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.
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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 (…)
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 (…)
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, (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)