Dardenne Brothers Receive Honorary Dragon Award
Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are being awarded the Honorary Dragon Award at the 40th Göteborg Film Festival. The duo created some of the century’s most iconic films, such as The Child, The Son and The(…)
Up the Ladder: Logo
Logo has named Matthew Breen as the LGBT-focused network. Breen comes to Logo from The Advocate and Out magazines, where he served as editor-in-chief and deputy editor, respectively. He will report to Sarah DeFilippis, Vice President of Connected(…)
The Gregory Brothers Debut New Series
The Gregory Brothers, a YouTube-based musical comedy group known for their “Songify the News” series, are launching a new series: Song Voyage. Created by digital content studio Portal A,(…)
FX Orders ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Spinoff Pilot
The pilot for FX’s Mayans MC will begin shooting in March. The Sons of Anarchy spinoff, directed by Sons creator Kurt Sutter, will focus on the Mayans motorcycle club,(…)
StudioCanal Inks Deal for ‘Midnight Sun’ in the U.K.
Studiocanal has signed an additional deal in Europe for Swedish-French drama Midnight Sun, as Sky Atlantic signs U.K. rights for the eight-part thriller. The deal will see the CANAL+/SVT/Filmpool Nord coproduction from(…)
ViendoMovies Adds English Close Captions
ViendoMovies, SomosTV’s channel which programs contemporary films originally produced in Spanish, will now provide English closed captioning. The move seeks to connect bilingual audiences and multi-generational Latino households in(…)
ViendoMovies Adds English Close Captions
ViendoMovies, SomosTV’s channel which programs contemporary films originally produced in Spanish, will now provide English closed captioning. The move seeks to connect bilingual audiences and multi-generational Latino households in(…)
Blue Ant Makes Sales Across Asia Pacific
Blue Ant International has secured sales across Asia-Pacific of more than 500 hours of factual, factual entertainment, lifestyle series, high impact documentaries and formats in 4K and HD. National(…)
Starz Play Arabia Adds New Series in 4K
Starz’s on-demand video streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, Starz Play Arabia, has expanded its catalogue to include the 4K formats of Power and The Girlfriend Experience.(…)
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Scores First Cast Members
Star Trek: Discovery has signed its first three cast members: Doug Jones, Michelle Yeoh and Anthony Rapp. Doug Jones will play “Lt. Saru,” a Starfleet Science Officer and a new alien species(…)