The holiday film “Heart Full of Hope,” produced by Nicole Mendez, executive director of the Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation, and Suzanne DeLaurentiis, has just wrapped production.

The film, written by Tricia Aurand (…)

New York-based FilmRise has been acquired by U.S. private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management, which has merged it with existing portfolio company Shout! Studios.

The combined company, Radial Entertainment, is a (…)

Austria’s ORF-Enterprise has added new limited mystery series “Jones” to its slate. Produced by Caracol Studios in Portugal, “Jones” will be broadcast on RTP in Portugal, with filming scheduled for (…)

Chiara Sbarigia, president of the Rome, Italy-based Cinecittá Studios, resigned after four years from her role as head of the state-owned entertainment group.

VideoAge met Sbarigia on June 21, 2025 at the (…)

Thirtyfour Media – the indie production community championing independent European creative labels – has added two new partners to its fold: Norway’s The Oslo Company and Belgium’s Sputnik Media.

The Oslo (…)

U.K. indie Dash Pictures unveiled five unscripted titles in production as part of its 2025 line-up.

Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols, produced in association with National Geographic, brings (…)

Banijay Kids & Family is representing global distribution rights for the edutaining saga “Once Upon a Time…”, following the majority acquisition of French animation company Procidis last year.

Produced by Procidis, (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)