Ted Sarandos to Moderate Conversation with Norman Lear, Quincy Jones
NATPE announced today that Netflix Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos will be the moderator for a conversation with Norman Lear and Quincy Jones as part of the Storytellers and Pop Culture track at NATPE Miami 2016. This marquee (…)
Televisa USA to Develop “Aztecs”
Televisa USA Development, a subsidiary of the Mexican media company Grupo Televisa, has partnered with Santa Fe- and London-based Atalaya Productions to develop Aztecs for television. Michael Chernuchin (Marco Polo, Black Sails) has signed on (…)
The Paley Center Announces Initial PaleyFest Lineup
The 33rd edition of the PaleyFest Los Angeles, which honors outstanding television, will celebrate series including: FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel, ABC’s black-ish, FOX’s Empire, Starz’ Power, and FOX’s Scream Queens. The (…)
Up the Ladder, Arrow Media, JumpLine Group
Arrow Media has appointed Howard Swartz as evp, Development and Production. Swartz most recently served as vice president, Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel. He will work with Arrow’s co-founders and (…)
NATPE 2016 Product Listings
Factual Deals for GRB Across Asia
GRB Entertainment has made a slew of factual deals in Asia. Discovery Asia Pacific took four titles: How Stuff Works; Nasty By Nature; and When Fish Attack for their Indian territory feed; and crime (…)
“Who’s Who?” Acquired in Sweden
Game show format Who’s Who? created by Rose Bay Media and Noel Gay TV, and distributed by KABO International, has been acquired by SVT in Sweden. The format is scheduled to (…)
“The Revenant,” “Mozart in the Jungle” Win Big at the Golden Globes
Last night’s 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Ricky Gervais, honored The Revenant for best drama film, best actor in a drama for Leonardo di Caprio and best director (…)
NATPE VIP Pass Cocktail Contest
NATPE is offering a chance for creators to come up with the official signature cocktail for the upcoming 2016 NATPE Miami market and conference. NATPE is awarding the winner a chance (…)
Up the Ladder NBCUni
NBCUniversal International has made two senior sales appointments in its Asia-Pacific region. Ling Sze Gan has been named vp, Affiliate Sales and Branded Digital Partnerships, for NBCU International Networks in Asia. (…)