Studiocanal’s ‘A Better Place’ Starts Filming

German drama series A Better Place (w/t) has started production. The drama is set in a fictional city where mayor Amir Kaan (Steven Sowah) and scientist Petra Schach (Maria Hofstätter) (…)

By |August 9th, 2023|0 Comments

ABC Commercial Sells ‘Fisk’ to ITV

Australian comedy series Fisk has been licensed by ABC Commercial to ITV for its streaming platform ITVX; the program is set to premiere on August 10.

The series, starring Kitty Flanagan as (…)

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FOX Corp. Sees Value in Cable Channels

One could say that Disney is making a reality check, while FOX is making a reality show. While Disney is waiting for a cable cord-cutting threshold level whistle for its (…)

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ViX Launches Gloria Trevi Bioseries

Spanish-language streaming service ViX has presented the bioseries Ellas Soy Yo, Gloria Trevi (They Are Me, Gloria Trevi) at a press conference in Mexico City yesterday.

The original production, starring Scarlet Gruber, Ingrid Martz, Lessy Hernández, Regina (…)

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Paramount Sells Simon & Schuster

In VideoAge October 2022 Issue, legal affairs contributor Steven Schiffman wrote about the proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. The $2.18 billion merger was subsequently scrapped.

Yesterday, Paramount (…)

By |August 8th, 2023|0 Comments

Studio 100’s ‘Friendzspace’ Jets to the U.S. and U.K.

Studio 100 Media has struck deals with streaming platforms Peacock and Kabillion in the U.S., and ITVX in the U.K. for the CGI series FriendZSpace.

Targeted at 5- to 9-year-olds, FriendZSpace — (…)

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SPI Partners with ZAP

SPI International has partnered with ZAP, a digital satellite television provider in Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde, for the launch of Dizi.

The channel will showcase a wide selection of popular Turkish (…)

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Amuz Secures Rights to Céline Dion’s Music Event

Amuz Distribution has secured the international distribution rights to Pour toi Céline – Tribute to the album D’Eux, a celebration of the highest selling French-language album in music history, featuring Céline (…)

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Producers Attard and Abbott Launch Showdog Studio

Veteran producers John Attard and David “Doc” Abbott have formed multiplatform content company Showdog Studio, headquartered in historic Franklin, Tennessee. The pair have also brought TV and film studio executive Robert Harris into the fold as (…)

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 ‘Wild West Chronicles’ on GREAT! Channel

Narrative Entertainment  has acquired exclusive U.K. rights to Wild West Chronicles seasons 2 and 3 for its GREAT! action channel. Narrative has acquired the series from distributor Imagicomm Entertainment via sales agent, Alfred Haber Television.

This new commitment follows (…)

By |August 7th, 2023|0 Comments