MIP Cancun Releases Speakers
Three industry leaders, Laurens Drillich, president, Endemol Shine Latino, Joshua Mintz, deputy to the president, TV Azteca, and Tomas Yankelevich, Content & International Business director, Telefe, have joined the line-up of the third (…)
Xtreme Video’s ‘Let’s Be Frank’ Kicks Off on VOD
XTreme Video has launched Let’s Be Frank internationally on VOD. The 52-minute film portrays the double life of Frank James Solomon, a traveling big wave surfer with a questionable (…)
DCD Rights Nabs Deals for ‘Deep Water’ and ‘The Code’
Independent U.K.-based distributor DCD Rights has signed a range of deals for four-part crime thriller Deep Water and the second season of thriller The Code. Set to premiere on SBS Australia this autumn, Deep (…)
Brazil, Germany and U.K. Lead iEmmy Noms
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences released this year’s nominations today. Brazil received the most nods, with seven nominations (including Alexandre Nero of Globo TV’s Rules of the (…)
‘Pendulum’ Picked up by NBCUni and Quercus
NBCUniversal International Studios is developing Pendulum, Adam Hamdy’s crime thriller. The series follows an ordinary man targeted for death by a serial killer. Hamdy will work with NBCUniversal International (…)
Up the Ladder: A+E Networks U.K.
A+E Networks U.K. has appointed Kenny Reynolds as vice president, Creative, effective immediately. Reynolds will oversee all creative output for A+E Network U.K.’s portfolio of channels, including HISTORY, Lifetime, Crime + (…)
Up the Ladder: Keshet International
Keshet International (KI) has appointed Anke Stoll as director of Acquisitions and Co-productions and Rose Hughes as senior sales manager. Both will be based out of the Keshet UK London (…)
NYTVF Releases Line-Up for 2016
The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) has released schedule highlights for the 12th annual New York Television Festival, which takes place October 24-29. The event is held primarily at (…)
MGM Renews Deal with Greg Robertson for Asia Pacific Office
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has renewed Greg Robertson for multiyear extension to continue running the Asia Pacific office as managing director and svp, International Television Distribution. Since joining MGM in 2013, Robertson (…)
Joséphine Ange Picked Up in Poland
Poland’s Nowa Tv (TV Spektrum) has recently acquired broadcast rights to Lagardère Studios Distribution’s series Joséphine Ange. The series, produced by DEMD productions, has aired on TF1 since 1997 (…)