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NBCUniversal accelerates first-party audience capabilities

Ahead of the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, NBCUniversal has unveiled new accelerated first-party audience capabilities that it says will supercharge live event programming for marketers and drive advertising effectiveness during tentpole live content moments. Specifically, NBCUniversal is accelerating its first-party audience data following live events in two ways to deepen advertiser understanding […]

June 14, 2024

Disney+ unveils Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

Disney+ has announced at the Canneseries Festival press conference in France, the highly anticipated 6-episode Original drama series Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (previously Kaiser Karl), produced by Gaumont and Jour Premier, will premiere all episodes on June 7th, exclusively on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the US. In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld (played by Daniel Brühl) […]

March 12, 2024

Crayola Studios production deal with 9 Story

Victoria Lozano, EVP Crayola, took to the stage at MIPJUNIOR in Cannes, France on October 15th to set out the vision and inspiration behind Crayola Studios’ move into entertainment content and explained why the ambitious plans fit naturally with the company’s wider ethos. Delivering the Keynote presentation, New ‘Kid’ in Town, Lozano stressed the long-term […]

October 16, 2023

AMG, VideoAmp sign currency agreement

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) and VideoAmp have announced a ten-year currency agreement during the Cannes Lions Festival. AMG is the first TV publisher to move forward with a deal of this kind, making VideoAmp their primary and preferred currency, effective immediately. VideoAmp’s big dataset incorporates 39 million households and multiple data sources, providing […]

June 20, 2023

France to support film studio growth

French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak has unveiled the results of La Grande Fabrique de l’image, a national call for projects that aims to double the country’s film studio capacity to lead 153, 000 square metres by 2030. As part of this initiative, announced at the Cannes Film Festival, €350 million in funding will […]

May 23, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Magic Frame Animation, Creation Entertainment Media partner for animated feature

Magic Frame Animation and Creation Entertainment Media have announced their collaboration for the kids animated feature film, Secret Magic Control Agency II: Mission Sleeping Beauty, the sequel to the popular Netflix film released in 2021. Magic Frame Animation and Creation Entertainment Media will present the film, which is currently in production, at Marché du Film […]

May 15, 2023

Fae Pictures announces Streams Flow From A River

Canadian scripted production company Fae Pictures has announced the international premiere of premium drama series Streams Flow From A River (6×14’) at Canneseries, following its selection for the festival’s Official Short Form Competition for 2023. It is the first Canadian series to be helmed by an all-Asian writers’ room and 75 per cent East Asian […]

March 30, 2023

Swixer hires Musi

Swixer, a Scandinaviam production services company, has announced the appointment of Giulio Musi as Executive Producer of Drama & Commercials. Swixer is expanding its drama series, film and commercial production with the recruitment of Cannes Lions and Epicas award winning film producer and commercial director, Giulio Musi. His most recent credit is for producing the […]

December 15, 2022

MIPTV will focus on factual

Lucy Smith, Director of TV for organiser Reed Midem, has spelt out that the spring market – that some had doubted would recover post-pandemic – will be led by factual programming. “MIPTV is not about being biggest market of the year. It’s about being the most relevant, at the right time. Documentary and factual programming […]

October 19, 2022Nick Snow @ MIPCOM

WildBear reveals MIPCOM slate

WildBear International, the fledgling distribution arm of WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, has revealed its slate of new shows for MIPCOM, featuring observational documentary, history, and wildlife titles. Gem Hunters Down Under (6 x 60) is a new observational documentary series that takes audiences on a wild ride into the […]

September 26, 2022