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01/06/2022 - CANNES 2022: Discussions centred around current industry issues, shared challenges and opportunities for co-operation between the two ecosystems

Japanese studio-based comedy format “Chiko’s Challenge” is to be adapted for broadcast in Spain via public broadcaster TVE. It is the first time that Japanese public broadcaster NHK has seen one of its entertainment formats adapted internationally. The deal involves Netherlands-based distribution company Lineup Industries and Spanish production company Mediacreast, which will produce 60 episodes under the local title “Mapi.” “Chiko’s Challenge” confronts celebrities with child-li...

Roku has picked up a second season of “Cypher,” an FBI-themed crime drama series, for which it was the exclusive North American carrier of the first seven-episode season. In territories outside the U.S. and Canada, the show is represented by Screen Media Ventures, which is launching it at the MipTV market this week. “Cypher” tells the story of an FBI code-breaking specialist who discovers a secret organization’s hit list and must navigate the murky waters of loyalty and betrayal among ...

Whether or not “The Power of the Dog” wins the big prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday, David Strong, chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission for the past eight months, is guaranteed to be an in-demand visitor to Los Angeles over the next week. With the Jane Campion-directed film handily showcasing New Zealand’s talent, locations and craft strengths, the country has now reopened its borders to international visitors. Also sweetening the deal are more studio spaces. Ahead of St...

MUSIC Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder will represent the U.K. at the 66th Eurovision Song...

BROADCAST Seven Network in Australia is this week to begin broadcasting “Police Strike...

Universal’s romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise” has halted filming in Australia due to a serious COVID outbreak in Queensland state, according to sources close to the movie. Because of the production pause, stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts have reportedly flown back to the United States. “Ticket to Paradise” began production last year in multiple locations in Queensland and had been only two weeks from completion. Local reports say the film will be shut down for three months, bu...

Berlin’s Martin Gropius Bau building won’t be hopping with the European Film...

STREAMING Telugu-language film “Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1,” starring Allu...

National Security Police in Hong Kong have arrested six people associated with Chinese-language online media company Stand News. They include pop star-turned-pro-democracy activist Denise Ho. “Police National Security Department conducted a search against an online media company in Kwun Tong with a warrant issued under Schedule 1 of the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Re...