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  • Disney Media Distribution & Lionsgate join first pre-LA screening

    MUMBAI: MIPTV has announced that, for the first time, Hollywood studios will give a sneak peek in Cannes of the new shows to bow ahead of this year’s May Screenings. Disney Media Distribution and Lionsgate will join as first presenting partners of the inaugural MIPDrama Pre-LA Screenings Showcase on Tuesday, 4 April, from 08.45-10.00am in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

    MIPTV, the world’s leading entertainment content market takes place in Cannes, France, 3-6 April 2017.

    The focus on new American series rounds out the second annual MIPDrama Screenings at MIPTV 2017. A spotlight on Latin America will take place on Monday April 3 and will include a first-look at top new dramas from Telefe, Azteca, Caracol, Telemundo, RCN and TV Record, among others.

    Together, these screening blocks offer more than 1,700 drama buyers attending MIPTV the opportunity to prepare their spring acquisition slate ahead of the LA Screenings.

    “We are delighted to showcase for the first time at MIPTV a sneak preview of dramas from the US studios prior to the LA Screenings. This will follow the MIPDrama Screenings Official Selection featuring new dramas from around the world, which will be viewed by top buyers on the Sunday before MIPTV,” commented MIPTV organiser Reed MIDEM director – TV division Laurine Garaude.

    Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. Reed MIDEM is a division of Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading event organiser, with over 500 events in 43 countries.

  • Endemol secures deals on reality formats

    Endemol secures deals on reality formats

    CANNES: Endemol international has secured a range of agreements on its reality formats, including Fear Factor, in addition to several new game show format deals.

    The format of Fear Factor has also just gone to air on SET India. The format has now been sold to 24 countries worldwide including the U.S.

    Set to premier this April, Fear Factor will air on RTL in Croatia, Show TV in Turkey, and later this year on Caracol in Columbia. This follows the success of the format’s recent launches in Indonesia on RCTI and Malaysia on Channel 7. The series is made on locations in Argentina and Malaysia as a co-production between Endemol affiliates.

    The Match , the sports reality format, has been acquired in Croatia by HRT and in Switzerland by SFDRS. And, Fool Around With is due to launch on Europe TV in France later this year.

    The Big Brother rollout will premiere on Top Channel in Albania this September. This follows the launch of the first series on 17 March in Serbia on B92, simulcast in Bosnia on Pink TV. The format has now been sold to 38 countries.

    Endemol’s director of international sales Ed Louwerse said, “All the signs are that the worldwide reality TV phenomenon is here to stay. The vintage formats are as popular as ever and the more recent hits are showing significant growth.”

  • Caracol, Funky Formats to showacse interactive telenovela at MIPTV

    Caracol, Funky Formats to showacse interactive telenovela at MIPTV

    MUMBAI: Colombian broadcaster Caracol Television and Funky Formats have come put with an interactive telenovela Second Sin.

    The format will air on Caracol later this year. The parties will offer the format to broadcasters at the television event MIPTV which takes place in Cannes next month.

    Caracol VP content and production Cristina Palacio, says, “In Latin America, this concept represents an evolution in our long history of telenovelas. But in the US and other markets, there’s an added advantage, since broadcasters can introduce a brand new telenovela script to a mainstream audience through a construct which is already well-established: reality TV. Everyone already understands how that works, so it’s the perfect introduction.”

    Funky Formats creative director Richard Martin says, “While there have been attempts at producing interactive dramas before, Second Sin is the first full-scale entertainment production of its kind. Without giving too much away, let’s say that the story line of Second Sin has something in common with Desperate Housewives, Lost and even Greek tragedy. It’s primetime entertainment—and in our view, American Idol meets Betty la fea.”