The second season of the series Paraíso by Fernando González Molina will premiere on Canal+ and the complete series will be seen on Prime Video India

The Mediapro Studio Distribution closed its passage through the current edition of Mipcom with an “outstanding balance”, in the words of the company, thanks to a great reception of the contents presented by the company, which extends the distribution of some of its most popular series and films iconic such as Paraíso, Express and La edad de la ira, on the main streaming platforms and television operators around the world.

“It is an extraordinary balance, not only because of the large influx of professionals in the market, but also because of the interest that our titles have aroused among all customers and new buyers with whom we hope to further strengthen our relationships and continue working to extend even more the international presence of our content”, commented Marta Ezpeleta, Director of Distribution and International Offices of The Mediapro Studio.

Canal+ has confirmed the acquisition of the second season of Paraíso, the ambitious fantasy genre series directed by Fernando González Molina, whose first season premiered last year on the French operator.

The international success of the series, which is broadcasted by Movistar Plus+ in Spain and has established itself as one of The Mediapro Studio’s recent productions with the greatest international distribution, continues to attract operators with the sale of its two seasons to Prime Video India, which adds as well as HBO Max (USA and Latin America), CBC/Radio-Canada or Sky (Germany), among others.

For its part, Express, Lionsgate+’s first fiction production in Spanish, an addictive thriller created by Ivan Escobar (Vis a Vis) and Antonio Sánchez Olivas, makes the leap to Canada thanks to the agreement with the Canadian public network CBC/Radio- Canada (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Societé Radio-Canada) for the premiere of its first season.

Starring Maggie Civantos in the role of a criminal psychologist specializing in the investigation of express kidnappings, the series is about to premiere its second season on Lionsgate+ in Spain and Latin America.

Another of The Mediapro Studio’s major releases this year, La edad de la ira, co-produced with Atresmedia, also expands its international presence with the acquisition by the Greek operator of Cosmote TV Greece, the streaming service owned by the telecommunications operator Greek OTE.

Finally, it is also worth noting the interest that continues to arouse the action thriller Hunting Ava Bravo the film with Kate del Castillo, directed by Gary Auerbach and produced with Wild Sheep, Eric Barmack’s company, which this summer has positioned itself as one of the most watched content on Amazon Prime Video in Latin America and whose rights have been acquired by Cosmote TV Greece.

The Greek operator has also acquired other content from The Mediapro Studio Distribution such as the films How Scrooge Stoles My Heart and My Grown Up Christmas List.

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Partnership includes various “First Look” and volume deals relating to upcoming titles produced by Medyapim and Ay Yapim to broadcast MBC’s channels and Shahid in MENA and beyond

MBC Group, the largest and leading media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced a brand-new partnership with the leading Turkish production companies, Medyapim and Ay Yapim.

The five-year partnership – unveiled at Mipcom 2022 – will see a host of Turkish content shared exclusively with MBC Group via “First Look” and volume deal agreements, along with original Arabic-language content being produced for the MENA market.

Sam Barnett, CEO of MBC Group, commented: “It’s no secret that Turkish content is extremely popular with MENA audiences – it’s a genre that has been rising in popularity in this region since the early noughties.”

“With two fantastic Turkish production houses – Medyapim and Ay Yapim – coming on board and collaborating with MBC Group, not only are audiences going to receive first access to upcoming Turkish TV hits, but we’re also going to focus on exchanging expertise and knowledge to produce some exciting Arabic-language dramas and other programmes, shot in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and rest of the MENA region. We’re thrilled to have Medyapim and Ay Yapim on board.”

Fatih Aksoy, President of Medyapim, added: “We are very happy to announce a new and very exciting cooperation with MBC Group. It is our most sincere wish that this will be a most delightful endeavour for both parties, and also the beginning of a long-standing partnership.”

Kerem Çatay, CEO of Ay Yapim, stated: “Fifteen years ago, MBC Group was home to the first foreign network to broadcast an Ay Yapim series. They were leaders then, and they are leaders now. That’s why I’m so happy to be teaming up with MBC Group to create this new chapter in drama. I know we will do great things together!”

