Up The Ladder: SMPTE
SMPTE has appointed Michele Wright as director of business development and outreach. Wright will lead the society’s marketing and sales teams and partner with SMPTE staff and volunteers to guide (…)
Film Festivals and TV Fairs Are Not Compatible
By Dom Serafini
In October, Rome hosted two entertainment events that took place simultaneously but separately. The “first” was the Rome Cinema Festival. And the second was MIA: the International Audiovisual (…)
Viaplay Signs Deal with Australia’s SBS
Viaplay Group and SBS have signed a multi-year partnership that makes content from Viaplay Select available in Australia on the SBS On Demand streaming service. Launching on November 2, SBS (…)
Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster Blocked
Penguin Random House’s $2.18 billion acquisition of rival book publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. was blocked by federal judge Florence Y. Pan, who found the merger would lessen competition.
Simon & (…)
Paul Presburger Exits Pantaya and Pantelion
After more than a decade serving as the CEO of Pantelion Films and Pantaya, Paul Presburger is departing the company to focus on Globalgate Entertainment, the international production and co-financing (…)
GMA’s Filipino Dramas Showcased in Cannes
GMA Network, through its content distribution arm GMA Worldwide, showcased a rich slate of Filipino dramas at the recently-concluded MIPCOM Cannes. Representing the company at the market were senior vice president (…)
FilmBox Channels and Gametoon Now in Ethiopia
SPI/FilmBox and CANAL+ Group have added Gametoon to their offering in Ethiopia, following the launch of movie channels FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Action and FilmBox Family earlier this year. Gametoon is available (…)
AFM Kicks Off Today
The 43th American Film Market opens its doors today at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and welcomes the global industry back to Santa Monica for the first (…)
WildBrain To Rep ‘LOL ComediHa!’
Canada-based WildBrain has signed an agreement for the international distribution of comedy series LOL ComediHa! for FAST (free, ad-supported streaming TV) and AVOD (ad-supported video on demand) platforms, with the (…)
DISCOP MIAMI Confirms Exhibiting Rates
Following last week’s announcement, Basic Lead, the organizers of DISCOP MIAMI, set to be held on January 31-January 2, 2023 at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, confirmed (…)