Melanie Goodfellow

NewsDisney+ France roll-out delayed
Launch postponed to prevent extra strain on internet - but UK release still set for tomorrow


NewsStudiocanal ups UK MD to chief executive
Anna Marsh takes top role at Paris-based company as Didier Lupfer departs

NewsCanal+ to axe up to 500 jobs
Beleaguered French pay-TV group said it has not done enough to counter the ‘full-blown digital revolution’
FeaturesA Suitable Boy prepares for production
Indian-American director Mira Nair gears up for BBC1’s ‘crown and brown’ drama epic
NewsMipTV to be 'reimagined' for 2020
Laurine Garaude plans focus on programme development in response to industry evolution
NewsRelations thaw between French TV and Netflix
Producers and broadcasters open up about SVoD’s impact at Series Mania TV festival
NewsCanal Plus lines up Netflix rival
High-end drama SVoD platform set to host Gomorrah, Deadly Class and Pose
FeaturesDesiree Akhavan: 'Diversity requires a monetary risk'
The Bisexual creator and Sky Vision’s Jane Millichip spoke on Mipcom panel

NewsNetflix expands French footprint
SVoD opens Paris office as it gears up to double content from the country
NewsFrench broadcasters take on Netflix with streaming platform
France Télévisions and commercial players TF1 and M6 join forces to launch Salto
NewsFacebook points to a ‘new era’
Social network’s content chief tells producers to adopt a different mindset for the platform

NewsStudioCanal invests in Atlantis indie
StudioCanal has invested in Urban Myth Films, the producer responsible for BBC1 drama Atlantis, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s production firm Sunny March TV.
NewsMip TV beefs up security in wake of attacks
Mip TV organiser Reed Midem is promising maximum security for the TV and digital content market, unfolding April 4-7 in Cannes, as Europe remains on high alert following terror attacks in Brussels this week
FeaturesWorld of Locations: Dubai
Dubai’s dazzling urban architecture is becoming a popular backdrop to international films and TV.

















