Bulgaria’s VIVACOM Inks Distribution Deal with SPI/Filmbox
SPI/Filmbox signed a distribution deal with Bulgaria’s VIVACOM, which will see six Filmbox channels on VIVACOM’s DTH and IPTV platforms. The channel lineup will include thematic channels Film Box (…)
Amazon U.K. Takes CBS Summer Series “American Gothic” and “Braindead”
CBS Studios International and Amazon Prime Video U.K. today announced a licensing agreement for CBS’s summer event series, American Gothic and Braindead (pictured). Both 13-part series will premiere in (…)
Farpoint and Rive Gauche Enter First-Look Deal
Farpoint Films and Rive Gauche Television have entered a first-look deal to co-develop and produce unscripted television series. The co-productions will be intended for a national and international (…)
“Anne of Green Gables” to Air on PBS
Canadian production company Breakthrough Entertainment and American public broadcaster PBS have finalized an all-rights broadcast deal that will bring the revival of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables to (…)
Keshet’s “BOOM!” Tops Charts in Spain
Keshet International’s game show BOOM! received top ratings on Antena 3 in Spain last Wednesday, reaching a 20.3% average share and more than two million viewers. BOOM!, originally created (…)
Monte-Carlo Opens with “Chicago Med” Debut
The 56th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival kicked off on June 12. HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and HSH Princess Charlene introduced members of the 2016 Golden (…)
Netflix Licenses Caracol’s “Sobrevivendo a Pablo Escobar”
Caracol, one of Colombia’s top networks, and Netflix have reached a licensing agreement for Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar, new series currently under development and La Niña. These productions will (…)
Up the Ladder: Nippon TV
Nippon TV’s International Business Development division (IBD) has appointed Atsushi Hatayama as president. Hatayama joins the division from Nippon TV’s News Department. In his new position, Hatayama will be dedicated (…)
Sony Launches Environment-Themed “Picture This” Festival
Sony Pictures Television Networks has released details for the Picture This Festival for the Environment. The global storytelling contest aims to celebrate tales of hope in the protection and (…)
Trace Brings a Slate of Thematic Channels to Seychelles
International media group Trace has kicked off a host of themed channels on Cable and Wireless (CWS) Seychelles. The wide partnership the companies started on May 1, with the (…)