Barbieheimer Leaves ‘Oppenheimer’ Behind
Warner Bros.’ Barbie tops $1 billion at the global box-office, leaving Universal’s Oppenheimer behind at $552.9 million in global ticket sales; the biographical thriller becomes the biggest WWII film of all times.
Directed by Greta (…)
Banijay Serves Up ‘MasterChef’ to French Canada
Banijay’s MasterChef is set for a new international adaptation in French-Canada, produced by Pixcom, in collaboration with Quebecor Content. Canadian French-language network TVA will broadcast a first season of MasterChef (…)
Locarno Fest Kicks Off Amidst Cancellations Due to Strike
The 76th Locarno Film Festival kicked off on August 2 in the Swiss lake town. The event, which is running until August 12, is the first international film festival to (…)
Gerhard Zeiler to Deliver MIPCOM Opening Keynote
MIPCOM CANNES has announced that Gerhard Zeiler, president of International at Warner Bros. Discovery, will give the opening keynote in Cannes at the 39th edition of the International Co-Production & Entertainment Content (…)
Sports+ is on Disney, WB Minds
When Discovery acquired Warner Bros. in April 2022, the new owner shut down its all-news streaming CNN+. Now, 16 months later, Warner Bros. Discovery is looking at news and sports (…)
SPI Partners with LigaT in Portugal
SPI International has announced the launch of diverse channels in collaboration with telecom provider LigaT, bringing new entertainment options to Portuguese viewers.
The newly introduced channels include FunBox UHD, Dizi, FightBox, FashionBox, (…)
Hasbro to Sell eOne to Lionsgate for $500M
Toy and game company Hasbro has confirmed that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for approximately $500 million. The transaction is (…)
WildBrain Inks Deals for ‘Carmen Sandiego’
WildBrain has closed new deals across distribution and consumer-products licensing for the action-adventure animated series Carmen Sandiego, produced by HarperCollins Productions and WildBrain’s animation studio in Vancouver.
In distribution deals, WildBrain (…)
TLN‘s Special Screenings at Italfest MTL
TLN Media Group is once again an annual partner of Italfest MTL (taking place on August 4-20, 2023), which celebrates the richness and diversity of Italian culture and its contributions to (…)
Globo’s ‘God Save the King’ Premieres in Japan
Japan’s NHK Enterprises has acquired Globo’s medieval telenovela God Save the King. The telenovela, starring Marina Ruy Barbosa (Total Dreamer), Romulo Estrela (A Life Worth Living) and Bruna Marquezine (Brave (…)