Yearly Archives: 2019

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BBC And Telefonica Pick Up ‘Country Music’ Doc

PBS International closed several international sales for Country Music, the documentary series directed by Ken Burns.

Recent buyers include the U.K.’s BBC, Australia’s SBS, Spain’s Telefonica, Denmark’s DR, Norway’s (…)

By |October 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

Kew Media Inks Distribution Partnership With Participant

Kew Media Distribution entered a multi-year distribution agreement with Participant.

As part of the deal, Kew Media acquired the global television and digital rights to limited new projects (…)

By |October 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

An “Imperial” Prix Italia Brings TV Spotlight Back To Italy

“It might have been a good idea to provide maps,” said Karina Laterza, Prix Italia’s Secretary General (pictured above), when asked if she expected attendees to be able to navigate (…)

By |October 2nd, 2019|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

Up The Ladder: The Royal Television Society

The Royal Television Society appointed Jane Turton (pictured) to chair of the RTS Board of Trustees.

Turton currently serves as chief executive officer of All3media. She succeeds Tom Mockridge, (…)

By |October 1st, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

ABS-CBN’s ‘Wildflower’ Nominated For Asia Contents Award

ABS-CBN announced that its drama series Wildflower has been nominated in the Best Asian Drama category for the inaugural Asia Contents Awards.

To be held in Busan, South Korea, on (…)

By |October 1st, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

MISTCO Presents ‘Melek: A Mother’s Struggle’

MISTCO, the official distributor of TRT, is introducing its new drama for the international market.

In Melek: A Mother’s Struggle, Melek elopes to Germany with the man she (…)

By |October 1st, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

BBC Two Commissions ‘Motherland’ For Season Three

BBC Two commissioned a third season of Motherland.

Produced by Merman Production with Delightful Industries, the comedy series depicts the unromantic side of being a parent, like the juggling of careers and (…)

By |October 1st, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

Studio 100, Little Airplane, And Fantawild Develop ‘Doctor Space’

Studio 100 Media, Little Airplane Productions, and Fantawild Animations will collaborate on and co-invest in new animated comedy Doctor Space.

Created by Josh Selig, CEO of Little Airplane, Doctor (…)

By |October 1st, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

NBCU Int’l Formats Inks Deal With Globo

NBCUniversal International Formats signed an agreement with Brazilian TV network Globo for the first international adaptation of My Kid Would Never Do That.

Produced in-house by Globo, the local (…)

By |September 30th, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments

ABS-CBN And Electric Entertainment Partner On ‘Off Tropic’

ABS-CBN entered a strategic partnership with the U.S.-based Electric Entertainment to produce the crime series Off Tropic.

Filmed in Cebu, a city in the southern Philippines, Off Tropic will (…)

By |September 30th, 2019|Categories: News|0 Comments