2017 Int’l Emmy Award News & Current Affairs Nominees Revealed
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the 2017 International Emmy Awards nominees for the News & Current Affairs categories. The four nominees for News are Inside Aleppo – Battle (…)
GRB Sells Wildlife Series To Japan, China
GRB Entertainment closed a number of wildlife and extreme nature program sales to international broadcasters. Nippon Television and Hubu Media China acquired When Fish Attack about underwater attacks, while Hubu also picked (…)
SeriesLab Announces Call For Projects
TorinoFilmLab and Series Mania Lille Hauts-de-France announced the second edition of SeriesLab, a five-month-long program to help develop international TV projects. SeriesLab is now accepting project applications from scriptwriters and directors (…)
Paramount TV And Anonymous Content Lengthen First-Look Deal
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content extended their first-look agreement until the end of 2019. As part of the deal, Paramount TV will continue to hold first-look rights to produce and distribute (…)
TIFF Reveals Lineup For Platform Program
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) revealed its lineup for the Platform program. The program will open with the world premiere of The Death of Stalin, directed by Armando Iannucci. The other (…)
Netflix Reveals First Chinese Language Original Series
Netflix unveiled its first Chinese language original series titled Bardo. Netflix partnered with IFA Media and Bardo’s writer and director, Sam Quah. The eight-episode series is a jailbreak thriller that mixes elements (…)
Nigeria International Film Summit Heads To L.A., Lagos
The Nigeria International Film Summit (NIFS) will be taking place in both Los Angeles in the U.S. and Lagos in Nigeria. NIFS in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, is held strategically during (…)
Gaumont Promotes Tim Stephen To Lead U.S. Business & Legal Affairs
Gaumont promoted Tim Stephen to head of U.S. Business and Legal Affairs based in the company’s Los Angeles office. Joining Gaumont in October 2014, Stephen served as senior vice president, (…)
FuboTV Hires Ben Grad For Head of Content Strategy & Acquisition
FuboTV hired Ben Grad for newly created position of North American head of Content Strategy and Acquisition. Previously, Grad served as executive director, Content and Strategy, at Verizon, where he (…)