Focusing on Turkish content, upcoming titles produced by Medyapim and Ay Yapim will appear exclusively as “First Look” titles in MENA or as part of a volume deal agreement via MBC’s TV channels, as well as Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform by MBC Group.

The “First Look” yet-to-be-announced titles – all dubbed in Arabic – will broadcast in MENA concurrently with their airing dates in Turkey.

Furthermore, selected Turkish titles are set to be made available on Shahid’s wider network worldwide.

Secondly, shifting to locally-produced content, MBC Group will work with Medyapim and Ay Yapim to co-develop and commission a number of Arabic-language productions, scheduled to begin filming in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding territories in the region in the coming years.

The titles will be revealed as and when production begins.

Mipcom is the world’s greatest gathering of television and media professionals and the most anticipated week in the industry’s global calendar.

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NHK plans to deliver Brazil Avenue via Japanese TV and VOD players in January 2023

Brazil Avenue, adaptation of Globo’s telenovela most sold in the international market, will now arrive in Japan through a deal with NHK Enterprises Inc. (NEP), business arm of the group of NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster.

In the partnership disclosed during Mipcom 2022, NHK plans to deliver Brazil Avenue via Japanese TV and VOD players in January 2023. The telenovela was a huge success with the audience in 2012 and was also licensed for more than 140 countries.

With the deal, the players responsible for initial broadcasting/streaming the shows to the final public will be LaLa TV (broadcast partner) owned by Jupiter Entertainment, a group company of J:COM the largest cable station in Japan, as well as Hikari TV (streaming partner) operated by NTT Docomo, INC., Japan’s largest telecommunications company, and they will exhibit the production as of January 2023.

To increase its presence in the region, Globo, which is a content production reference in Latin America, has been searching for strategic partnerships such as this unprecedented deal with NHK Enterprises, Inc.

“The Japanese market has a high demand for good stories. The local audience usually watches revenge and fiction plots; thus, Brazil Avenue completely meet these needs. We’re pretty sure that it will be the first of many partnerships like this in the region,” says Angela Colla, Head of International Sales at Globo.

Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern story that reveals how blind ambition and inflicted cruelty can change the course of a life. This is the dramatic story of Rita, who struggles to recover the life her dreadful stepmother Carminha took from her when she was a child. She will have to confront her past and decide how far she is willing to go to exact revenge on the people that hurt her the most.

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The book The Bomb Maker was optioned and will be first project under agreement

FOX Entertainment has signed producers Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz to a multi-year first-look broadcast direct deal, it was announced today during Mipcom Cannes by Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the FOX network. Greenlit programs will be wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, and Mendelsohn and Weitz will serve as executive producers under their Carol Mendelsohn Productions banner.

FOX Entertainment Studios optioned the book, The Bomb Maker, written by the prolific novelist Thomas Perry and is currently meeting with potential writers. Mendelsohn and Weitz will executive produce the project, which follows former commander Dick Stahl, who is called in after the majority of the LAPD Bomb Squad is killed by a house bomb. On his first day back, the now three-person team is dispatched to a suspected car bomb, and it quickly becomes clear to him that they are dealing with an unusual criminal mastermind―one whose intended target appears to be the Bomb Squad itself.

“Carol is one of the great architects of broadcast television’s most influential and longstanding dramas. Together with Julie, we have two of the most talented, respected producers in the industry; and we are excited to bring their creativity and powerful storytelling to FOX, starting with their development of The Bomb Maker,” said Thorn. “This deal underscores our pledge to being home to the best creators in the business, while offering them creative flexibility and a direct relationship with our network and programming team, which are rare commodities in today’s marketplace.”

“There was an instant meeting of the minds when Julie and I sat down with Michael Thorn and Brooke Bowman,” said Mendelsohn. “This is a uniquely creative opportunity for us and we’re excited by our new partnership and all its possibilities.”

