Hollywood Gets Incentive Raise
Thanks to a 64-1 vote in the State Assembly and a 31-3 vote in the Senate, last Friday California legislators gave state Governor Gavin Newson the gift he had long (…)
Australia’s SBS Pre-Buys ‘Royal Gardens’
SBS Australia has pre-bought a new six-part original series from producer Big Media exploring some of the world’s most majestic royal estates through their historic and botanical wonders. Royal Gardens, which is (…)
Expectation and Plegazoid Partner on Formats
U.K. indie prodco Expectation has announced a partnership with Plegazoid, the creative studio run by renowned format creator David Flynn (pictured).
Flynn will work closely with the Expectation’s development team to (…)
A New Book, Rocky Marciano, And a Party
The fifth volume of I Messaggeri d’Abruzzo nel Mondo (Abruzzo’s Messengers Around the World) by VideoAge‘s Editor-in-Chief Dom Serafini is sponsored by TLN, an Italian and Spanish TV network in (…)
FOX to Debut Event Series ‘The Faithful’ on March 22
FOX Entertainment will rollout Biblical event series, The Faithful, on March 22, 2026, on FOX. The series, which will air in three, two-hour installments leading into the (…)
Product Placement Financing
Hollywood and Madison Avenue are now getting serious. In addition to traditional product placement naturals, like Procter & Gamble brands, today new entrants like banks, fashion labels and toy (…)
Lots of Besos for Bezos in Venice
No, it’s not yet time for the Venice Film Festival; nonetheless, Venice is currently hosting a Hollywood-style event: the wedding of American billionaire Jeff Bezos and American TV personality Lauren (…)
RTL to Buy Sky Deutschland
RTL Group, a Bertelsmann subsidiary, is planning to acquire the pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland from U.S. media group Comcast.
Comcast will receive €150 million in cash and — depending (…)
Globo’s ‘Brazil Avenue’ on TV Latina in Peru
Globo’s telenovela Brazil Avenue is now airing in Peru through a partnership with free-to-air channel TV Latina.
“We’re very pleased to renew our partnership with TV Latina and bring (…)
BossaNova Acquires Celeb Lifestyle Series
U.K.-based BossaNova Media has acquired the rights to three new celebrity-led lifestyle series: Martin Compston Living Las Vegas, Guy Martin: Proper Jobs and Katie Piper’s Weekend Escape.
Produced by Zinc Media’s (…)
