VICE Media Unveils New Structure
VICE Media has formed VICE Studios Group, a content studio comprised of five production entities: Pulse Films, UnTypical, VICE Studios LatAm, VICE Studios Canada and a news documentary unit; with a (…)
All3Media Secures Pre-Sales for ‘Spacey Unmasked’
All3Media International has secured multiple pre-sales for docuseries Spacey Unmasked, a forensic look at a man who was once one of the most admired and respected actors in the world.
Featuring never-seen-before (…)
“Bake Off” Not Going Off
The Great British Bake Off, produced by the U.K.’s Love Productions and available in the U.S. on Netflix — where it’s known as The Great British Baking Show — will likely be (…)
Xilam Secures Partners for “Piggy Builders”
French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a number of European public broadcast partners for its upcoming CG preschool proprietary series Piggy Builders, with France Télévisions (France), BBC (U.K.) and (…)
Mediawan Acquires Leonine Studios
Mediawan has acquired Germany’s Leonine Studios in an all-stock transaction. The combination establishes Mediawan as one of Europe’s biggest media companies with 85 labels, a catalog of more than 30,000 (…)
TVMonaco Partners with Kevin Sempé
TVMonaco has partnered with underwater specialist/director Kevin Sempé on a slate of programs featuring the marine world.
A first collection of documentaries, dedicated to endangered animals, is directed by Kevin Sempé, (…)
Samsung TV Plus Launches ‘Surfer’ in Australia
FAST channel provider acTVe has debuted Surfer on Samsung TV Plus Australia, offering classic and original surf-themed films and series.
The channel brings the content and expertise of Surfer Magazine to (…)
Broadband Ping Pong in the U.S.
The FCC, the U.S. telecommunications federal regulator, has just reclassified broadband access as “common carrier,” thus reinstating the Net Neutrality status of the Internet.
For some analysts there is still ambiguity (…)
French Riviera Fest Unveils Finalist Shorts
The annual French Riviera Film Festival has unveiled the finalist shorts of the 2024 competition. First launched in 2019, the festival recognizes short-form content created for film, television, web and all digital platforms.
Scheduled during the time period (…)
Bell Media Launches Ten FAST Channels
Canada’s Bell Media has launched ten FAST channels in French and English.
“With the launch of our FAST channels, Bell Media once again aims to grow and deepen relationships with its (…)