Regulatory News:

Mediawan (Paris:MDW) (Ticker: MDW - ISIN: FR0013247137), an independent European audiovisual content platform is proud to announce that its business unit Mediawan Originals, which is dedicated to producing original, drama, and documentary content, has topped the annual ranking for prime-time television drama in France, published by the Ecran Total Magazine.The Originals Unit, which has a portfolio of 13 companies that employ top talent, has produced around 70 hours (in aggregate terms) of drama broadcast on French television over the past 12 months.

The success of premium programmes such as Les Bracelets rouges (Vema Production), Section de Recherches (Auteurs Associés), Traqués (Storia) and Alice Nevers (Ego Production), as well as Cherif (Making Prod), which thrill several million viewers every time they are broadcast, make a major contribution to the Originals Unit’s leading position.

Please note that Originals produces the three programmes that achieved the highest audience on the Arte Channel, namely Fierté (Scarlett Production), Maroni, les fantômes du fleuve (Mademoiselle Films/Love My TV), and Mélancolie Ouvrière (JPG Films).

La Rochelle 2018 TV Drama Festival: six television dramas in competition and out-of-competition

To mark the 20th La Rochelle TV Drama Festival event, which is held between 12 and 16 September, five programmes from the Mediawan Originals line-up will be presented as part of the official competition: Sous la peau (Storia Télévision) ; Deux gouttes d’eau (Vema Production) ; Je sais tomber (Storia Télévision) ; Les rivières pourpres (Storia Télévision) ; et Dix pour cent (Mon Voisin Productions/Mother Production).Furthermore, the Papa ou Maman (Endemolshine Fiction/Chapter 2) blockbuster drama – an adaptation for television of the films directed by Martin Bourboulon, starring Laurent Lafitte and Marina Foïs, which attracted over 4.5 million cinema goers – will be presented at the opening of the La Rochelle Drama Festival.

Mediawan Originals is delighted with its productions’ broad representation at this major drama festival. The selected programmes show the power and quality of the original works that Mediawan Originals offers to the a wide audience.

Mediawan is consolidating its position as the leading European producer of premium content on the back of these successes. Mediawan will continue to develop high-quality programmes that are backed by strong brands this year, while always aiming to offer French and international audiences top-tier original productions.

Official selection at the La Rochelle Television Drama Festival:

Out-of-competition category:

  • Papa ou Maman (Daddy or Mommy)

Produced by: Endemolshine Fiction - Nicolas Coppermann; Chapter 2 - Dimitri RassamBroadcast on: M6Director: Frédéric BalekdjianForma: 52’Distribution: Emilie Caen, Florent Peyre, Eye Haïdara, Fanny Cottençon, Jean-Henri Compere, Marie Narbonne, Nicolas Decroly, Charlie Paulet, Ben Riga, Sébastien Pierre, Martin Swabey

Mini-Series Category:

  • Sous la peau (Under the skin)

Produced by: Storia Télévision – Thomas AnargyrosBroadcast on: France 3 / RTS / RTBFDirector: Didier Le PêcheurFormat: 2x52’Distribution: Anne Marivin, Nicolas Gob

Single Category:

  • Deux gouttes d’eau

Produced by: Vema Production - Véronique MarchatBroadcast on: France 2Director: Nicolas CucheFormat: 90’Distribution: Sylvie Testud, Michaël Youn, Hugo Becker, Oscar Copp, Camille Aguilar, Khalid Maadour, Marie-Christine Barrault

  • Je sais tomber (Falling for Love)

Produced by: Storia Television - Thomas AnargyrosBroadcast on: ArteDirector: Alain TasmaFormat: 93’Distribution: Benjamin Voisin, Margot Bancilhon

52’ Series Category :

  • Les rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers)

Produced by: Storia Télévision - Thomas AnargyrosBroadcast on: France 2 – ZDFDirector: Julius BergFormat: 2x52’Distribution: Olivier Marchal, Erika Sainte

  • Dix pour cent (Call my Agent) – Saison 3

Produced by: Mon Voisin Productions* - Dominique Besnehard, Michel Feller ; Mother Production - Harold Valentin, Aurélien LargerBroadcast on: France 2Director: Antoine Garceau, Marc FitoussiFormat: 2x52’Distribution: Camille Cottin, Thibault de Montalembert, Grégory Montel, Assaad Bouab, Liliane Rovère, Fanny Sidney, Laure Calamy, Nicolas Maury

* Mediawan is in the process of purchasing this company

About Mediawan

Mediawan was incorporated in December 2015 as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse, and the following year raised €250 million through an IPO on the Euronext regulated market in Paris. Mediawan has carried out 7 strategic acquisitions since March 2017, thus consolidating a new independent player in audiovisual content with a leading position in Europe. The Group operates on 4 segments: the production of original fiction and documentary content, the running of animated brands, the distribution of audiovisual content and the publishing of channels and digital services.

For further information, please visit the Mediawan website: www.mediawan.fr

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