NATPE Miami Set To Be A Record Market
Studios and the distribution business are once again taking center stage at NATPE Miami 2016; and digital media is again filling the role of buyers, on par with broadcasters.
With newly (…)
ATF Is Big on Trends and Seminars. Now The Market Has Better Hopes
Angeline Poh of Singapore’s MDA (Media Development Authority) was at MIPCOM this past October to promote both production and distribution opportunities in Singapore and show off the advantages of the (…)
How AFM Changed Over The Years: Archives Set The Stage
In its 35 years of existence, the American Film Market (AFM) has gone through ups and downs, mirroring the trends of the independent international film industry and the strengths and (…)
TruTV Expands Original Programming
One year past its brand update, TruTV has ordered three new primetime series, renewed two series and has ordered two pilots. The moves come after the audience data has (…)
Berlinale Spotlight in Tunis
The Berlinale Spotlight features specially curated programs at film festivals and other cultural events around the world. This year, the 26th Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia is hosting the (…)
RTÉ Global Sells High Hopes to UKTV
Ireland’s RTÉ Global has sold two of its primetime series to UKTV: The High Hopes Choir and Rachel Allen’s Coastal Cooking. Tyrone Production’s The High Hopes Choir is an (…)
First-Look Deal for Lionsgate, Jon Hurtwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Writers/directors/producers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have entered a multi-year, first-look television deal with Lionsgate Television. The duo’s first project under the deal, single-camera comedy Fair and Balanced for ABC, (…)
Cisneros’ “Amor Secreto” Premieres in U.S.
Cisneros Media Distribution’s telenovela Amor Secreto debuts on November 30 at 3pm Eastern on Estrella TV, the largest privately held, minority-owned U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster. Amor Secreto, an adaptation (…)
U.S. TV Cancellations Are Getting Harder To Do
We’re more than halfway through November, and as we reported earlier, some broadcast network shows are, of course, doing better than others. But the biggest surprise is that (…)
SMPTE Elects New Officers, Governors for 2016-2017
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has appointed new officers and governors for the 201-2017 term. Three SMPTE officers were re-elected and will continue in their current (…)
