The Board of Jurors for the Peabody Awards has selected Norman Lear for the Individual Award and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) for the Institutional Award. Lear and ITVS will be(…)

LifeArt Global Media Festival will have its inaugural run this year, debuting in Greece, from July 2-12, 2017. The festival, which takes inspiration from the Greek director Michael Cacoyannis, is(…)

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced an initiative aimed to help young creative in the industry: “The Future of Creativity: The Cannes Lions Young Creative Poll.” The poll(…)

SPI International/FILMBOX has signed a distribution agreement with federal satellite operator Orion. As part of the terms of the agreement, Orion will offer seven SPI channels on its Telekarta(…)

Suisse Vague Sa has acquired the international rights for the animated rock series SUPERHILLCOOL, a new show dedicated to millennials . Currently in production, SUPERHILLCOOL finds four band members coming together to enter(…)

TV and multimedia content producer Zinc Media Group has appointed Roy Ackerman as managing director of Films of Record and director of International Strategy, TV. Prior to joining Zinc Media, Ackerman(…)

The Hot Docs Festival is taking place in Toronto from April 27 to May 7. Among those to be in attendance will be special featured guests, such as fashion designer Zac(…)

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be producing the first-ever live 4K video stream from space during its 2017 NAB Show Super Session “Reaching for the Stars:(…)

Colossal, the film starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, had a strong debut for its opening, grossing almost $126K in four theaters. The film, directed by Nacho Vigalondo, will be(…)

For the week of April 17, 2017, Wheel of Fortune will present “Wheel Around the World,” a special weekly showcase of the international versions of the program that are produced in other(…)