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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
“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 (…)