Arjo Atayde at ATF With ABS-CBN

With casting complete and production set to begin in January 2024 on series The Bagman, ABS-CBN will be attending Asia TV Forum in Singapore next week looking to secure worldwide pre-sales.

The (…)

By |November 27th, 2023|0 Comments

Blink49 Partners with Unicorn Island on New Drama ‘Arzu’

Blink49 Studios and Lilly Singh’s Unicorn Island Productions have teamed up to develop a new drama series based on Riva Razdan’s novel Arzu with Geetika Lizardi (Bridgerton, Outsourced) attached to (…)

By |November 27th, 2023|0 Comments

Hervé Michel Gets Medal of Merit

In Early November 2023, veteran French TV executive Hervé Michel received the Medal of Merit. The Ordre National du Mérite is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President (…)

By |November 27th, 2023|0 Comments

Blue Ant Media Unveils Leadership Team

Following Blue Ant Media’s recent acquisition of marblemedia, Blue Ant has unveiled new leadership across the company’s yet-to-be named studio and rights business, led by co-presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg.

Under Hornburg’s leadership, (…)

By |November 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Canal+ Acquires WTA Rights

CANAL+ Group and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have announced the exclusive broadcast of the Hologic WTA Tour on CANAL+ channels in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From January 2024, and (…)

By |November 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Thema, Globo Ink Asia Distribution Deal

Seeking to further expand its presence on the Asian continent, Brazil’s Globo has closed a distribution mandate agreement with THEMA, a Canal+ company. As of January 2024, THEMA will handle the distribution of (…)

By |November 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Abacus Media Inks Presales for ‘The Boy That Never Was’

Abacus Media Rights, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has pre-sold The Boy That Never Was, a four-hour drama series based on the best-selling novel by Karen Perry.

Filmed on location in Morocco and (…)

By |November 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Investments in EU Original Content Reach €21 Billion

A new report has just been published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, on “Audiovisual Services Spending (…)

By |November 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Blink49 Acquires Majority Stake in Front Street Pictures

Blink49 Studios, a FIFTH SEASON backed company, will acquire a majority stake in Front Street Pictures.

This deal will provide a launch pad to accelerate growth in Front Street Pictures’ MOW-focused (…)

By |November 21st, 2023|0 Comments

Japan’s Genda Acquires Film Indie Gaga

Japan’s gaming firm Genda has acquired a majority stake in Gaga Corporation, making it a subsidiary of the company.

Indie producer, distributor and sales agent Gaga was founded in 1986 and (…)

By |November 21st, 2023|0 Comments