Bolloré’s Vivendi Nabs Lagardere
Vivendi’s Vincent Bollore has taken control of French group Lagardere (including the Relay stores in airports, Hachette, Europe 1 Radio, Paris Match).
To Vivendi’s 27 percent ownership of(…)
VIS Drama ‘Parot’ Selected As Finalist At Berlin Series Fest’s Drama Category
VIS confirmed that its series Parot has been selected as a finalist in the Drama Series category in the fifth edition of the Berlin Series Festival.
Former Sky Drama Director Launches Rope Ladder Fiction
Cameron Roach formed the independent production company Rope Ladder Fiction.
Based in Manchester, Rope Ladder Fiction will create scripted content, while also providing training and development opportunities(…)
Federation Kids & Family Sells ‘Presto! School of Magic’
Federation Kids & Family, the kids content distributor part of Federation Entertainment, scored deals with international broadcasters for Presto! School of Magic.
Produced by TeamTO, Presto!(…)
WarnerMedia’s Marcelo Tamburri To Keynote MIP Cancun
MIP Cancun announced that Marcelo Tamburri, head of Scripted Content Development at WarnerMedia Latin America, will present a keynote address at the Latin America and U.S. Hispanic(…)
TIFFCOM To Host Second Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
TIFFCOM, the content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival, will host the second Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.
The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market provides the opportunity for producers(…)
NAB Show Las Vegas Postpones In-Person Event Until 2022
NAB Show announced that the Las Vegas event will be rescheduled.
“Unfortunately, the pandemic and surge of the Delta variant has presented unexpected and insurmountable challenges(…)
WTFN Scores Re-Commissions From 9Network
Australian production company WTFN received new commissions from broadcast partner 9Network.
The new orders cover season four and three of obs-doc series Paramedics and Emergency, respectively.(…)
Xilam Animation Inks Deal With Sony Networks India For ‘Oggy’
Xilam Animation signed an extensive deal with Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) for Oggy and the Cockroaches.
Originally launched in 1998, with seven seasons and 500(…)
Former HBO Europe Execs Form EastWest Productions
Former HBO Europe senior executives Wayne Henry and Alina David launched their own production company EastWest Productions.eu.
Based in Bucharest, the new independent prodco will offer production(…)









