Up the Ladder: VidaPrimo, RGTV
TV distribution vet (and International TV Distribution Hall of Fame honoree) Michael Jay Solomon (pictured) has been named Chairman of the Board of Latin entertainment channel VidaPrimo. Solomon, who previously (…)
Keshet Brings “Boom!” to Brazil
Keshet International (KI) has licensed its game show format Boom! to SBT, Brazil’s second largest television network. The series, originally created by Keshet, Ido Rosenblum and July August Productions, is a trivia (…)
ONE World Sports Joins FuboTV lineup
FuboTV, a U.S.-based virtual multichannel programming distributor, will now offer ONE World Sports as part of its channel roster. The channel offers live and exclusive coverage of global sporting (…)
Bell Media Acquires Gusto Brand for Canada
Bell Media announced today that it has acquired the Gusto brand in Canada, and will launch a new food-centric channel later this year. This is Bell’s first foray into (…)
Bento Box to Develop & Produce “The Blues Brothers”
Independent studio Bento Box Entertainment (BBE) will develop and produce The Blues Brothers, a new primetime animated comedy series. The series chronicles the music, mayhem and comedy adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues, (…)
eOne Signs First-Look Deal with Chopped Creators
Entertainment One (eOne) has secured a first-look deal for unscripted programming with creators Cleve Keller and Dave Noll under their Keller/Noll banner. Keller and Noll will develop and produce (…)
Up the Ladder: Zee Entertainment
Sarah Coursey has been tapped as regional head of Syndication for North America, Latin America and Canada at Zee Entertainment. Prior to joining Zee, Coursey held executive roles at Zodiak, (…)
Vice, ESPN Ink Sports Deal
Vice will produce new original sports series to broadcast exclusively on ESPN’s TV digital and mobile outlets, as part of a new deal between the companies. The pact will (…)
Hot Docs, Blue Ice Partner with NYT Op-Docs
Canadian festival Hot Docs and Blue Ice Group will partner with The New York Times’ ‘Op-Docs,’ announced yesterday at a reception during the festival. The deal will see short (…)
TM International Sells “Date The Chef” and “My Perfect Party”
Tele München Group’s (TMG) world sales arm TM International has secured rights to Date The Chef and My Perfect Party. Germany’s RTL II has acquired format rights for Date (…)