Beyond Int’l Expands Production Business to the U.K.
Australian content business Beyond International Ltd. (BYI) has expanded its international production capabilities to the U.K. by acquiring Seven Studios U.K. (SSUK) from Seven West Media Ltd. (SWM). The (…)
Javicia Leslie Named New ‘Batwoman’
Warner Bros. Television, The CW, and Berlanti Productions announced that Javicia Leslie has been cast as the new Batwoman. Leslie, the first Black actress to portray Batwoman in (…)
Russian Animated Series to Be Shown in MENA
Russian animated series Be-be-bears and Leo&Tig, produced by Parovoz animation studio for VGTRK and Digital Television Russia, will be available for audiences in MENA countries in November 2020. Digital (…)
Media Ranch Announces HorsePower News
Sophie Ferron (pictured), president and executive producer of Montreal-based Media Ranch, an award-winning format production and distribution company, announced major news about HorsePower, its French-Canadian format incubator initiative, with partner Quebecor (…)
SynProNize Launches, Names Venkataraman as Board Advisor
SynProNize co-founders Nitin Michael and Hasnaa Descuns have announced the launch of their new content and distribution agency, which will partner with top digital platforms and linear broadcasters in (…)
Nippon TV’s Hit Smart Phone Game Expands to More Territories
Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), a Japanese multi-platform entertainment company, has expanded the territories of its hit smart phone game arising from the popular animated IP Hunter x (…)
eOne Strikes Multi-Series Deal With Olympusat
Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has secured a multi-year licensing partnership with independent media corporation Olympusat to air more than 200 hours of its content on the newly (…)
River Media Partners Debut New Sports Media Agency
Former senior IMG executives Ben Nicholas and Nick Chesworth have joined forces with outgoing Premiership Rugby Commercial Director Dominic Hayes to form River Media Partners. The new independent sports agency (…)
Animation Masters Summit To Be Held Virtually
Animation Masters Summit, an event held each year in the city of Trivandrum in the South Indian state of Kerala, and is organized by Toonz Media Group, will hold (…)
Mediawan and Anonymous Content Join Forces for ‘Civilizations’
Paiva Studio, a Mediawan production label, and Mediawan Rights have acquired the adaptation rights to French author Laurent Binet’s best-selling novel Civilizations, and are partnering with Anonymous Content (…)