Alex Fraser, the former Red Arrow Studios, Sky Vision and IMG Media executive, has died at 54. The acquisitions and distribution specialist had cancer and passed away earlier this month at home in London. Fraser was a well-known face on the international circuit, working senior roles at Red…

Last month at MIPCOM, many regulars at the Cannes TV market noticed more American accents on the Croisette than usual. They weren’t wrong: A batch of small to mid-sized U.S. unscripted producers had made the journey across the Atlantic to find new business that simply hadn’t been necessary before the…

Hello Insiders, the big international chatter this week came from Cannes, but there’s been plenty of film and TV stories elsewhere. Jesse Whittock here guiding you through. Sign up here. Another MIP In The Cannes VALERY HACHE/AFP…

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis has landed its latest international deal with Studiocanal taking European TV and streaming rights. The deal runs for seven years and excludes Spain, Russia and pay one France. It was struck at MIPCOM by Juliette Hochart of Studiocanal and George Hayum of…

There has been plenty of fat to chew on this week at MIPCOM in Cannes. The television industry is clearing a path forwards after a very difficult few years, and that route became clearer during the four-day confab. Below, we identify some of the key takeaways from the Croisette. Squeezed Middle I…

EXCLUSIVE: So You Think You Can Dance is body-popping its way back to Poland after nearly a decade. This marks the first remake deal for the format since Sony Pictures Television took over distribution upon acquiring a majority share of production company Industrial Media, which owned So You Thin…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has taken global rights to a format featuring autistic food critics who assess renowned chefs. Atypical Critics comes from MasterChef Quebec producer Pixcom and will be sold worldwide via the French-headquartered powerhouse, as MIPCOM draws to a close. Atypical Critics…

EXCLUSIVE: Call My Agent! and High Intellectual Potential (HIP) drove a top year for French scripted format sales last year, according to K7 Media’s latest Tracking the Scripted Giants report. The two big hits, the latter of which recently launched Stateside, were sold three times each last…

MIP London has tripled its number of companies planning to attend over the past two months but attendees at this week’s Cannes confab fell by 500, organizer Lucy Smith just revealed. Newly revealed for MIP London, meanwhile, is a kids co-pro summit, which RX France’s Smith said came out of the…

Mediapro's fledgling North American studio unveiled a raft of new movies, series, docs and formats in a news-packed MIPCOM keynote this morning. John Turturro delivered a video address and spoke about his adaptation of Is There No Place on Earth for Me? as the Spanish media giant made a series of…

Korean actress Song Ji-hyo is swapping the film set for the depths of the seas. She is the center of Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-Hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure, a doc series from BBC Studios and JTBC. Across three episodes, Song will free dive with the haenyeo underwater sea fishers, whose tradition has…

EXCLUSIVE: Buy it Now, the entrepreneur format from The Traitors UK maker Studio Lambert, has been pitched successfully in India. Mumbai-based Rose Audio Visuals has struck a deal with formats rights holder All3Media International to make an Indian version of the show, which was initially for…