Mad Truths | Mad Success
It’s a growing tradition that as MipTV or Mipcom winds down, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson will present a concise bullet point analysis on what’s really going on with the TV business, making complex current phenomena eminently comprehensible. He did just that on Wednesday at this year’s MipTV, listing “15 things you need to think about […]
In her entertaining Mipcom fresh content presentation on Tuesday, Virginia Mouseler, CEO and co-founder of the Geneva-based TV think tank The Wit, put the focus on hit new shows powered by a cast of angry women. “‘The Squid Game’ inspired our theme for today, which is fiction against domination,” she said. “In our selection, it […]
Change was in the air at Mipcom this week as Virginia Mouseler, CEO of TV research firm The Wit, chose “transition” as her overarching theme as she surveyed the content shifts in TV formats. New dating formats are deviating from the norm with shows like “Kinky Daters” from MGM, a British show that explores the […]
As Mipcom rolled on at Cannes, U.K. public service broadcaster BBC held a preview of its upcoming scripted titles for journalists at an event on Monday presided over by Piers Wenger, director of BBC Drama. A hot button topic of discussion in recent weeks has been the matter of “distinctively British content.” Hours before he […]
Canada returns to Mipcom this year after several years of physical absence, and will present its new eco-friendly Canada Pavilion, connecting homegrown producers and production companies with the international market for networking, financing, co-production, acquisitions and sales opportunities. “Telefilm is excited for Canada to have its first physical presence at Mipcom after nearly two years […]
German sellers returning to Cannes’s Mipcom TV mart will be packing a wide selection of domestic and international TV fare heavy on high-end crime and historical series. With a market that has become increasingly open to different formats, sales companies see good opportunities for diverse offerings. “Crime is still the most in- demand genre in […]
In today’s Mipcom Roundup, ViacomCBS announces MIA attendance and its investment commitment in the Italian industry, NENT Studios U.K. and Amazon Prime Video make major casting announcements, All3Media sells “Roadkill” globally, Fremantle acquires distribution rights on “Day Zero” and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces winners for the International Emmy Kids Awards. […]
In today’s Mipcom Roundup, ITV closes format deals around the world for some of its biggest properties; History greenlights prison break factual series with Morgan Freeman; Beta Film sells several catalog titles across Europe and the Americas; and NENT Studios U.K. scores Joe Biden doc. FORMATS ITV Studios’ most popular format “Love Island” has landed […]
In a virtual presentation made available on the Mipcom Online Plus platform Monday morning, Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution) unveiled the trends that have and will stand out from what has been an exceptional year for the TV industry. “All over the world, viewers have increased in number and have become more devoted to […]
In today’s Mipcom Roundup, the English Premier League announces a pay-per-view plan for games, while Spanish-language producers Ánima and Touché Films team up, the BBC and Prince William back new Silverback Films series and ITV partners with Charter Spectrum to order a new Two Brothers Pictures series. SPORTS Britain’s English Premier League (EPL), the world’s […]
