Andrea Riseborough is heading to the moon, “The Voice” is bound for Estonia and a much-loved U.K. natural history host is coming back to tell more fish stories.
\n\nITV Studios kicked off the Mipcom market in Cannes on Monday morning with a breakfast gathering to show off its broad slate of new and returning scripted and unscripted series.
\n\nRuth Berry, ITV Studios’ president of global partnerships and its Zoo 55 digital content arm, noted that ITV Studios is representing no less than 11 fresh original formats at this year’s Mipcom gathering — a feat amid the global downturn in traditional series commissioning and the general disruption among large production groups.
\n\n“We’re feeling very positive about what it means for the evolution of both studios,” Berry told a group of journalists on Monday morning. Asked by Variety if the M&A fever gripping the global content marketplace had impacted ITV’s operations, Berry didn’t hesitate: “In a word, no,” she said, pointing to the ambitious slate. “Absolute corkers,” she said of ITV’s lineup.
\n\nMike Beale, ITV Studios’ managing director of creative networks, emphasized that the company is “pairing broadcasters and streams to co-commission” new shows, which opens opportunities for fresh formats.
\n\nITV itself…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/