Xilam Secures Partners for “Piggy Builders”
French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a number of European public broadcast partners for its upcoming CG preschool proprietary series Piggy Builders, with France Télévisions (France), BBC (U.K.) and (…)
Mediawan Acquires Leonine Studios
Mediawan has acquired Germany’s Leonine Studios in an all-stock transaction. The combination establishes Mediawan as one of Europe’s biggest media companies with 85 labels, a catalog of more than 30,000 (…)
TVMonaco Partners with Kevin Sempé
TVMonaco has partnered with underwater specialist/director Kevin Sempé on a slate of programs featuring the marine world.
A first collection of documentaries, dedicated to endangered animals, is directed by Kevin Sempé, (…)
Samsung TV Plus Launches ‘Surfer’ in Australia
FAST channel provider acTVe has debuted Surfer on Samsung TV Plus Australia, offering classic and original surf-themed films and series.
The channel brings the content and expertise of Surfer Magazine to (…)
Broadband Ping Pong in the U.S.
The FCC, the U.S. telecommunications federal regulator, has just reclassified broadband access as “common carrier,” thus reinstating the Net Neutrality status of the Internet.
For some analysts there is still ambiguity (…)
French Riviera Fest Unveils Finalist Shorts
The annual French Riviera Film Festival has unveiled the finalist shorts of the 2024 competition. First launched in 2019, the festival recognizes short-form content created for film, television, web and all digital platforms.
Scheduled during the time period (…)
Bell Media Launches Ten FAST Channels
Canada’s Bell Media has launched ten FAST channels in French and English.
“With the launch of our FAST channels, Bell Media once again aims to grow and deepen relationships with its (…)
Inter Medya Inks Deal with Caracol for ‘Hicran’
Inter Medya has signed a deal with Caracol Televisión in Colombia for drama series Hicran.
The series is the first project of the co-production deal signed between Telemundo Global Studios and (…)
Contributors Announced For VR Writer’s Program
Words Across Europe, the first writers’ room training initiative using virtual reality, is calling on screenwriters to apply before submissions close next week. The initiative comes from Dublin-based prodco Wide (…)
Disney and Polsat Extend Linear Channels Deal
The Walt Disney Company Polska and Grupa Polsat Plus have renewed a multi-year agreement for linear channels distribution.
Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, Nat Geo (…)