International Insider: London TV Screenings; Berlin Winds Down; Fremantle Returns To Spending Splurge
deadline.comGood afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here steering you away from Berlin and towards London for the Screenings. Please do read on, and sign up here. London Calling (Once Again) Heading to the capital: As Insider goes to press, execs, sellers and buyers are descending on the English capital in their droves for what will undoubtedly be the biggest London TV Screenings so far (yes, I know we say this every year, but it’s true every time).
Around 30 distributor events are planned across the week, mostly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all within a square mile of Soho — giving the Screenings an old-fashioned feel that harks back to halcyon days.
Founder members All3Media International, Fremantle, ITV Studios and Banijay are hosting the biggest events, while BBC Studios Showcase is hitting London for the second year in a row, with the BBC now working in tandem with its distribution rivals.
And with non-stop chatter about the impending relocation of MIPTV from Cannes to London (remind yourself here), there is plenty for buyers to get their teeth into.
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