Mipcom Day 2 round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Nippon's drama sets Korean remake

South Korea's tvN is preparing to launch a local remake of Japanese drama Life's Punchline.

The remake of the Nippon TV show is being produced by Studio Dragon, a subsidiary of tvN owner CJ ENM, and will debut 6 November.

The 12-episode series is known locally as Happy Anding and follows a struggling comedy trio who decide to disband after a decade and the devoted fan whose life becomes intertwined with theirs.

The Korean adaptation is directed by Jung Jee Hyun, written by Ahn Areum, with Yang Hee-seung participating as creator.

US, Australia buy The Great Chimera

Beta Film's Greek drama The Great Chimera, the six-part period series adapted from M. Karagatsis’ novel, has been sold into a raft of countries including the US and Australia.

Global Series Network (GSN) for Walter Presents has taken Stateside rights, while SBS in Australia, Rai in Italy, RTVE in Spain, RÚV in Iceland, and HOT in Israel have also struck deals.

The adaptation premiered on Greek public broadcaster ERT’s streaming service ERTflix. It follows an Italian woman who is fascinated by classical Greek culture, only to find herself ending up in a Greek tragedy of her own fater falling for her partner's brother.

The series is directed by Vardis Marinakis, with Giorgos Valsamis as director of photography and scripts by Panagiotis Iosifelis. Foss Productions co-produces with ERT, Mompracem, Boo Productions, and Beta Film, which handles international sales.

France TV strikes Samsung FAST pact

Samsung TV Plus is launching six channels its platform in France throughout October, with three featuring programming whose rights are managed by France TV Distribution.

Cuisine Ouverte is hosted by chef Mory Sacko and launched on France 5, while docudrama Le Jour où Tout a Basculé has already moved onto YouTube folllowing the show's launch in 2011.

On N'est Pas Couché is a late-night talk show hosted by Laurent Ruquier and features high-profile guests and discussions on current affairs.

Also launching is TF1’s relationship docuseries Confessions Intimes, a FAST version of news channel France 24, and Le Figaro TV, which explores culture, the arts, history, lifestyle and heritage.