Studio 100 And WeKids Asia’s Distribution Deal
Germany’s Studio 100 Media has entered a distribution deal with China’s WeKids Asia to offer some of its titles to the Chinese market. The Chinese animation provider has obtained the rights (…)
Bomanbridge’s Program Sales In South Korea
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has unveiled its program sales to South Korean companies KBS, JEI TV, and EBS. KBS acquired the documentary Atlantic: Fire in the Ocean about a chain of underwater volcanic mountains. (…)
Armoza’s ‘Curvy Supermodel’ Licensed to SBT, RTLII
Brazilian broadcaster SBT has commissioned the first season of Armoza Format’s reality competition series Curvy Supermodel. In addition, the series’ second season has been licensed by RTLII in Germany. Curvy Supermodel is a nationwide (…)
GRB’s Sales To France, Israel, and Africa
GRB Entertainment has closed docu-series sales to France’s RMC Decouverte, Israel’s Ananey Communications, and MNET Africa. RMC Decouverte acquired Auction Kings, a show about auctioneer Paul Brown and his Atlanta staff (…)
‘Moonlight’ Wins Best Picture At Oscars
Last night at the Oscars, Moonlight (A24) won Best Picture, in a wild turn of events, after La La Land (Lionsgate) was incorrectly announced as the winner. Among the night’s winners included: Casey Affleck for (…)
CaribbeanTales TV Pilots Begin Production
By funding through Flow and Caribbean Tales Media Group, three TV series pilots will begin production. The three projects include: Battledream Chronicle, a sci-fi drama animated series created by Alain Bidard; Heat, (…)
INSIGHT TV Commissions ‘King of the Hammers’
INSIGHT TV has commissioned the racecar series King of the Hammers. Produced in collaboration with LSP, King of the Hammers is about rock crawling, a form of off-road driving. The series, filmed at (…)
Fox Introduces 2017 Fox Writers Lab Participants
Fox Inclusion has revealed the participants for Fox Writers Lab, the company’s writers’ platform, which aims to cultivate experienced writers and create a channel for prospective hires for its television, (…)
Andreas Prochaska To Direct ‘Das Boot’
German director Andreas Prochaska will direct Das Boot, co-produced by Bavaria Fernsehproduktion, Sky Germany, and Sonar Entertainment. Das Boot, an eight-part TV series, takes place immediately after the events in the 1981 (…)
Toei Animation Brings Back ‘Mazinger Z’ As Feature Film
Toei Animation is reintroducing the anime series Mazinger Z as a forthcoming feature film. Mazinger Z began in 1972 as a serialized manga by the cartoonist Go Nagai. The manga was adapted into an (…)