Rose d’Or Unveils Host, Opens for Entries
The Rose d’Or and The European Broadcasting Union have announced that comedy star Sophie Duker will host this year’s Awards Ceremony, set to take place on December 2, 2024, at King’s Place (…)
New Metric Media Partners with Sasha Leigh Henry
Comedy-focused entertainment studio New Metric Media has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Sasha Leigh Henry to produce new original projects across multiple mediums including television, film and theater.
“We’re delighted (…)
Amuz Distribution Expands
Canada-based Amuz Distribution, through its parent company ComediHa!, has acquired the entire catalog from the Just For Laughs Group and hired Carlos Pacheco as director of Monetization & OTT. The Just For Laugh Group (…)
DeAPlaneta, Newen Partner on ‘Azuro & The Dragon Squad’
DeAPlaneta Entertainment and Newen Connect (a subsidiary of the TF1 Group and of Newen Studios) have signed a deal for fantasy/adventure children’s animated series Azuro & The Dragon Squad.
Under this agreement, (…)
‘Mermaid Magic’ To Debut on Netflix This August
Italy-based Rainbow Studios is releasing new CG-animated series Mermaid Magic on Netflix globally on August 22.
Created and produced by Iginio Straffi (Winx Club), Mermaid Magic is set in the underwater (…)
Bundling Issue for Streamers
After the still unresolved “viewer fatigue” issue streamers now have to confront “bundling” issues. In the “cable era,” consumers liked a-la-carte offerings, and content providers liked bundling. In the “streaming (…)
Canela.TV to Feature More than 100 Classic Mexican Films
Starting this month, Canela Media will feature more than 100 films from the golden age of Mexican cinema exclusively on Canela.TV. These films will be released in Spanish and available (…)
A TV Basket Full of Billions
The total of all television deals for the rights of the U.S. National Basketball Association games reaches $76 billion over 11 years.
The NBC television network is negotiating a $2.5 billion (…)
Banijay Secures Deals for ‘Moominvalley’
Banijay Kids & Family has secured a slate of international distribution deals for animated series Moominvalley.
Banijay Kids & Family Distribution, which handles worldwide sales for the series (including digital), has (…)
TBI Closes After 35 Years of Publication
Yesterday, June 6, 2024, Informa, the U.K. group behind TV trade magazine TBI, posted on its homepage: “We are deeply sorry to announce this news: TBI is closing after more (…)