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This edition explores the rise and future plans of Netflix in Europe, previews Series Mania, and also features interviews with Sky’s managing director of content Zai Bennett, and Canal+ France’s managing director Gerald-Brice Viret.
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- 3/15/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Olivier Bibas is to join the French pay TV giant Canal Plus as head of its fiction label Création Originale. As such, Bibas will be responsible for Canal Plus’ French drama and international co-productions. He starts on Feb. 14.
Bibas will report to Gérald-Brice Viret, managing director, French TV Channels and Programs at Canal Plus Group, who said Bibas’ “vision, recognized expertise and talent will be invaluable in proposing new major series with worldwide appeal.”
Fabrice de la Patellière, who has held the position of head of drama at Canal Plus since 2002, will now move into production and partner with Studiocanal, under the direction of Anna Marsh, to develop ambitious French and international series, for both television and platforms.
In a statement, Canal Plus said it would like to thank De la Patellière for “his tremendous contribution to the numerous successes” of Création Originale, which he launched over 15 years ago with Arielle Saracco.
Bibas will report to Gérald-Brice Viret, managing director, French TV Channels and Programs at Canal Plus Group, who said Bibas’ “vision, recognized expertise and talent will be invaluable in proposing new major series with worldwide appeal.”
Fabrice de la Patellière, who has held the position of head of drama at Canal Plus since 2002, will now move into production and partner with Studiocanal, under the direction of Anna Marsh, to develop ambitious French and international series, for both television and platforms.
In a statement, Canal Plus said it would like to thank De la Patellière for “his tremendous contribution to the numerous successes” of Création Originale, which he launched over 15 years ago with Arielle Saracco.
- 1/20/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Canal+ Group, the French film and TV major owned by Vivendi, has named Olivier Bibas as Head of Canal+ Creation Originale.
He will be responsible for Canal+’s French drama and international co-productions and will report to Gérald-Brice Viret, Managing Director, French TV Channels and Programs at Canal+ Group.
Bibas began his career in 1995 at Canal+ before joining the Lagardère Group in 2004. Since then, he has been Executive Producer and Managing Director at Atlantique Productions, which was acquired by Mediawan in 2020, working on titles including The Eddy and The Transporter.
Fabrice de la Patellière, who has held the position of Head of Drama at Canal+ since 2002, will now move into production and partner with Studiocanal, under the direction of Anna Marsh, to develop French and international series, for both broadcast television and platforms.
Patellière first launched Creation Originale for Canal+ 15 years ago with Arielle Saracco.
Gérald-Brice Viret commented on the...
He will be responsible for Canal+’s French drama and international co-productions and will report to Gérald-Brice Viret, Managing Director, French TV Channels and Programs at Canal+ Group.
Bibas began his career in 1995 at Canal+ before joining the Lagardère Group in 2004. Since then, he has been Executive Producer and Managing Director at Atlantique Productions, which was acquired by Mediawan in 2020, working on titles including The Eddy and The Transporter.
Fabrice de la Patellière, who has held the position of Head of Drama at Canal+ since 2002, will now move into production and partner with Studiocanal, under the direction of Anna Marsh, to develop French and international series, for both broadcast television and platforms.
Patellière first launched Creation Originale for Canal+ 15 years ago with Arielle Saracco.
Gérald-Brice Viret commented on the...
- 1/20/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Five years after being acquired by France’s Vivendi Entertainment, format specialist Can’t Stop Media is relaunching as an independent company.
The U.K.-based indie, run by Matthieu Porte, Arnaud Renard and Damien Porte, has also struck a new deal with Vivendi and Canal Plus which sees Can’t Stop Media become the international distributor for IP controlled by Vivendi Entertainment.
The deal includes the formats “Guess My Age,” which has been licensed in 18 countries since 2016, including daily versions currently on air in Italy, Spain and Thailand; “Couple or Not;” Tfi hit “The Secret Song; “Facing the Classroom,” which has been adapted in nine countries; and “Mum of the Week,” which has been adapted in eight countries including a new daily version in Ukraine on Stb.
Also in the deal is “Secrets of the Pyramids Builders”, a six-part documentary series from Pernel Media co-produced by Smithsonian Channel in the U.
The U.K.-based indie, run by Matthieu Porte, Arnaud Renard and Damien Porte, has also struck a new deal with Vivendi and Canal Plus which sees Can’t Stop Media become the international distributor for IP controlled by Vivendi Entertainment.
The deal includes the formats “Guess My Age,” which has been licensed in 18 countries since 2016, including daily versions currently on air in Italy, Spain and Thailand; “Couple or Not;” Tfi hit “The Secret Song; “Facing the Classroom,” which has been adapted in nine countries; and “Mum of the Week,” which has been adapted in eight countries including a new daily version in Ukraine on Stb.
Also in the deal is “Secrets of the Pyramids Builders”, a six-part documentary series from Pernel Media co-produced by Smithsonian Channel in the U.
- 5/6/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
In the same week as French pay-tv broadcaster Canal+ lost the lucrative rights to the country’s top soccer league, the Vivendi-owned network is ending one of its most influential shows – the Spitting Image-esque Guignols De L’info.
The broadcaster has cancelled the latex puppet comedy show, which has been on air for nearly 30 years as it moves towards a more politically correct tone.
Gérald-Brice Viret, managing director of channels at Canal+, told staff earlier today that there would be no 30th season of the show. Staff are likely to go on strike.
The show has been an institution in France and was previously very influential over time in terms of political and social commentary, before rating started to decline. It initially started as interstitials and became increasingly popular during the Gulf war, when it followed the news. It has detailed former Prime Minister Raymond Barre as a gonzo pornographic fan,...
The broadcaster has cancelled the latex puppet comedy show, which has been on air for nearly 30 years as it moves towards a more politically correct tone.
Gérald-Brice Viret, managing director of channels at Canal+, told staff earlier today that there would be no 30th season of the show. Staff are likely to go on strike.
The show has been an institution in France and was previously very influential over time in terms of political and social commentary, before rating started to decline. It initially started as interstitials and became increasingly popular during the Gulf war, when it followed the news. It has detailed former Prime Minister Raymond Barre as a gonzo pornographic fan,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Peter White and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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