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The Diplomatic Council has selected Emblematic Group for the Global Media Innovator. Emblematic Group, founded by Nonny de la Peña, was selected for being a leader in the field of virtual (…)

Candlewick Entertainment has obtained the global rights to a young readers book series based on Ride, the TV series, which debuted on Nickelodeon on January 30. The rights were acquired from (…)

Kew Media Group has proposed acquisitions for six content companies to create a global media platform, in a deal worth $104 million. Kew will amass a combined library of more (…)

Indie production company Eleventh Hour Films has named Mike Ellen as head of Development. In his new role, Ellen will oversee development of original and book-based drama content, for both domestic (…)

Sesame Workshop and Cbeebies’ co-production The Furchester Hotel starts streaming on Netflix today. Set in a family-run hotel, this live action series introduces good-humored monsters and a few Sesame Street favorites, including Elmo and Cookie (…)

The Spanish-language broadcasting company LBI Media has signed a multiyear national carriage deal with DISH to widen Estrella TV’s U.S. presence. Estrella TV will be added to the satellite provider’s America’s Top (…)

Zoomin.TV, part of MTG, will be investing more than two million euros in support of its Generation Z strategy for Germany. The company has named former Clipkit CEO Cengiz (…)

Mette M. Bølstad and Stephen Uhlander, screenwriters for the political drama series Nobel, won the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for best script at the Göteborg Film Festival and TV Drama (…)

After launching its international division headed by Cyrus Farrokh, Propagate has partnered with Caracol to develop and produce Caracol formats, such as La Niña and A Otro Nivel, for the U.S. market. Over the last (…)

Gaumont has established a U.S. feature film division and has hired Johanna Byer, as vice president of Creative Affairs, to oversee the division. Based in Los Angeles, Byer will be (…)