FOX Picks Up ‘Flirty Dancing’
FOX acquired the U.S. adaptation of Flirty Dancing, the U.K. format from Second Star and Objective Media Group.
The dating format brings together two complete strangers, who must each (…)
Up The Ladder: Entertainment One
Entertainment One appointed Matt Pritchard (pictured) and Matt Walton to serve in the roles of executive vice president, Unscripted Television.
Working together, Pritchard and Walton will manage the (…)
FOX Entertainment Purchases Bento Box Entertainment
FOX Entertainment announced the acquisition of Bento Box Entertainment, the production company behind Bob’s Burgers, as well as two upcoming FOX series, Duncanville and The Great North.
Bento Box will continue to (…)
Veteran Producers Launch BirdDog Media Ventures
Stephen Ellis and Clark Bunting launched a new Canadian production company, BirdDog Media Ventures, focusing on factual entertainment.
Previously, Ellis led Ellis Entertainment, a producer of natural history content, while Bunting (…)
SPI/FilmBox Expands Partnership With DEOD
SPI/FilmBox extended its distribution partnership with Discover Digital in Sub-Saharan Africa.
As part of the expanded agreement, seven more channels from SPI’s portfolio will be added to the (…)
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Exec Producers Headline Women In Global Ent.
The eighth annual Women in Global Entertainment Lunch, held at MIPCOM 2019, will feature dream hampton and Brie Miranda Bryant, two of the executive producers of the Surviving R. (…)
Up The Ladder: FOX Entertainment
FOX Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier announced Amy Carney’s appointment as chief operating officer.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Carney will oversee FOX Entertainment’s research, strategy, and operations. Before joining (…)
Int’l Emmy Nominees Announced For News And Current Affairs
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the nominees for the News & Current Affairs categories.
The nominees in the News category are Data, Democracy and Dirty Tricks: (…)
BBC One Commissions New Seasons Of Lifestyle Formats
BBC One commissioned RDF West to produce the seventh season of Eat Well for Less? (pictured) and the fifth season of Shop Well for Less?
In Eat Well for Less?, Gregg Wallace (…)
Starzplay Acquires Comedy Series ‘Ramy’
Starzplay secured comedy series Ramy from Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group.
Produced by A24, Ramy stars Ramy Youssef as a 20-something, first generation Egyptian-American who is on a spiritual journey in New (…)
