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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)
Brazil’s Encripta Acquires TV Series From NTV
Brazilian content distributor Encripta acquired the rights to several TV series from Russia’s NTV.
Encripta picked up the online broadcasting, free TV, and pay-TV rights throughout Latin America (…)
Rainbow Secures U.K. Licensing Partners For ’44 Cats’
Rainbow confirmed several licensing announcements for its 44 Cats brand in the U.K.
The first season of the animated series began airing on POP TV, Nick Jr, and Nick Jr (…)
Viacom International Studios Presents ‘Storytellers’ Competition
Viacom International Studios announced its “Storytellers. Laboratorio de historias” competition.
The story lab program is VIS’s first initiative to discover new talent and content creators in Argentina. The (…)
Brad Holloway’s ‘Open House 1-4’ Launches On It’s A Short
It’s A Short, the online platform promoting short films worldwide, will now stream screenwriter Brad Holloway’s Open House 1-4.
Produced by Demitri Blanco and (…)
International Emmy Kids Awards Reveals Winners
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled the winners of the eighth International Emmy Kids Awards.
Magic Light Pictures’ Zog won in the Animation category, while NRK Super’s Like (…)
WDR Commissions Local ‘Switch’ Adaptation
Lineup Industries confirmed a German commission for its gameshow format Switch.
Produced by Riverside for broadcaster WDR, the local version will be titled Quizz Dich Auf 1. Originally produced for (…)