Sony Pictures Television International kicks off at MIPCOM Monday with a major programming coup -- a winning bid for worldwide distribution rights to "The Grand Finale," the only officially sanctioned film about the 2006 FIFA World Cup. SPTI bid against other U.S. studios and numerous international entities for the rights, confirmed SPTI executive vp distribution Keith LeGoy. International licensing of the property to broadcasters around the world will open today at the SPTI booth at MIPCOM, the big international TV market in Cannes.

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