Squeeze’s “Cracké” Premieres on Disney
Disney EMEA has acquired Squeeze’s TV series Cracké. Starting June 2016, 52 one-minute episodes will air across the Disney Channel multiplex in close to 100 countries and territories of(…)
SPI Inks Distribution Deal With Nigeria’s Digitune Media
SPI International/Filmbox International is continuing its African expansion by launching eight FilmBox brand channels and FilmBox Live on demand service with Digitune Media Technologies. FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Art House, FightBox,(…)
New Flagship Studio for Brown Bag Films
Brown Bag Films has moved to a new 30,000 square foot animation studio in Smithfield, Dublin. The 9 Story Media Group subsidiary, founded in 1994, now employs nearly(…)
“The A Word” Renewed for Season Two
BBC One has green lit a second season of Fifty Fathoms and Keshet U.K.’s drama The A Word. The renewal follows the critical success of the first season, which was(…)
Up the Ladder: MGM
Deblina Chakrabarty and Guro Viddal have been promoted to executive directors, International Television Distribution, at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s (MGM) EMEA division. Chakrabarty will take on distribution of all television media in Spain(…)
Smilehood’s “Creators” Wins Martin Fierro Award
Pablo Aristizabal’s Creators, released on Telefe and distributed by Smilehood Media, has been awarded Best Children’s Program at the 2016 Martin Fierro Awards. The Argentine awards are the most(…)
Poland’s TTV Licenses Armoza’s “How To Be”
Polish broadcaster TTV has commissioned Armoza Formats’ celebrity interview show How To Be, in a deal that marks the first partnership between the companies. Locally named Być Jak… the nine-episode(…)
MIP Releases Whitepaper on Public Broadcasting’s Future
IHS prepared an exclusive report for MIPTV and MIPCOM detailing the challenges surrounding public broadcasting on a global scale, from decreased government funding to reaching a younger audience online. The(…)
Cisneros Inks Worldwide Representation Deal with The Barreto Family
Global distributor Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) has signed an exclusive worldwide representation deal with the “first family” of Brazilian film: the Barreto’s. The family’s production company, LC Barreto, has(…)
“Carpool Karaoke” Becomes an International Format
CBS Studios International and Fulwell 73 have announced that Carpool Karaoke, the viral video broadcast on CBS’s The Late Late Show With James Corden, will be sold internationally(…)








