Yearly Archives: 2021

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Acorn TV Orders ‘Agatha Raisin’ S4

AMC Networks’ Acorn TV commissioned a fourth season of Agatha Raisin from Free@Last TV.

Based on M.C. Beaton’s best-selling novels, Agatha Raisin centers around the former (…)

By |February 11th, 2021|Categories: News|4 Comments

NHK Enterprises Buys ‘Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles’ For Japan

NHK Enterprises, the business arm of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, secured Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles for the AXN Mystery channel in Japan.

Produced by START, the streaming (…)

By |February 11th, 2021|Categories: News|0 Comments

Sky NZ And ViacomCBS Renew Content Deal

Sky NZ and ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group renewed a multi-year deal.

The new agreement will continue to deliver Sky and Neon customers with content from CBS, (…)

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MIPTV Reports Strong Buyer Demand For Digital 2021 Edition

Reed MIDEM reported that there is a strong buyer and commissioner demand for Digital MIPTV 2021.

The market organizer confirmed a positive early response to the (…)

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The “New” Localism of Bookstore Chains: A Path For TV Stations to Win Over Streamers?

Recently, James Daunt, the new CEO of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain (the fifth person to hold this position since 2013), launched an “innovative” initiative for his 600 stores: (…)

By |February 11th, 2021|Categories: WaterCooler|0 Comments

FilmRise Inks Distribution Deal With Reel One Entertainment

FilmRise signed a distribution agreement with Reel One Entertainment. The deal covers a package of 15 romantic comedy films as well as the licensing of an additional (…)

By |February 10th, 2021|Categories: News|0 Comments

Global Agency’s ‘Cash or Splash’ Launches In Tunisia

Global Agency licensed the first season of Cash or Splash to El Hiwar Ettounsi TV in Tunisia.

Originally broadcasted on TRT in Turkey, Cash or Splash (…)

By |February 10th, 2021|Categories: News|1 Comment

ABC Commercial Inks Pre-Sale Deal For ‘Firestarter’

ABC Commercial confirmed a pre-sale deal for Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra.

The Swedish public broadcaster SVT picked up Firestarter for its SVT2 Channel and SVT (…)

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TV France International Launches Le Rendez-Vous Docs

TV France International unveiled its new initiative, Le Rendez-Vous Docs 2021.

The new documentary-focused market will hold its first digital edition on March 18, 2021. The (…)

By |February 10th, 2021|Categories: News|0 Comments

SPI/FilmBox Brings Channels To Ireland

SPI/FilmBox closed a distribution deal with eir in Ireland.

The Irish telecommunications company will offer five channels from SPI/FilmBox’s channel portfolio as part of the eir (…)

By |February 10th, 2021|Categories: News|0 Comments