TV biz busy in Cannes

BERLIN -- Business ongoing in a brisk pace on day a couple of the Mipcom TV programming market in Cannes Tuesday. Germany's Telepool obtained a slew of sales because of its top game titles, including "The Search for that Amber Room," the most recent installment in the greatly popular adventure TV movie series which includes "The Charlemagne Code" and "The Spear of Future." "The Search for that Amber Room," a Dreamtool production, offered to RAI Cinema for Italia and Telecinco for The country in presales on the very first day from the market, while "The Charlemagne Code" and "The Spear of Future" visited Canadian funnel Historia. Telepool also offered hit RTL action series "Alarm for Cobra 11" to China's Closed-circuit television, and new Indian funnel Large RTL Thrill. "MEK 8," another action series from "Cobra 11" producer Action Concept, in regards to a top-secret elite squad, offered to U.S. web V-Me. France's M6 nabbed "The Golgotha Files," a good archaeologist who finds out the remains of Jesus, much towards the chagrin of the secret Christian order set on keeping the key hidden Telecinco required the 3rd season of medical comedy "Doctor's Diary," while South Korea's KBS and Sweden's SVT acquired the 2-part historic drama "Shades of Happiness." Shine Worldwide, meanwhile, reported more format sales. Shine TV's entertainment series "The Masters of magic" offered to Weit Media in Russia and Spintrex within the Ukraine. The format grew to become the greatest ranked show in Sweden if this bowed on SVT1 March. 1, bringing in 1.two million audiences (a 35% share). The BBC has additionally commissioned a larger second season from the primetime extravaganza. Season two will air reside in the U.K. if this returns in The month of january. The show was already acquired in 50 areas, including nations throughout Asia and europe. In further news: -- Disney acquired new preschool series "Mouk" inside a major multi-territory cope with European producer-distrib Millimages. "Mouk," about two globetrotting pals who explore the planet on the bicycles, will air on Disney Junior channels over the U.K., France, Italia, The country, Portugal, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the center East and Africa. -- Zodiak Privileges, the worldwide division of Zodiak Media Group, signed an worldwide distribution and production cope with Guinness World Records TV. Additionally to disbursing GWR TV's catalogue, including Guinness World Record shows in the U.S., U.K., Italia, China and Australia, Zodiak Privileges works with Zodiak Media Group's network of 45 local production companies and GWR TV to build up new programs and formats using the Guinness World Records content and brand. -- Studio100 Media, a subsidiary of Belgian family entertainment group Studio100, offered numerous re-mastered classic animated series to Swiss broadcaster RTS, including "Maya the Bee," "Vicky the Viking" and "Heidi," that are all obtaining a three dimensional facelift. RTS also acquired the animated "Pippi Longstocking" series. -- Ovation, the U.S. multi-platform network devoted to arts and culture, closed its first certification cope with Sky ARTS. London-based distributor DRG is repping Ovation's original programming library and it has licensed four from the network's special offers along with a six-part series towards the devoted funnel. Shows include "Shaun Koons: Beyond Paradise" "Things Are Art" "Close-Up: Photography enthusiasts at the officeInch "Close-Up: Portraits" and "Art and also the City," that takes audiences on cultural around metropolitan areas all over the world. -- Scandinavian broadcaster Viasat has acquired hit Israeli format "24/7 Love Lab," from Tel Aviv-based Armoza Formats. The show, that will air on Viasat channels in Sweden, Norwegian and Denmark, sees one bachelor, his entourage of three buddies, and 14 single women living together inside a mansion to locate love, or even the next best factor. Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com