Nippon TV Reveals New Game Show ‘Mute It!’

Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) will offer the format rights to its new game show format Mute It!

Created and produced for Nippon TV in Japan, Mute It! deatures contestants (…)

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Conviva Report Shows Surge In Streaming And Daytime Viewing

Conviva, the analytics and measurement platform for streaming video, released a new report on how consumption patterns and streaming engagement have been affected by COVID-19 precautionary (…)

By |April 2nd, 2020|0 Comments

Acorn TV To Launch In The U.K.

AMC Networks‘ Acorn TV will launch in the U.K. on April 29, 2020.

With over one million paid subscribers in the U.S., Acorn TV will (…)

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Italy’s Production Sector Declines Amid Theater Shutdown

In Italy the film sector is collapsing due to the shutdown of its 1,218 theaters with 3,542 screens. The sector cannot receive state contributions since they only go to films (…)

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Kanal D’s ‘Bidding Farewell’ Airs In Paraguay

Kanal D announced that the drama series Bidding Farewell (pictured) premiered in Paraguay on March 30, 2020.

Directed by Hilal Saral, Bidding Farewell aired under its Spanish-language title Mi Ultimo Deseo on Telefuturo. The (…)

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SPI/FilmBox Delivers Gametoon Channel To Molotov

SPI/FilmBox signed a channel distribution agreement with the French streaming service Molotov.

As part of the deal, Molotov will add SPI’s gaming and esports channel Gametoon to its (…)

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Madd’s ‘The Teacher’ Highlighted In MIPTV Showcase

Madd Entertainment‘s drama series The Teacher was featured as part of The Wit’s Fresh TV Fiction showcase.

While the physical MIPTV has been cancelled, much of the content and (…)

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Up The Ladder: WarnerMedia

Media and entertainment executive Jason Kilar has been appointed CEO of WarnerMedia.

Kilar has served in several leadership positions, including CEO of Hulu from the company’s start in (…)

By |April 1st, 2020|0 Comments

Whistler Film Fest Places Call For Submissions

Whistler Film Festival (WFF) began its call for film submissions for the 20th edition of the festival.

Scheduled for December 2-6, 2020, WFF features eight competitive tracks with (…)

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Prime Entertainment Inks Doc Deal With RTBF

Prime Entertainment Group secured a deal with French-speaking Belgium broadcaster RTBF for titles from its documentary catalog.

RTBF picked up Extreme Stuntsmen (pictured), a documentary about the Danglade family (…)

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