April 2016
Pity program buyers for whom split personalities are a job requirement. Fortunately, this critic doesn’t have to deal with audience tastes, but can just appreciate the production value of shows. (…)
Formats: Unloved By The Law, Loved By Viewers
It is, perhaps, a revealing testament to the true nature of the television business that, despite the refusal of courts on either side of the Atlantic and Pacific to recognize (…)
Sports in All Television Forms is Going Through A Change — $50 Billion Worth of Change
Sports on television is big business worldwide. It has the most complex license fee structure of all TV content. Sports TV licensing is going through a structural change because of (…)
European Fiction Is Becoming An American Drama
The international television business was founded on the sale of U.S. dramas — initially feature films, but primetime TV drama quickly followed. So, it is no surprise that, from the (…)
Up the Ladder: XII Tribes
Canadian media company XII Tribes Entertainment has appointed Georges Leclere as president, International Affairs. Leclere, a writer, creator and executive producer, previously served on the company’s advisory board. From 1997-2006, (…)
SPI’s FIGHTBOX HD to Broadcast Superkombat
SPI International’s FIGHTBOX HD and FITE TV will show the live broadcast of the kickboxing Superkombat Fighting Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event is the first Superkombat (…)
My Zen Picks Up Prime’s “World Spas”
Prime Entertainment Group has secured a multi-territory deal with My Zen TV for lifestyle and travel series World Spas. The high definition series explores the greatest places for vacation, (…)
Cottonwood, ZDF Co-Produce “Paris Opera”
Cottonwood Media, ZDF and ZDF Enterprises are joining forces on a co-production deal for the premium, weekly drama series Paris Opera. The collaboration marks a first between the (…)
DHX Inks “Teletubbies” Broadcast Deals
Halifax-based DHX Media has signed 10 more broadcast deals around the globe for its new Teletubbies series. The deals include: TVE in Spain, for its Clan channel; BBC Worldwide (…)
“Moses and the Ten Commandments” Returns for Season 4
After the success of the Moses and the Ten Commandments film, Brazil’s Record TV has confirmed the release date of the series’ fourth season. The movie, Record’s first theatrical (…)