Mendelsohn served as showrunner and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well co-created and executive produced spinoffs CSI: Miami, CSI: NY and CSI: Cyber. Weitz and Mendelsohn have executive produced multiple pilots for broadcast and cable, including Chiefs, Doomsday and The Jury, as well as the series Game of Silence and Dogs in the City.

Mendelsohn is represented by WME, TFC Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.

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The French format will be produced by Kitchen Factory Productions.

Kitchen Factory Productions, Chef Cyril Lignac, producer Matthieu Jean-Toscani and Studio Ramsay Global, Gordon Ramsay’s worldwide production venture created with FOX Entertainment, announced the French format acquisition of the hit competition series, Next Level Chef.

Set on an iconic stage over three stories high, each floor containing a different kitchen featuring culinary equipment and ingredients matching their environment — from the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement — Next Level Chef pits restaurant chefs, home chefs cooking or even social network stars, against one another. Creativity, imagination and resistance to pressure, the candidates, surrounded by their mentors, will have to prove that they are the best, regardless of their working conditions, if they want to win a cash prize of 250,000 Euros.

The French format will be produced by Kitchen Factory Productions.

Regarding the announcement, Gordon Ramsay said, “When we launched the first ever series of Next Level Chef in the US at the beginning of this year, the goal was for other broadcasters and international territories to recognize the truly original and epic format. Following the US, the UK came on board and now I’m delighted Kitchen Factory Productions see the potential in bringing this fantastic format to the French screen. Next Level Chef, truly is Next Level everything and I’m looking forward to seeing the fantastic Chef Cyril discover his own Next Level superstars.”

Cyril Lignac, Chef and associate partner of Kitchen Factory Productions, declares: “This ‘new generation’ culinary competition, embodied by my friend Gordon Ramsay, has been an undeniable success in the United States. I will be delighted to introduce it to the French public who continue to be fascinated by all cooking shows!”

Matthieu Jean Toscani, Associate Producer of Kitchen Factory Productions, says: “This acquisition is an important step in the development of Kitchen Factory Productions, the leading independent production company of cooking shows in France. As such, I am sure that Next Level Chef, will meet its audience, whatever its broadcasting mode (linear or streaming).”

Next Level Chef is in line with Kitchen Factory Productions’ desire to pursue the development of powerful formats around the cooking theme following the success of Tous en Cuisine, Le Meilleur Patissier (BBC co-production), Le Chef en France.

America’s #1 new entertainment program last season, Next Level Chef’s January 2022 premiere in the U.S. ranked as the highest-rated debut of the season among Adults 18-49 and was FOX’s third most-streamed unscripted debut ever. The program’s second season will premiere on FOX after Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Ramsay, Lisa Edwards and Matt Cahoon serve as executive producers on Next Level Chef.

In June, Studio Ramsay Global sold the UK format rights for Next Level Chef to ITV.

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La Caza. Guadiana, Fuerza de paz, Sequía, La última frontera y Raíces; They stand out among the award-winning productions of the Spanish Corporation for the Cannes market.

RTVE’s commercial team returned to Mipcom to offer the main novelties of this new season. The great fiction series, series for the youngest, the best entertainment and great documentaries make up the Corporation’s portfolio at Cannes.

Among the big bets that RTVE presents in this edition, the prime time series La Caza. Guadiana, Fuerza de paz y Sequía; the daily series Dos Vidas, a finalist for the International Emmy Awards; in addition to the youth fictions Ser o no ser e Yrreal; and the documentary series La última frontera y Raíces, the story of Carlos Maldonado.

La Caza. Guadiana, is the third season of the successful series that began with La Caza. Monteperdido, which garnered several international awards (Luchon, Venice). Starring Megan Montaner, Alain Hernández and Félix Gómez; It tells the life of a small town divided by the Guadiana riverbed that is dramatically altered on a Sunday market. Mario, a 19-year-old man, in the grip of a manic crisis, carries out a massacre and ends the lives of three people. A case that Lieutenant Baín and Sara Campos are in charge of.

