CDGA to Honor Actress Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett will receive the Lacoste Spotlight Award at the 18th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA) on February 23, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The award honors outstanding actors with a heightened (…)

By |January 6th, 2016|0 Comments

Bell Media and iHeartMedia Sign Exclusive Partnership

Canadian media company Bell Media, and U.S. media company iHeartMedia, today announced an exclusive new partnership that will bring the iHeartRadio brand to Canada in 2016. The iHeartRadio digital service in Canada will (…)

By |January 6th, 2016|0 Comments

Moses and the Ten Commandments Presale Movie Tickets

Record TV Network’s super production Moses and the Ten Commandments began its presales for theater screenings in Brazil, through a partnership with Paris Filmes. Over 150,000 tickets were sold (…)

By |January 6th, 2016|0 Comments

AIB Elects a New Executive Committee

 

Today, the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) announced its new executive committee elected by the AIB’s global members. The committee serves as the association’s advisory group, influencing policy and (…)

By |January 6th, 2016|0 Comments

Corus Inks New International Deals

Corus Entertainment has secured two new international broadcast deals for its unscripted lifestyle series, Buying the View and Masters of Flip.  Broadcast rights for real estate series Buying the View has been sold to Digicast (…)

By |January 6th, 2016|0 Comments

Nippon TV Wins Second Consecutive Triple Crown

Japan’s Nippon TV was awarded the 2015 annual household viewer ratings Triple Crown title, which awards companies with first place viewer ratings in the All Day (6am-12am), Prime Time (…)

By |January 5th, 2016|0 Comments

Kickstarter Campaign for “The Night Sitter”

Roller Disco Massacre, a group of L.A. filmmakers who specialize in horror films will soon film their first full-length feature in Nashville, Tennessee. The film follows a con artist, Amber, who (…)

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U.S. Cable “Fight” Cord Cutters With Rate Increases

 

Apparently, the U.S. Cable TV industry ignored the free advice given by VideoAge in its December Issue and, instead took the paid advice given by consultants. VideoAge’s suggestion was to improve services (…)

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FilmBox Channels Premiere in Bulgaria

 

Bulsatcom, Bulgaria’s TV operator, has launched a roster of movie and thematic channels from the SPI International/Filmbox portfolio. FilmBox Extra, SPI’s flagship movie channel, is now available on Bulsatcom’s (…)

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“Elie’s Puzzle Pet Friends” Comes Alive on Amazon

Amazon has just published Elie’s Puzzle Pet Friends, the latest book of VideoAge’s Dom Serafini. This is Serafini’s first children’s book, which Cathy Malatesta’s Los Angeles-based Lawless Entertainment represents worldwide. The (…)

By |January 4th, 2016|0 Comments