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LONDON: BBC One has commissioned a new sitcom starring Peter Kay, Car Share, which will launch first on the BBC iPlayer. The show, created by Tim Reid and Paul Coleman, is directed by and stars Kay along with Sian Gibson. Together, they play John and Kayleigh, who are thrown into …

STOCKHOLM: The Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired a number of U.S. cable shows, including Bates Motel, to complement dramas such as HBO’s The Newsroom and ITV’s Endeavour. SVT also scooped up the epic The Bible. Other dramas to launch on SVT before the summer are the second season of Call the Midwife. …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide has licensed the film Blood and Sand, starring Sharon Stone, to the Russian distributor Big Movie. BoPaul Media acquired the title in a package deal with Spain’s Jose Frade Producciones. The film, from 1989, stars Stone as a rich American socialite who falls in love …

CANNES: The ZDF Enterprises sales divisions were restructured recently into four separate thematic categories. ZDFE.junior presents Mako Mermaids, from Jonathan M. Shiff, who was also behind the hit H2O: Just Add Water. “Our first mermaid collaboration with Shiff was a runaway hit, so we’re confident that Mako Mermaids will be …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is shining a light on the highly anticipated Starz original Da Vinci’s Demons at MIPTV, where it is launching the show, along with The Wrong Mans. David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy), Tom Riley (Monroe), Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie), Blake Ritson (Emma), Lara Pulver (True …

CANNES: Deutsche Welle/DW Transtel has made an effort to expand its footprint in Latin America as of late. “With our new Spanish-language channel and a range of regional co-productions, we have really hit a nerve with viewers there and we hope to see this trend continue in the future,” says …

CANNES: A leading global music company, Audio Network offers music and publishing solutions that are created specifically for content producers. “With a catalogue of over 60,000 tracks, Audio Network’s licensing is quick and easy, with worldwide multiplatform distribution, forever,” says Nick Woollard, the company’s director of music sales for EMEA. …

PARIS: The inaugural Original Online Content Screenings, a collaboration between MIPTV and YouTube, allows creative producers to showcase their programming that has been developed for the digital arena. This special screening session will highlight successful example of YouTube channels from around the world. This includes Christian Stevenson, a.k.a. DJ BBQ, …

BUDAPEST: The upcoming edition of NATPE Budapest, to be held from June 24 to 27, will feature extended hours, more networking events and unique concierge meeting services. Additions include a daily breakfast briefing session between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the Café Gerbeaud. The session will look at the …

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights is slated to showcase a slew of entertainment formats and scripted productions at this year’s MIPTV. Among the entertainment formats to be presented are Watch Out, a comedy panel show; Crack Them Up, which looks on as ordinary individuals attempt to make comedians laugh; Jobs Without Frontiers, which …