YouTube and Buzzfeed Partner on New Original Series
YouTube has ordered full seasons of the scripted comedy series Broke and the competition show Squad Wars from BuzzFeed Motion Pictures (BFMP), the Los Angeles studio arm of the global (…)
eOne Inks First-Look Deal With Datari Turner
Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into a first-look deal for unscripted programming with filmmaker, producer and show creator Datari Turner under his Datari Turner Productions banner. The (…)
Canada’s Family Channel’s Stand Up! Campaign Returns
Canada’s Family Channel is launching the 14th annual Bullying Awareness Week campaign. The campaign encourages students to speak out against bullying when they see it happen. Family is showcasing the commitment of its (…)
SPT Picks Up Stars! and ‘Director’s Shortcut’ from ‘Prime’
Sony Pictures Television has signed for 35 episodes of Prime Entertainment’s Stars! and 30 episodes of Director’s Short Cut. Both series will be aired in the U.S. Stars! gathers (…)
SPI/FILMBOX Expands Caribbean Distribution
After launching several thematic channels in Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada, SPI International is expanding its distribution footprint in the Caribbean, and plans to sign up more cable networks, (…)
Armoza’s Marriage Content Shines in Germany
German-speaking network 3Sat has commissioned Armoza Formats’ factual entertainment show With This Ring. The broadcaster will adapt the series, which addresses the trials of married life, for audiences across (…)
STUDIOCANAL Inks Premium Drama Package Deal with VRT Belgium
Public service broadcaster VRT Belgium has picked up drama series Midnight Sun, The Five, and season three of Crossing Lines from STUDIOCANAL. Eight-part thriller Midnight Sun (pictured) will premiere at the (…)
Hat Trick International Brings ‘Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons’ Across the World
London-based independent distributor Hat Trick International has signed new deals for Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons and distribution rights for Emma Read’s Emporium Productions’ new observational documentary Inside The Freemasons (pictured). (…)
RAI President Antonio Campo Dall’Orto in “VideoAge”
VideoAge’s interview with the president and director general (DG) of Italy’s RAI, Antonio Campo Dall’Orto (pictured above with VideoAge’s editor), which will appear in the MIPCOM Issue, is interesting on several (…)
ZDF Co-Produces ‘The Worst Witch’
The Worst Witch, based on Jill Murphy’s children’s classic, has been adapted for the screen. The series is being produced by CBBC Productions in collaboration with Germany’s ZDF, ZDF (…)
