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MipTV Review: 'Riviera' from Sky Atlantic By Maureen Ryan CANNES — "Riviera" couldn't have had a more appropriate setting for its world premiere: The slick, satisfying Sky Atlantic drama debuted at the MipTV conference, in front of an industry audience that very likely appreciated its c Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Cannes Drama Festival Unveils Details of Its Inaugural Edition By Elsa Keslassy CANNES, France -- Cannes Mayor David Lisnard took to the stage Monday at MipTV to outline in broad strokes the inaugural edition of the city's international drama series festival to be held next year. Named Cannes Series, the eight-day Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: IM Global Launches International Sales on Unscripted Series With Imagine Group By Robert Mitchell IM Global Television will handle international sales on two unscripted series from Singapore-based Imagine Group, it was announced Monday. The companies have partnered to introduce format and tape sales of Imagine's hit English-languag Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Beta Film to Co-Produce Atresmedia-Bambú's 'Love in Times of War,' 'Farinia' (EXCLUSIVE) By Emiliano De Pablos In a move that extends its already significant involvement with Spain's TV fiction production sector, Germany-based TV distributor-producer Beta Film is co-producing two of the most awaited local TV primetime series in Spain this year: Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Chef José Andrés, Mediapro to Codevelop TV Projects By Emiliano De Pablos The ThinkFoodGroup, the restaurant and culinary company owned by prestigious chef José Andrés, has inked a collaboration deal with European film and TV conglom Mediapro to develop and co-produce TV projects. The agreement Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Amazon's Roy Price on 'Grand Tour's' Cost, Shows That Amazon Is Looking For By John Hopewell CANNES, France - Amazon's Roy Price, one of the execs who seemingly holds the keys to entertainment's future, strode onstage at MipTV on Monday dressed in a smart black biker's jacket, black jeans and short cowboy boots. His distinctiv Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Turner Intl. Announces Slew of Sales on Original Series, Franchise Revivals By Robert Mitchell Turner Intl. has announced a host of international sales on key shows from its extensive slate. TNT drama "Good Behavior," TBS comedy "Search Party" and Cartoon Network franchise revivals "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Ben 10" are among ti Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Rai Chief Antonio Campo Dall'Orto on the Italian Pubcaster's Push Into International TV Fiction (EXCLUSIVE) By Nick Vivarelli Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, a former executive vice president at Viacom International Media Networks, was appointed general manager of Rai in August 2015. Since then he's been working hard to redefine the mammoth state broadcaster's role Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Jason Priestley's 'Private Eyes' Nabs Further Sales for eOne By Leo Barraclough CANNES, France - Entertainment One has added further territory sales on the crime-solving procedural "Private Eyes," starring Jason Priestley ("Call Me Fitz," "90201") and Cindy Sampson ("Rookie Blue"). Latest buyers include ION Televi Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Shanghai Media Uploads 'Explorers' Web Show at MipTV By Patrick Frater Shanghai Media Group is no stranger to MipTV. But with "Celebrity Explorers," the company is hitting the Riviera for the first time as a purveyor of TV content originally made for the Internet. The documentary series, with five episode Read Full Story at Variety.com →

MipTV: Joana Carrion Launches All the Kids Entertainment Brand (EXCLUSIVE) By Emilio Mayorga BARCELONA -- All the Kids Ent., a new kids brand, will launch at MipTV. Company CEO-founder is Joana Carrión (pictured), whose two-decade career, largely focused on kids and family, includes positions as VP editorial Nickelodeon Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Movistar Plus to Develop TV Drama Pitched at Spain's Conecta Fiction By Emiliano De Pablos Leading Spanish paybox Movistar Plus and Conecta Fiction, the new Spain-based TV co-production and networking meeting, have signed a collaboration deal which guarantees an active presence by the Telefonica-owned TV operator at the even Read Full Story at Variety.com →

'The Voice,' 'Your Face Sounds Familiar,' 'Got Talent' Were Top-Selling Formats of 2016 By Elsa Keslassy CANNES -- "The Voice," "Your Face Sounds Familiar," and "Got Talent" were the three top-selling factual formats in 2016, according to the study "One Television Year in the World," conducted by Médiamétrie - Eurodata TV Wo Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Turkish TV Dramas Continue to Sell Despite Local Turmoil By Nick Vivarelli Undeterred by local turbulence, Turkish TV dramas continue to expand their global footprint. Netflix recently nabbed more than 400 hours of "dizi," as the shows are known locally, and local hits such as "Insider," produced by Ay Yapim, Read Full Story at Variety.com →

OTT Brings Creative Freedoms to Turkish TV Market By Nick Vivarelli Make way for a new wave of Turkish dramas, with more compressed storylines and greater edge. Though free TV still dominates in Turkey, where OTT is just a complement to pay-TV — which has a 27.5% penetration — two innovativ Read Full Story at Variety.com →

TF1 Group CEO Gilles Pelisson Has an Ambitious Plan For the Future

By Martin Dale

Since taking the reins a little over a year ago, TF1 Group chairman and CEO Gilles Pélisson has implemented an ambitious digital transformation strategy. His aim: widen the group's international presence, restructuring it as a m