Up The Ladder: iQIYI

iQIYI appointed Kelvin Yau (pictured) as vice president of International Business and general manager of iQIYI Thailand.

Taking effect in early 2020, Yau will oversee iQIYI’s strategic growth, (…)

By |January 3rd, 2020|0 Comments

Richard Plepler Signs Production Deal With Apple

Richard Plepler inked a five-year production deal with Apple TV+ to produce content for the streaming service.

As part of the deal, Plepler will produce new content under his (…)

By |January 3rd, 2020|0 Comments

BBC America Renews ‘Killing Eve’ For S4

BBC America announced that drama series Killing Eve has been renewed for its fourth season.

Produced by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America, the series is based on Luke Jennings’ Codename (…)

By |January 3rd, 2020|0 Comments

‘Star Wars’ Earns More Than 400 Million At U.S. Box Office

The Star Wars franchise led the way into the new year for the U.S. box office.

The latest film in the franchise, Star Wars: The Rise of Sky Walker, distributed by 

By |January 2nd, 2020|0 Comments

Nippon TV Nabs Triple Crown Ratings Title

Nippon TV rounded out 2019 by receiving the annual viewer ratings Triple Crown title for the sixth consecutive year.

The Japanese network topped the charts in the All (…)

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Hasbro Completes eOne Acquisition

Hasbro announced the completion of its acquisition of Entertainment One (eOne).

Darren Throop, president and chief executive officer of eOne, will report to Brian Goldner, chairman (…)

By |January 2nd, 2020|0 Comments

CIFF Partners With Viu On Short Films Funding

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) teamed up with Viu, the Hong Kong-based OTT platform, to organize a financing effort for short films.

The Viu Short Films (…)

By |December 27th, 2019|0 Comments

Afrika Toon Sets Up Unit In France

West Africa-based Afrika Toon will be establishing a subsidiary in Annecy, Les Papeeteries – Image Factory.

With this latest endeavor, the Ivory Coast animation studio will aim to have (…)

By |December 27th, 2019|0 Comments

SPI/FilmBox Inks Deal With Telekom Romania For TDC

SPI/FilmBox will bring Telekom Romania subscribers access to its Timeless Drama Channel (TDC).

Telekom Romania subscribers will also now have access to DocuBox and FightBox, two thematic channels (…)

By |December 27th, 2019|0 Comments

ATV’s ‘Hercai’ Tops Ratings In Chile

ATV licensed its drama series Hercai in over nine countries, including Chile in Latin America.

Chile was the first Latin American country to air Hercai on TVN. The drama series has seen (…)

By |December 27th, 2019|0 Comments