MIPCOM Spotlight: Rive Gauche Television

Very Scary People, on offer from Rive Gauche Television (RGTV) at MIPCOM, follows the twisted lives of some of the most frightening criminals in recent history.

Each individual is chronicled in two hour-long episodes that trace their criminal acts and the eventual road to justice. The paranormal series I Saw the Unknown features everyday people recounting terrifying experiences.

Don’t Sleep, meanwhile, is a competition format that tests participants’ abilities to stay awake. Each season starts with 16 contestants, who are eliminated one by one until only a winner remains. “Sleeping is part of everyone’s DNA,” says Jon Kramer, RGTV’s CEO. “Don’t Sleep is a fun, intriguing format that tests the limits of your ability to stay awake while having fun and adding an element of entertainment that is bound to attract mass audiences.”

He adds, “RGTV’s goal is to make sure our product is of the highest quality, simply explainable and appealing to a defined audience.”