Armoza Dramas Commissioned in Brazil
Brazil’s Globosat has licensed two scripted dramas from Armoza Formats. The multichannel cable and satellite TV service in Latin America and Brazil has commissioned the ready-mades of Hostages and (…)
“Patriot Movement” Verité Wraps Principal Photography
Morgan Spurlock’s Warrior Poets, First Look Media, and Impact Partners have wrapped principal photography for the Untitled Patriot Movement Documentary feature. Director and cinematographer David Byars (Self Storage) goes inside the 2016 occupation (…)
Passion Distribution Picks Up ‘Dr. Christian Will See You Now’
London-based Passion Distribution has acquired Dr. Christian Will See You Now, an eight-part series for UKTV’s premium entertainment channel W from Firecracker starring Dr. Christian Jessen. The series will (…)
The Road To MIPCOM: Q & A with eOne’s Stuart Baxter
In preparation for MIPCOM, we’re running a series of brief interviews with leading executives. We chatted with eOne Television International’s president, Stuart Baxter, about the Toronto-based company’s plans for (…)
Up the Ladder: Pulse Films
Global content studio Pulse Films is expanding its Unscripted Television division with two new hires. The company has promoted Emma Cooper to managing director, Unscripted Television, UK, and hired Fred Grinstein as the (…)
Singaporean Blogger Debuts E! Special
E! Asia has announced original production: Wendy Vs the World, starring controversial Singaporean blogger Wendy Cheng, (also known as Xiaxue.) Famous for her uncensored social commentary, Wendy has more than (…)
Royal Television Society Reveals London Conference Lineup
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has unveiled its lineup of speakers and sessions for the RTS London Conference 2016. The biennial event, which takes place on September 27, 2016 at (…)
Cartoon Tributes 2016 Honor francetv distribution
francetv distribution has been nominated in the Distributor of the Year category of the Cartoon Tributes 2016. The annual ceremony is held during the Cartoon Forum; a co-production platform dedicated (…)
MX1 Reveals New Platform
Media services company MX1 has consolidated the services formerly offered by the company, and has announced a hybrid, cloud-based and on-premises end-to-end media platform, MX1 360. The new platform will (…)
ITV3 to Air ‘L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables’
Canadian production and distribution studio Breakthrough Entertainment has inked a deal with ITV to bring L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables to the U.K. The two-hour film (produced by (…)