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Countdown to Cannes: Banijay Entertainment’s James Townley, CAKE’s Ed Galton, Seven.One Studios International's Tobias Schulze, NHK's doc strategy, Fremantle's Mark Reynolds, ZDF Studios’ Nikolas Hülbusch, MForMedia's scripted ambitions, The Hit List part
Countdown to Cannes: MIPCOM & MIPJunior Preview #2
Ahead of Banijay Entertainment’s first MIPCOM since completing its All3Media merger, James Townley, chief content officer for development, weighs in on sourcing breakthrough new IP on YouTube and from producers around the world in the quest for the “formats of tomorrow.”
From innovative partnerships like the one announced yesterday with Mandai X to inking deals to represent well-known IP like Doraemon and Voltron and helping producers get shows such as Pablo: Next Level off the ground, CAKE is using a range of strategies to navigate the complexities of the kids’ market, CEO Ed Galton says on a new episode of ScreenMDM Talks.
Seven.One Studios International is prioritizing “bold and distinctive” format IPs this MIPCOM to combat risk-aversion and play to its strengths, Tobias Schulze, SVP of global sales, tells ScreenMDM.
NHK’s Yuko Fukuyama, senior producer of international co-productions, and Takeshi Shibasaki, head of global content development, share how the Japanese pubcaster is positioning itself in the global doc market.
Mark Reynolds, global head of documentaries and factual at Fremantle, outlines the company’s approach to premium factual and doc co-productions and weighs in on meeting the demand for pop culture and true-crime docs.
Arriving in Cannes with a history doc slate that includes America’s Wars, Nikolas Hülbusch, Director Unscripted at ZDF Studios, shares his perspectives on trends in the genre.
Dubai-based production outfit MForMedia is repositioning itself as an IP-based studio and is looking to raise the profile of Arabic scripted content, Khalil Homeissy and Ralph Matar, managing partners, tell ScreenMDM.
Part one of ScreenMDM’s Hit List, highlighting hot properties for MIPCOM, includes shows from Calinos Entertainment, Fremantle, NHK/NHK Enterprises, and ZDF Studios.
ScreenMDM is your new trusted source for all the developments in the global business of content distribution and monetization. Media intelligence, reinvented. Created by Mansha Daswani.