SPHE and Scholastic Donate 20,000 Books
On the heels of the “Goosebumps” movie release on Blu-ray and DVD, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has joined together with Scholastic to donate 20,000 books to children in underserved communities as (…)
PaleyFest Adds “Better Call Saul” and “Scandal” to Lineup
Two of television’s hottest series are joining the diverse lineup of events at this year’s PaleyFest LA, the William S. Paley Television Fest, to be held March 11-20 at (…)
Lambert to Preside MIPFormats’ Pitch Competition Jury
The annual “MIPFormats International Pitch Competition” for the second time will be backed by all3media International. The pitch competition is part of MIPFormats, taking place in Cannes, France, on 2-3 (…)
FOX Brings 11.22.63 to Europe
The nine-hour event series thriller, based on Stephen King’s best-selling 2011 novel, “11.22.63” will premiere in select European territories this spring exclusively on FOX. The deal with Warner Bros. International (…)
ATSC Elects Richard Friedel as Board Chairman
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Board of Directors has elected industry veteran Richard Friedel of FOX Networks as ATSC Board Chairman for 2016. Friedel is the executive vice (…)
“A Matter of Time” Debuts at Santa Barbara Film Fest
Muse Distribution International announced the North American premiere of “A Matter of Time”, a music/bio documentary about musician Kathryn Calder (“The New Pornographers”) and her mother’s battle with ALS, on (…)
DramaFever Launches New Movie Channel
DramaFever, an online destination for international television shows, movies and concerts, and Asian pop culture producer and distributor CJ E&M have announced the launch of DramaFever’s “CJ E&M Movie Channel.” (…)
GRB Signs Deals with Discovery
GRB Entertainment announced deals with Discovery for their Latin American and US Hispanic audiences. Discovery has acquired four seasons of “Untold Stories of the ER” for their US Hispanic feed (…)
“Daniel Tiger” Goes to Disney Junior
9 Story Media Group has licensed season three of preschool series “Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood” to Disney Junior in Latin America. The popular preschool series, originally launched on PBS Kids (…)
EFM Startups in Berlin
The second edition of “EFM Startups” will be held on February 15 and 16, as part of the European Film Market (Feb 11–19, 2016). The joint initiative of the EFM, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and (…)