For its part, Fuerza de paz, starring Silvia Alonso, Martiño Rivas, Félix Gómez, Alain Hernández and Alfonso Bassave; has recently been nominated for the prestigious Prix Europa awards for best television fiction. The peace mission of a Spanish military contingent displaced to the African republic of Equatorial Guinea is compromised after the death of one of its members. An event that will be investigated unofficially.

Meanwhile, Sequía is the first co-production between RTVE and the Portuguese public TV RTP, which has achieved close to 3 million views on the RTVE Play platform. The fiction stars Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho, Miryam Gallego and Miguel Ángel Muñoz; It has ingredients of love, ambition, betrayal, greed and an unsolved crime. Due to a strong drought, the town of Campomediano, located on the border between Spain and Portugal, emerges from the waters. Human remains appear in one of the old houses. Everything suggests that it is a crime that has remained hidden for years. Police inspector Daniela Yanes takes charge.

Likewise, Dos Vidas, produced by RTVE and Mascaret Films in collaboration with Bambú Producciones, is among those nominated for the International Emmy Awards in the category of Best Telenovela. It is the only Spanish fiction among the 60 candidates. Set in present-day Spain and in the colony of Spanish Guinea in the 1950s, and with Laura Ledesma and Amparo Piñero leading the cast, Two Lives was created by Josep Cister. The series has already won an award at the 60th edition of the Rose D’Festival Or, one of the most prestigious competitions in the television industry, as Best Daily Series and became the first Spanish fiction to receive it in its category. Also, in March of last year, it won the ALMA award for Best Daily Series Screenplay. In addition, this series has also managed to reach 20 million views on the RTVE Play platform.

Youth and documentaries

The series aimed at the youngest also have a main place in the extensive catalog of RTVE. Yrreal is an award-winning action thriller at Conecta Ficción, starring Angy Fernández and Veki Velilla, awarded at the Luchon International Festival, which mixes live action and 2D animation; and To be or not to be, a finalist at the Prix Italia awards, is a youth series in which Joel, a trans teenager, begins stage high school at a new institute.

In addition, RTVE presents in this edition the documentary series La última frontera and Raíces, the story of Carlos Maldonado.

La última frontera, presented by Javier Santaolalla, physicist and aspiring astronaut; takes you on a journey through four chapters to learn about the great enigmas of the universe and the requirements to fulfill the dream of becoming an astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA) and crossing the last frontier. We will meet national and international experts who provide us with their knowledge and experience on the great enigmas of the universe: where is the end of space? How big is our galaxy? Are we alone in the universe? will we land on Mars? or what is exotic matter?

Finally, Raíces, the story of Carlos Maldonado, is a documentary series that is a journey to the origins of chef Carlos Maldonado. A retrospective look at that rebellious young man who accompanied his father in the street vendor, who conquered almost four million viewers by winning the third edition of MasterChef and who

Finally, Raíces, the story of Carlos Maldonado, is a documentary series that is a journey to the origins of chef Carlos Maldonado. A retrospective look at that rebellious young man who accompanied his father in the street vendor, who conquered almost four million viewers by winning the third edition of MasterChef and who has become the first candidate in the world to get a Michelin Star in a own restaurant. The documentary series explores his evolution as a chef, but also as a person. The steps he took to start his professional projects.

International channels and the OTT RTVE Play+

Within RTVE’s offer, its broad portfolio of linear international channels also stands out, which continue to gain subscribers around the world: TVE, 24 Horas; the fiction channel STAR HD and Clan, which reaches millions of homes in 17 American countries, including the US.

In addition, RTVE offers exclusive access to the RTVE Play+ video-on-demand platform available throughout the Americas with more than 10,000 hours of subscription content.

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On its second day, Mipcom continued to stand out for the presentations of the Turkish companies, the statements by the CEO of Banijay Marco Bassetti about the current content production model, the presence of the acclaimed director Alex de la Iglesia, and the distribution news given to meet during the day.

Rodrigo Ros from Cannes, France

The second day of Mipcom Cannes 2022 was a dynamic one, with highly relevant presentations, statements that make us rethink the present business model of TV industry, and many content presentations.

