Sony Buys Stake in Hopster, a Preschool VOD Platform

Sony Pictures Television Networks has taken a minority stake in Hopster, a global pre-school SVOD platform.

The investment complements SPT Networks’ (…)

By |October 20th, 2016|0 Comments

MIPCOM 2016 Breaks Attendance Records

It started with MIPJunior, which set the tone for the week with a record 1,600 participants, including more than 630 buyers (a 10 percent jump), 1,200 programs in the screening (…)

By |October 20th, 2016|0 Comments

Rainbow, Simba Dickie Group Roll Out “Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends” Items

Rainbow, the largest animation studio in Europe and one of the world’s biggest licensors, and Simba Dickie Group, a global leader in children’s entertainment and (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Portugal’s SIC-K and Canada’s Teletoon Take on More “Yu-Gi-Oh!”

4K Media Inc., the Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. subsidiary that manages licensing and marketing of the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand outside of Asia, has announced that existing partner SIC-K (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Telefe Signs New Deals in Asia and the Middle East

Telefe is expanding its reach in Asia and the Middle East with a few new deals. Super series The Return of Lucas has been (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Studio 100 Signs Deal with Société Radio Canada for CGI series

Studio 100 Media has signed a new agreement with Radio-Canada, the public broadcaster in French Canada. The channel has secured exclusive free-to-air rights for the (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

CBS Orders Candy Crush Game Show

CBS has ordered Candy Crush, a new one-hour, live action game show based on the wildly popular mobile game franchise. CBS, Lionsgate and (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Armoza’s “Curvy Supermodel” Headed to Poland

Armoza Formats‘ new primetime reality TV competition Curvy Supermodel has been sold to Polish media group Rochstar. The down-to-earth modeling series, also picked up by the Netherlands’ Tuvalu Media, (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Vimeo Launches Global TV Network; Partners with Starz, Lionsgate

At MIPCOM, Vimeo officially launched its new global television storefront in partnership with Lionsgate, the first major Hollywood studio to provide content, including (…)

By |October 19th, 2016|0 Comments

Mediaset and Astro Confirm Production Deal for ‘Tuscan Passion’

Italy’s Mediaset Distribution and Malaysian pay TV broadcaster Astro have inked a production and distribution deal for Mediaset series Tuscan Passion. The deal unites three parties—Mediaset, Astro and Malaysian production (…)

By |October 18th, 2016|0 Comments