ComediHa! Rebrands as Amuz Distribution
Canada’s ComediHa! has rebranded as Amuz Distribution, a Quebec City-based international distribution company with a focus on comedy and feel-good scripted and unscripted content.
Current titles in the Amuz catalog include (…)
Newton Minow: 1926 – 2023
Former FCC chairman Newton Minow, who coined the expression that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died on May 6 at his home in Chicago. He was 97.
Newton Minow was (…)
Lionsgate+ Signs Deal with Mercado Livre
LIONSGATE+ will now become available through eCommerce platform Mercado Livre in key markets in the LatAm region through a recent agreement spanning Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Brazil is the (…)
‘Poker Face’ Nominated for Monte-Carlo TV Fest’s Golden Nymph
Mystery series Poker Face, written, directed and executive produced by Rian Johnson (Knives Out) has been nominated for the official selection of the 62nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Golden Nymph Award. (…)
Coronation Viewership Figures
The Coronation of King Charles III was watched by more than 20 million viewers in the U.K., according to data provided by the U.K. Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board. This compared (…)
ViX’s Romcom ‘Lalola’ Starts Production
Spanish-language streaming service ViX has announced that original series Lalola has started production in Mexico City. An adaptation of Dori Media International’s successful format of the same name, the romantic comedy (…)
Adam Haber: 1972-2023
Adam Haber died in Los Angeles on May 1, he was 50 years old. Adam, originally from Englewood, NJ, was the son of veteran entertainment executive Alfred Haber, and (…)
ITV Studios and TVNZ Renew Output Deal
ITV Studios and TVNZ have renewed their long-standing first-look output deal. TVNZ has acquired more than 10,000 hours of scripted and non-scripted programming from ITV Studios in the Asia-Pacific region (…)
European Audiovisual Observatory Sets June Conference
The European Audiovisual Observatory and Portugal, which holds the Observatory Presidency for 2023, have announced a public European cinema conference titled “New trends and risks in the European cinema sector (…)
Monte Carlo TV Fest’s Nominations
The 62nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival (running June 16-20, 2023) has announced the nominees for its Golden Nymph Awards: 18 programs from 12 countries across the News & Documentaries and Fiction categories, including (…)