Armoza’s Babushka Picked Up in Spain
Armoza Formats’ studio game show Babushka has been licensed in Spain by TVG. The first season, locally produced by Productora Faro is comprised of 65 episodes that will air (…)
Up the Ladder: Blue Ant Media
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has appointed David Brown to CEO of Omnia Media. The announcement arrives after Blue Ant Media’s total acquisition of the digital video network earlier in 2016. Brown is a former (…)
Movistar+ Unveils El Puente
Movistar+, Telefónica’s pay-TV platform in Spain has unveiled docu-style reality El Puente (The Bridge) to be released in 2017. Spanish anchor Paula Vázquez will host the series, which will be produced (…)
John Rogers to EP Lionsgate’s Kingkiller Chronicle TV Series
Lionsgate has signed John Rogers (The Librarians,Leverage) to write the pilot and executive produce the television adaptation of fantasy books The Kingkiller Chronicle, along with franchise creative producer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana), (…)
Westworld and This is Us Join Paleyfest
The Paley Center for Media’s 34 annual PaleyFest Los Angeles will return to the Dolby Theatre March 17-26, 2017. The interactive pop culture event brings together TV fans and (…)
fuboTV Secures Affiliate Agreements with FNG, NBCU and A+E
fuboTV , a streaming pay TV service for sports and entertainment programming, has nabbed affiliate agreements with Fox Networks Group, NBCUniversal, A+E Networks, Crown Media Family Networks, Fuse Media, NBA (…)
eOne and The Mark Gordon Company Partner with Moonriver
Xavier Marchand, The Mark Gordon Company and Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered with Marchand’s new U.K.-based film and television development and production outfit Moonriver Content (Moonriver). Under his new (…)
MIPFormats International Pitch Call for Entries
The 2017 MIPFormats International Pitch has opened their call for entries. The pitching competition is open to creators and producers of innovative non-scripted entertainment formats. The projects must be submitted (…)
Up the Ladder: The Fred Rogers Company
Children’s entertainment company The Fred Rogers Company has named Paul Siefken President and CEO, effective January 1, 2017. Currently vice president of Broadcast & Digital Media, Siefken succeeds longtime (…)
Genius Brands to Launch SpacePOP in Southern Europe
Brand management company Genius Brands International has licensed the content distribution, licensing and merchandising rights to SpacePOP in Southern Europe, including Spain, Portugal and Italy, for a launch in (…)