MIPCOM Spotlight: Rive Gauche Television

CANNES: Rive Gauche Television arrives at MIPCOM with the food-based series Kid Diners.

The show serves up a “wild and crazy tour of unique dining experiences from the perspective of two kids who love to eat,” says CEO Jon Kramer. Each episode sees the young hosts explore a different restaurant in a new city, with one testing a casual eatery and the other a fine dining establishment that most children would never try. The kids also go inside the kitchen with top chefs and discover where the ingredients of various dishes come from.

“Kid Diners is appealing to the global buyer because it puts kids into adult situations in a fun and exciting way within the food space,” Kramer says. “Since we also have experience in children’s scripted programming, when we saw Kid Diners, we thought it was a great entry point for us.”

The company is also showcasing the documentary series Egg Factor, following the journeys of individuals who rely on egg donors to have children. “This [series] is groundbreaking, as it looks at a topic that affects many people around the world,” says Kramer.

In addition, Rive Gauche Television is presenting Wives with Knives, which tells the true stories of women who killed their partners after the romance faded. It features interviews with the women themselves and their families and friends, as well as dramatic reenactments. Kramer says the show “hits the sweet spot in the fast-growing crime genre.”