Mediawan Rights and Studiocanal have struck their first ever distribution deal.
The pair are teaming on Canal+‘s sports activities competitors collection Hit the Mic! A New Voice For Sports activities. Mediawan will distribute the collection, which rated nicely in France, has been recommissioned and has been optioned within the U.S., UK and quite a few different territories. It’s produced by Canal+ and Black Dynamite.
Hit the Mic! is described because the “first format on the planet solely devoted to the artwork of sports activities commentary.” The collection sees would-be commentators take one another on in grand competitions and sequences, combining innovation and sporting experience. Candidates must have a robust character and present a capability to make an affect on the viewers. Judges embody ex-French soccer stars David Ginola and Laure Boulleau, together with Hervé Mathoux, editor-in-chief and host of soccer on Canal+.
The collection is constructing buzz and shall be taken to MIPCOM subsequent week. It has already been optioned within the U.S., UK, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany and several other African international locations.
The transfer represents a milestone – the primary time Mediawan and Studiocanal have partnered for distribution on a present.
Mediawan Rights MD Valérie Vleeschhouwer mentioned: “We’re extraordinarily excited to be persevering with our strategic improvement round unscripted distribution with programmes of this high quality. Hit the Mic! is a inventive gem that brings collectively all soccer followers and past, combining actual leisure with a deep sport tradition.”
Anne Chérel, Chief Business Officer Studiocanal, added that the transfer indicators “new ambitions for codecs and unscripted content material” throughout the French main.
