Bell Canada’s Big Cut
BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Canada, has announced that it’s cutting nine per cent of its workforce following the release of its 2023 fourth quarter and full year (…)
Travolta Trampled by the Chicken Dance
For five days, Italy’s RAI will be enjoying record TV audiences for its 74th annual Sanremo Music Festival — which started on February 6, 2024 —averaging 10 million nightly viewers.
So (…)
Beta Acquires Bill Nighy-Starrer ‘500 Miles’
Beta Cinema has acquired international sales rights to feature film 500 Miles by Morgan Matthews (X+Y, Williams) from Origin Pictures, Port Pictures and Minnow Films.
The story follows a broken family forced to (…)
TVP Completes Production on ‘The Love Buzz’
Polish pubcaster Telewizja Polska has completed production on new Polish-language feature film The Love Buzz (Miłość Jak Miód). The film leads TVP’s new program slate alongside thriller series The Bay of Spies.
The Love Buzz centers (…)
Little Dot Launches Ten Digital Thematic Channels
Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has launched 10 new digital broadcast channels, increasing the network offering by 20 percent.
The channels aim to serve new niche audiences by distributing long-form (…)
Berlinale Disinvites AfD Politicians
Berlinale organizers have decided to disinvite five previously invited far right AfD (Alternative for Germany) German politicians to the event’s opening ceremony. Berlinale will take place February 15-25, 2024.
Las Vegas Gears Up Against Hackers
The world capital of gambling is betting that hackers will not disrupt the 58th annual Super Bowl (American) football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City (…)
101 Films Inks Sales for ‘The Shamrock Spitfire’
101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has confirmed sales of feature film ‘The Shamrock Spitfire.’
The true story of Irish World War II fighter pilot Brendan “Paddy” Finucane has (…)
Disney, FOX and Warner Team up on Sports
It’s deja vu, all over again. But, this time for a streaming sports channel. In 2008, Disney, FOX, Warner Media, and NBCUniversal joined forces to create streaming channel Hulu. In (…)
Calinos Inks Raft of Drama Sales
Turkey’s Calinos Entertainment has started the year with a raft of new sales from its catalog of drama series.
Already sold to more than 70 countries, Medyapim’s Forbidden Fruit continues to (…)