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Reed Midem is to make a number of changes to international TV confabs Mip TV and Mipcom designed to ensure the long-term security of the Cannes-set events. This comes after a raft of Hollywood studios and major international distributors including Endemol Shine Group, BBC Studios and Fox Networks Group Content…

Bernard Chevry, founder of the Mip TV and Mipcom television market, has died aged 96. Chevry, an instrumental figure in the world of international television, died last week. He launched MipTV in 1963, ostensibly to help his friend Bruno Coquatrix sell tapes of his live concerts from the Olympia music hall, before…

Endeavor Content is lining up more non-English language premium dramas to expand on Damien Chazelle's Netflix series The Eddy after a "phenomenal" Mipcom. The company, which is run by Co-Presidents Chris Rice and Graham Taylor, is currently working on the eight-part musical series, which is being shot in French…

Love Island is heading back to Australia for a second season and is in "active" pre-production in the U.S. as the reality entertainment format wowed buyers in Cannes this week. The ITV Studios format was one of the most talked about entertainment formats at Mipcom, helped largely by six of the international cast…

There was certainly a buzz in the air at this week's Mipcom. The market felt genuinely busy and a raft of A-list talent such as Ben Stiller, Issa Rae and Jenna Coleman gave it a spark of glamor. Some 13,800 delegates, including 4,800 buyers from 110 countries attended the international television market, which was…

Eurythmics co-founder and producer Dave Stewart and The Voice executive producer Audrey Morrissey told Deadline that they're glad they cleared up the legal issues around Songland after scoring an 11-episode order. The pair are in Cannes to promote the format internationally with NBC Universal launching the show to…

The Real World is heading to Facebook after MTV and Bunim-Murray Productions struck a deal with the social media giant. The show will launch on Facebook Watch as part of a landmark deal with MTV Studios and the Banijay-owned indie. This comes after Deadline revealed in June that The Real World was being rebooted for a…

A musical adaptation of Fuji Television’s hit Japanese series Train Man is in the works for the U.S. by Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal and writer-executive producer Tucker Cawley, with Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Step Up) attached to direct and executive produce. The project, the first American remake by…

EXCLUSIVE: British producer Synchronicity Films is already lining up the next project from author Helen FitzGerald as Jenna Coleman-fronted drama The Cry is still on the air in the UK. The BBC One drama, which tells the story of two parents who find themselves in the middle of a tragedy, has become the British public…

Fear The Walking Dead star Colman Domingo said that he is "mining the pilot" of his adaptation of stage play Dot for U.S. cable network AMC. The actor and playwright is developing the project, which premiered on stage in 2016 in New York, as In The Middle of the Street. The show follows a family in fading West…

Endeavor is looking to make a number of acquisitions in the content world and CEO Ari Emanuel said that he believes he can take advantage of other major media companies being tied up with other deals. Speaking at a keynote speech at the Mipcom event in Cannes, Emanuel also lifted the lid on a number of topics…

BBC Studios boss Tim Davie has urged that "life's too short" to work with "jerks" in his keynote at Mipcom. The CEO of the British producer and distributor made the statement, to a generous round of applause, during his keynote speech at the Mipcom market in Cannes. He was discussing BBC Studios' partnership model and…