This Sunday, November 3, Latvian Television (LTV) will celebrate its 70th anniversary. At the same time, it is preparing for the merger with the public radio LR to form a new public service media broadcaster from next year.
Those of you who follow me on LinkedIn know that I predicted several weeks ago that we are already seeing the final editions of MIPCOM. I will not go into the details now.
In this MIPCOM 2024 issue, TVBIZZ Magazine takes you on a journey around the world - a virtual adventure with No Luggage, accompanied by a Sir and a Dame and two Middle-earth hobbits who will be Eating the World.
Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan are probably the world’s most famous and beloved couple of friends thanks to their impersonation of the adventurous hobbits Merry and Pippin from Peter Jackson’s film trilogy The Lord of the Rings.
This year, the pioneer Turkish distribution company Calinos Entertainment is celebrating its 25th anniversary. During this time, Calinos has achieved a number of milestones on the international market and continues to be among the leading distributors defining new TV drama trends on a global scale.
Henrik Farley, Jonis Josef and Martin Lepperød are among the most popular comedians and creators of many hit entertainment projects for TV and digital platforms in Norway.
It has been 18 years since the travel show No Luggage was first aired on Bulgarian TV which makes it Europe’s longest-running travel docu series.
Müge Akar, Head of Sales, Europe, Asia & Africa at ATV Distribution, talks to TVBIZZ Magazine about ATV’s best-sellers, their big MIPCOM premiere series and the latest trends on the Turkish TV market.
Liz Levenson, GRB Media Ranch Distribution and Acquisitions Executive, talks to TVBIZZ Magazine about the latest shows in their catalog and the new FAST projects of the company, which will be looking to find new international partners during MIPCOM.
This year, Germany’s Nadcon and Spain’s Portocabo joined forces to create a new crime procedural set on the Canary Islands for ZDF and RTVE.
The world premiere screening of Watson, the new CBS Studios-produced medical drama inspired by the characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution, took place on the eve of the 40th MIPCOM’s opening in Cannes (21-24 October 2024).
Can we affirm that a real mania for Turkish series has exploded in Italy? Most certainly. And even though the first productions were aired a few years ago, it was this year that the real boom in Italy happened.
