NBCU Formats Sends ‘The Big Show’ To The Netherlands
NBCUniversal Formats confirmed a new Dutch adaptation of The Big Show format for The Netherlands.
Set to air on RTL 4, the Dutch adaptation will be hosted by television presenter and comedian (…)
FilmRise Presents New Original Co-Production ‘The Interrogation Room’
FilmRise announced a co-production with Zig Zag Productions.
Hosted by actress and television host Vivica A. Fox, The Interrogation Room features the world’s finest homicide detectives as they get justice for (…)
After A Test Run in 2021, A “New Normal” MIPCOM in 2022
Since the TV industry attended the last ‘normal’ MIPCOM in 2019, the U.S. has a new president, the U.K. has a new monarch, Italy has a new ‘temporary’ government, the (…)
A+E Networks at MIPCOM With Ratings-Busting Formats
For VideoAge‘s Water Cooler, Ellen Lovejoy, SVP, Head of Sales, Americas and Formats, for A+E Networks, prepared a first look at the company’s format focus at MIPCOM, and its diverse (…)
A+E Networks To Distribute ‘Miss Scarlet and the Duke’ in Key Territories
A+E Networks Global Content Sales has signed on to distribute Season 2 and 3 of detective drama series Miss Scarlet and the Duke in key markets worldwide (excluding U.S., U.K. & Ireland, English-speaking (…)
Gary Lico Announces Retirement
Longtime TV distributor, programmer, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Gary Lico has announced his retirement by June 2023.
Lico’s 50-year career spanned from U.S. syndication and cable distribution (Sony Pictures Television) to (…)
Dutch Series ‘Bestseller Boy’ Premieres on November 27 on AVROTROS
CBS Studios’ new comedy drama series Bestseller Boy is set to premiere on November 27 on AVROTROS on NPO3. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Dutch-Moroccan (…)
MISTCO Debuts New Turkish Dramas ‘Bahar’ and ‘Secrets of An Angel’
MISTCO is introducing new series Secrets of An Angel (pictured), produced by Gold Film and starring Alp Navruz, İrem Helvacıoğlu, Ayça Bingöl and Mesut Akusta. The drama follows the story of (…)
Series Mania Calls for Series and Projects
Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, announced the “Call for Series” for the Series Mania Festival (to run on March 17-24, 2023), while at the same time (…)
MIA, TUA, and the Others: A Roman AV Extravaganza
By Dom Serafini
The coincidence was humorous. In order to reach Rome, Italy to attend the market MIA, which translates as “mine,” this reporter took a bus from TUA, which translates (…)