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MIPCOM: African channel EbonyLife Media is here in Cannes looking to work with international partners on a range of drama projects it is billing as ‘Afro-genres’.

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MIPCOM: African pay TV outfit MNet and NPO in the Netherlands are among the broadcasters to have picked up dramas including Vanity Fair from ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

NEWSBRIEF: Broadcaster Albavision has picked up the second season of Turkish drama Forgive Me for its services across Latin America.

Despite all the hype around AI and the media industry’s resistance to change, the technology will ultimately enhance productivity across the sector.

AI is set to revolutionise video advertising in many ways, improving targeting, engagement and even the creative.

NEWS BRIEF: CBS in the US has given a full-season order to Dick Wolf's recently launched crime drama series FBI.

C21 has announced the six finalists in its Drama Series Script Competition, produced in association with Script Angel, featuring three projects from the UK, two from the US and one from Australia.

As the TV industry prepares to decamp to Cannes for Mipcom, Drive’s co-MD assesses how the changing face of the distribution business is evolving the annual event.