BBC Northern Ireland Commissions ‘Tricked Out Tractors’
BBC Northern Ireland commissioned Green Inc. to produce the factual entertainment format Tricked Out Tractors.
Providing an insight into high-tech rural culture, the series brings together experts, who specialize in (…)
The Academy Award Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were revealed today.
Nominated in the category for best motion picture are Ford V Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon A Time In (…)
Michael Thornton: 1961-2019
Veteran TV content international distributor Michael Thornton died in Los Angeles last November following heart surgery complications. He was 58 years old.
Thornton had been in TV content distribution since 1986 (…)
Up The Ladder: European Audiovisual Observatory
The Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory announced its new appointment to the yearly rotating presidency.
Latifa Akharbach, president of the Moroccan media regulator HACA, will assume the position. In 2019, (…)
CBeebies To Air ‘Love Monster’ With George Takei
CBeebies will air the new pre-school animation show Love Monster starting January 27, 2020.
Based on the books by Rachel Bright, Love Monster revolves around the comedic adventures of the title character (…)
HBO In Talks For ‘Parasite’ Limited Series
HBO is in talks for a limited series based on Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.
Bong Joon Ho will be teaming with Adam McKay to develop an English-language series adaptation. Talks are still (…)
APC Kids Ink Deal With Gulli For ‘Kid-E-Cats’
APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of APC Studios, secured a deal with the free-to-air channel Gulli, part of M6 Group, for seasons one and two (…)
DISCOP Abidjan Will Highlight French-Language Production
DISCOP Abidjan will place French-language development, production, and programming at the center of this year’s market and forum organized with the support of the Ministry of Communications (…)
Synchronicity Films Options Rights To ‘Lennox’ Series
Synchronicity Films optioned the rights to Craig Russell’s Lennox book series.
The Lennox classic noir series is being adapted as a TV series by Robert Murphy, who has worked on Invisible, DCI Banks, and Inspector (…)
Conecta FICTION Selects France As European Focus Country
Conecta FICTION named France as the European Focus Country for the fourth edition of the international television event.
French TV networks and production companies have already confirmed their (…)