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\n\tTurmoil and disruption in the traditional television business, from the new dominance of YouTube and streaming platforms to the rise of AI, will dominate conversations at the international TV confab MIPCOM Cannes. Indie production giant Banijay on Monday unveiled it was acquiring the Dutch-based creator outfit Werktitel, with the company taking a majority stake in the group, which works with online creators to develop and produce live events and stage shows. But there are still plenty of old-school TV deals getting done.<\/p>\n
\n\tCineflix Rights closed a new round of deals on two crime series. Darkly comic caper Sunny Nights<\/em> \u2014 from Jungle Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment \u2014 sold to Bell Media in Canada, ProSieben in Germany, Canal+ in the Netherlands, TVNZ in New Zealand, TG4 in Ireland and Yes in Israel, following ITV\u2019s earlier pickup. The eight-part series, directed and executive produced by Trent O\u2019Donnell, stars Will Forte and D\u2019Arcy Carden and premieres December 26 on Australian channel Stan. Cineflix also notched further sales on Virdee<\/em> (6\u00d760\u2019) to Canal+ in the Netherlands, SVT in Sweden, Filmin in Spain, BritBox in Norway, Finland and Denmark, and BBC Studios for BBC First\/BBC Player across Asia, adding to earlier deals with SBS Australia and Media4Fun in Poland. Based on A.A. Dhand\u2019s novels and produced by Magical Society for BBC One\/BBC iPlayer, the series stars Staz Nair as a Bradford detective forced into an uneasy alliance with his criminal brother-in-law.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Sky picked up Friday the 13th <\/em>prequel series Crystal Lake <\/em>for the U.K. and Ireland, with the series, produced by A24 for Peacock in the U.S., and starring Linda Cardellini, launching in 2026.<\/p>\n \n\tAmong new projects launching at MIPCOM, Miraculous Corp., the French animation joint venture set up between Mediawan and ZAG named John Cohen and Matt Roller as producer and writer, respectively, for a global theatrical feature based on their hit children\u2019s animation series Miraculous \u2013 Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, with<\/em>Jeremy Zag also producing. Germany\u2019s Beta Film confirmed production has begun on Rex \u2013 Vienna Calling<\/em>, a six-part, feature-length revival of Beta\u2019s iconic cop-and-dog series Rex<\/em>, which will bring the titular German shepherd back to his original beat in Austria\u2019s capital. Beta, MR Film, Seven.One and ORF are teaming on the series, with Maximilian Br\u00fcckner as Detective Max Steiner and Ferdinand Seebacher as colleague Felix Burger. ORF and Germany\u2019s Sat.1, as well as streaming service Joyn, will air the show in 2026. Beta is handling worldwide sales.<\/p>\n \n\tIn unscripted news, ITV Studios unveiled a slate of sales and catalog moves, led by a Spanish adaptation of murder-mystery guessing game A Party to Die For<\/em> at Atresmedia, produced by ITV Studios Iberia for a 2026 launch. Come Dine With Me<\/em> notched its 50th local version with Canal+Magic ordering Come Dine With Me Africa<\/em> (French-speaking) \u2014 a 40-episode run produced by Mediawan\u2019s 909 Productions\u2014while TVNZ commissioned a New Zealand version of The Chase<\/em>, to be produced by ITV Studios Australia and set to premiere November 3 on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+. In Brazil, Globoplay renewed relationship format My Mum Your Dad<\/em> for a second season, with Formata returning as producer. ITV Studios also acquired Solitary<\/em>, the isolation-pod competition format created for Fox Reality Channel, aiming to revive the IP following past remakes in Germany and Brazil.<\/p>\n \n\tTalpa Studios also marked a milestone, with its quiz franchise The Floor<\/em> getting its 30th international commission with new versions for MBC in the MENA region and a first Asian sale to Nippon TV in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Turmoil and disruption in the traditional television business, from the new dominance of YouTube and streaming platforms to the rise of AI, will dominate conversations at the international TV confab MIPCOM Cannes. 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