, and formats such as My Partner Knows, among others. A period drama based on Kötü Yol, a book by Orhan Kemal, Fallen Angel is about a young woman …

LONDON: Argonon has become the first client of TCB Media Rights, set up by Paul Heaney, the former managing director of Cineflix Rights. TCB will be working with Argonon to support its international growth ambitions, focusing on rights retention, IP development and driving creating synergy across the group’s international hubs. TCB …

MUNICH: Dr. Dirk Schweitzer is stepping down from his post at Tele München Group (TMG) for personal reasons at the end of the year, with his responsibilities to be taken over by Herbert L. Kloiber as managing director. Kloiber Jr. will oversee licensing activities, international program sales, merchandising and home …

CANNES: Completing the trilogy of adventure movies from Dreamtool Entertainment alongside The Charlemagne Code and The Spear of Destiny is The Hunt for the Amber Room. Global Screen is offering clients at MIPCOM the first chance to watch a full-length screening of the production. “There is a high demand for …

CANNES: Three new competition-style formats are headlining the slate at Global Agency, which has also made moves into the factual arena. Blind Taste is a cooking format in which five contestants rate each other’s dishes while wearing a blindfold. The chef with the highest score wins. “Cooking shows have been …