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 (…)

By |May 9th, 2023|0 Comments

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 (…)

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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 (…)

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‘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. (…)

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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 (…)

By |May 8th, 2023|0 Comments

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 (…)

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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 (…)

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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 (…)

By |May 5th, 2023|0 Comments

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 (…)

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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 (…)

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