Chinese Producers Push Microdramas and U.K. Partnerships at Mip London

Chinese executives at Mip London spotlight microdramas, U.K. co-productions and a new visa-free policy to boost industry collaboration.

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Japanese Comedy Hit ‘You Laugh You Lose’ Gets Global Push as Banijay Entertainment Acquires Format Rights From ‘LOL’ Creator Yoshimoto Kogyo (EXCLUSIVE)

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Japanese Comedy Hit ‘You Laugh You Lose’ Gets Global Push as Banijay Entertainment Acquires Format Rights From ‘LOL’ Creator Yoshimoto Kogyo (EXCLUSIVE)
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Japanese Comedy Hit 'You Laugh You Lose' Goes Global With Banijay

Banijay Entertainment acquires global format rights to Yoshimoto's Japanese no-laughing endurance comedy 'You Laugh You Lose.'

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K-Drama Boom in Europe Moves Into Adaptation Phase: Mip London Panel

Korean drama in Europe is entering a new phase, shifting from streaming success toward local adaptation and co-development, Mip London panel says.

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Japan Exports Hit Formats But Imports Few, WIT Says at Mip London

Japan remains a mostly insular television format market, exporting globally successful unscripted hits while importing almost no foreign concepts.

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COL Group International Expands Microdrama Distribution Network

COL Group International has set a cross-continental distribution structure and expanded its global microdrama catalogue to more than 1,700 titles.

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Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit
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Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit

Heading into London TV Screenings and MIP London, James Townley discusses new series '100 Knives,' 'Football Island,' 'How Old Is Your Brain?,' 'Who's Guilty?,' 'Staying Alive,' and 'The Dinner.'

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Keshet to Launch ‘Reset,’ Dark Comedy About Mistaken Terminal Diagnoses, at London Screenings (EXCLUSIVE)

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Keshet to Launch ‘Reset,’ Dark Comedy About Mistaken Terminal Diagnoses, at London Screenings (EXCLUSIVE)
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Keshet to Launch Adir Miller's ‘Reset' at London Screenings

Adir Miller writes and directs 'Reset' for Keshet International, about a man mistakenly told he has a terminal illness.

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