China’s iQIYI Debuts ‘Sesame Street’ Programming
Sesame Workshop partnered with Chinese online video service iQiyi to launch its branded Sesame Street section on the platform.
The branded content rolled out this month with exclusive (…)
Khabar TV Commissions Armoza’s ‘The Four’
Khabar TV in Kazakhstan ordered Armoza Formats‘ singing competition, The Four.
The local version will air beginning September 12, 2018. In The Four, four finalists are announced before the season (…)
Banijay Group Launches Studio In Italy
Banijay Group announced the launch of its Rome-based operation, Banijay Studios Italy.
The studio will be led by head of Drama, Massimo Del Frate, who previously served as (…)
Will Smith And Marc Forster Acquire Telepool
Actor Will Smith and director Marc Forster partnered to acquire the German licensing and distribution company Telepool.
Included in the acquisition, Telepool will move forward as a development, (…)
Passion Concludes CEE Package Deals
Passion Distribution secured a slew of lifestyle and documentary sales across Central and Eastern Europe.
Poland’s TVN acquired Where To I Do?, Chilli Hunter (pictured), and season 35 of Unreported World. Additionally, (…)
Studio Screenings at NBI Are Now Aiding Indies
A number of large U.S. studios are holding their post-L.A. Screenings, new season screenings at what is now known as NATPE Budapest International (or NBI), the newest in a long (…)
Up The Ladder: EPIX
EPIX appointed Laura Sher to EVP, head of Business and Legal Affairs, Original Programming.
Prior to joining EPIX, Sher most recently served as partner in the Entertainment practice (…)
Sabbatical’s ‘Draw’ Debuts on CNN
Sabbatical Entertainment‘s new sports, Spanish-language documentary, Draw, will premiere in July on CNN for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic audiences.
Draw features two outstanding players, one from the past (…)
Gusto TV Launches In Singapore
Gusto Worldwide Media announced the launch of its linear channel, Gusto TV, in Singapore for August 2018.
The food and lifestyle channel will be included on the pay-TV (…)
Kew Media Secures CEE Sales
Kew Media Distribution, a division of Kew Media Group, signed several deals for Central and Eastern Europe. Viasat World acquired the pay-TV rights to 21 hours (…)
