What's Inside:
- Greg Dray at MIPJunior: The Kids’ Business Needs a Radical Reinvention
- Real Talk: True Crime Trends with ITV Studios’ Harry Arkwright
- Rakuten Viki & Imaginus Team for Animated K-Drama
- Narativ Inks Deal to Bring Flareflow to Digicel
- Spanish Remake for Tempting Fortune
- Glassriver’s Book-Based Elma Set for Síminn Launch
- Creatorville & Homecoming Studios Partner for True-Crime Docs
Greg Dray at MIPJunior: The Kids’ Business Needs a Radical Reinvention
In a rousing keynote address at MIPJunior today, Greg Dray, the cofounder of Animaj, called for a radical reinvention of how the kids' sector is approached and structured, and urged the industry at large to stop viewing it as a walled-off vertical but rather as the leading indicator of where the content business is and where it's going.
Real Talk: True Crime Trends with ITV Studios’ Harry Arkwright
Arriving in Cannes with a true-crime slate that includes Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story, Harry Arkwright, VP of global content for scripted and unscripted at ITV Studios, joins ScreenMDM Talks to discuss true crime trends and ITV Studios’ overall positioning in the factual landscape.
Rakuten Viki & Imaginus Team for Animated K-Drama
Rakuten Viki will launch the animated drama series The Painted Soul, co-produced with the South Korean production company Imaginus, globally later this month.
Narativ Inks Deal to Bring Flareflow to Digicel
Digicel, a telco operating across the Caribbean and Central and South America, will bring COL Group's Flareflow platform to its users via a deal with Narativ Media.
Spanish Remake for Tempting Fortune
Created by Voltage TV and distributed by Cineflix Rights, Tempting Fortune is being adapted by Mediaset Spain.
Glassriver’s Book-Based Elma Set for Síminn Launch
The Icelandic crime thriller Elma from Glassriver, adapted from Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s book series, premieres on Síminn next week.
Creatorville & Homecoming Studios Partner for True-Crime Docs
Sam Barcroft's Creatorville, which became part of independent press agency SWNS Media Group in 2025, and John Farrar's Homecoming Studios have joined forces for two true-crime docs.
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October 2026 MIPCOM & MIPJunior Edition
Vertical Video Trends / Scripted Co-Pros & Financing / Factual Distribution Shifts / Format Evolution / True Crime / Vuulr’s Relaunch with Ben Flint / A Conversation with Lynn Novick / Brand Architecting with Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît di Sabatino / Building an IP Powerhouse with Studio 100 International’s Martin Krieger / NHK’s Doc Strategy / The Hit List
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