Lionsgate Lands “Natural Born Pranksters”
Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights for Natural Born Pranksters, a movie starring YouTube artists Vitalyzd TV, Roman Atwood and Dennis Roady. Collective Digital Studio financed and produced the film, (…)
Canal Once Premieres New Medical Series
Javier Fabián was diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. Doctors thought there was no cure, until they tried a neuro-stimulator—a surgically implanted device that sends electrodes to different areas of the brain. (…)
Three Weeks From Start of Asia TV Forum, 4,800 Expected
Over 4,800 content buyers and sellers are expected to attend this year’s Asia TV Forum, to buy, sell, distribute, finance and co-produce across all platforms and genres. The event takes (…)
Caracol’s “Men Cry Too” in El Salvador, “The Cartel 2” on Hulu
Caracol Television’s Men Cry Too premiered in El Salvador on October 2. The series, which combines romance and heartbreak, narrates the emotional journey of Javier, a well-known doctor whose (…)
Up the Ladder: Jennifer Bragg
Jennifer Bragg has been named director, Factual and Lifestyle Development at Toronto-based Portfolio Entertainment. Bragg will lead Portfolio’s factual division and manage end-to-end content development for Canadian and international broadcasters, (…)
National Geographic Commissions “Rebel Pope” and “Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes”
National Geographic Channel announced an upcoming Pope Francis biopic, Rebel Pope, and a Space Shuttle Challenger film, Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes. Rebel Pope, interweaves dramatic accounts of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s (…)
Berlinale Talents 2016 Explores “The Nature of Relations”
The Berlin International Film Festival’s summit and networking platform, Berlinale Talents, will host over 100 talks, workshops and networking events to encourage collaboration and exchange. The 14th edition (…)
Vibrant TV Network Launches on Roku
Vibrant TV Network is now available on the Roku streaming platform. Vibrant TV offers lifestyle, comedy and factual English-language programming from around the world. Roku customers have (…)
New Broadcast Deals for “Trucktown” and “Mike the Knight”
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has signed broadcast deals with Discovery Latin America and Société Radio-Canada for animated series Trucktown and Mike the Knight. Discovery Latin America will introduce (…)
Monaco Sports Legends Award
Sportel Monaco has launched The Monaco World Sports Legends Award, in coordination with the Monaco government. The award focuses (…)