With great happiness, everyone at Cannes continue to highlight the reunion with clients and friends, like Aida Martirosyan, from Haymillian, who said: “It is a joy to be back and I think that now we have to listen to our clients, update them on the new services that we are offering, and get to work with the enormous demand we are experiencing.”

Some companies, meanwhile, are throwing themselves into this Mipcom searching for new production partners, as shown by Zee’s Manoj Mathew: “We are having great success with co-production models in the Middle East. We have done five in the last four years and it is a model that we want to replicate in other markets, and we are willing to contribute a significant percentage of the production that can range from 30 to 70% of the production. That is how much we believe in co-productions.”

Perhaps less optimistically, Marco Bassetti from Banijay invited us, during his keynote, to reflect on the current model that governs original production deals: “We are living in the ‘Golden Age’ of content, true, but not the ‘golden age of profit sharing’. The platforms have offered a huge opportunity to producers, but I think we could add even more value to content if creators and production companies were also part of the profits that these contents generate, as it happens in the publishing industry, or in the music industry.”

On the other hand, this day also put the spotlight on several presentations, among which not only fictions stood out, but also entertainment formats.

This was the case of the public presentation made by the well-known media man and founder of the Turkish company Acun Medya, Acun Ilicali, who spoke about the international launch of the Exatlon format, and it was also the case of Albertina Marfil from NBCUniversal Media, who referred to the present that entertainment formats are living: “We believe that the audience is looking for content that is relaxed, fun, but also entertaining, and this is precisely what we offer through the That’s my Jam format, a format that brings together these conditions and we are happy to be presenting it here at Mipcom.”

In the afternoon there were several events and social gatherings, among which the happy hour offered by Acun Medya, Inter Medya’s presentation of its novelties, the cocktail offered by Unifrance, as well as that of Audiovisual From Spain and the party of the ATV company.

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Two of the largest global media companies broaden their collaboration and bring some of their top, exclusive original content to new international markets.

TelevisaUnivision and Globo have announced a strategic alliance for distribution and co-production that will involve, initially, three productions in the fiction genre.

The first productions that are already included in the deal are two ViX+ productions by TelevisaUnivision: the recently launched series La Mujer del Diablo (The Devil’s Wife) and upcoming series Travesuras de la Niña Mala. (Bad Girl), based on Mario Vargas Llosa’s book; and the Globoplay Original telenovela Todas as Flores (All the Flowers).

The first season of La Mujer del Diablo is available exclusively on ViX+ in the United States and throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America, whereas Travesuras de la Niña Mala will premiere on ViX+ later this year; both series will be shown in Brazil on Globoplay. Todas as Flores, which premieres on October 19 on Globoplay, will be available on ViX+ before any other platform in the Americas. Also as part of the deal, for outside of the Americas, both companies will coordinate distribution efforts to the rest of the world.

“These are two companies that are internationally renowned for their high quality and prolific production engines, both being responsible for some of the most beloved and iconic telenovelas, movies and series,” said Pierluigi Gazzolo, President and Chief Transformation Officer of TelevisaUnivision. “It’s really a great opportunity for us to be able to take this content to our massive audiences, who are used to enjoying the great storytelling and production quality from both Globo TV and TelevisaUnivision.”

“Both Globoplay and ViX+ have the ambition to show that regional players are important contenders in the streaming scenario and that their relevance will scale up in the coming years. By joining forces, Globo and TelevisaUnivision will foster the reach and the popularity of these high potential productions and strengthen their content offering”, said Erick Brêtas, Globo’s Chief Digital & Pay TV Channels Officer. “We believe that this is only a first step towards a long term collaboration between our companies”.

Both Travesuras de la Niña Mala and Todas as Flores were presented during Mipcom – the world’s largest gathering of television entertainment professionals – providing an opportunity for TelevisaUnivision and Globo to highlight this groundbreaking partnership and production, featuring Latin American content on the world stage.

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