‘Significant Transformation’ at Disney
Disney is once again reshaping and changing the name of a division. “Time for another transformation,” announced the group CEO Bob Iger on February 8 to Wall Street investors.
The new (…)
All3Media and FabFiction Partner on ‘The Messenger’
All3Media International is co-producing Lingo Pictures’ drama series The Messenger with FabFiction, a scripted co-production initiative between ARD’s public German broadcasters NDR, SWR and WDR.
Commissioned by Australian pubcaster ABC, and produced (…)
NHK Picks Up ‘Dino Dana’
NHK Japan has picked up Canadian live-action series Dino Dana, by Sinking Ship Entertainment, for Amazon Prime and TVO Kids. This sale brings season one of the hybrid CGI franchise to Japanese (…)
Content East Becomes Content Budapest
C21 has changed the name of Content East to Content Budapest and has signed an agreement with Kyiv Media Week organizer MRM, which will consult on the conference program and (…)
Viaplay Sets D2C Launch in North America
Viaplay Group will launch its Viaplay streaming service on a direct-to-consumer (D2C) basis in the U.S. on February 22 and in Canada on March 7, 2023. Viewers will be able (…)
MIPTV to Debut FAST & GLOBAL
MIPTV unveiled Fast & Global, the first-of-its-kind FAST Channel Summit focused on the rapidly-expanding international opportunities for content producers, IP rights-holders, buyers and commissioners. Fast & Global will take center (…)
GMA Network’s Reach in 2022
The Philippines’ GMA Network continued to widen its viewership and reach in 2022. Based on Nielsen TV Audience Measurement data from January to December 2022, GMA Network’s combined people net reach, including (…)
RTS Journalism Awards Nominations
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has shortlisted the nominations for the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2023, in partnership with Wolftech and Dataminr. The awards ceremony will take place on March (…)
Big Bad Boo Opens Vienna Office
Animation company Big Bad Boo Studios has launched European enterprise Big Bad Boo Vienna GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. Co-founders Aly Jetha and Shabnam Rezaei are heading up the expansion, (…)
CNC Launches ‘Going European’ Training Program
The Paris-based Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) is launching a training program for international pairs of authors focused on co-writing international series, in partnership with Series (…)