RAI’s Prix Italia at Risk of Cancelation
As of today, the new RAI management has not yet decided whether the Prix will continue to exist or disappear after its glorious (albeit tumultuous) 68 years. In fact, (…)
Sky and Sony Pictures Television Enter Multi-Year Agreement
Sky and Sony Pictures Television have entered a multi-year, pan-European agreement. This deal is Sky’s first multi-territory movie pact with a major Hollywood studio. The agreement is a (…)
NAB Show Kicks Off
NAB president and CEO Gordon Smith opened this year’s show in Las Vegas this morning. Today’s opening session included Smith’s remarks, the presentation of NAB’s Distinguished Service Award to (…)
SPI Taps into Pay Markets in the Americas
SPI International, a New York-based global pay TV operator and content distributor, is bringing its 4K/Ultra HD channel and 12 thematic TV channels to the Americas. FunBox 4K/UHD is one (…)
AMC Renews “Fear the Walking Dead”
Fear the Walking Dead will return for a third season, announced AMC today. The next season, which will contain 16 episodes, is slated to air in 2017. The second (…)
People’s Digital Series “Social Currency” Debuts
New York-based digital studio Believe Entertainment Group and Time Inc.’s People.com have unveiled a new original digital series, Social Currency. The series unlocks the keys to social media success, and features YouTube (…)
Tara Saracho Joins Starz’s “Pour Vida”
Mexican-born playwright and television writer Tanya Saracho (How To Get Away With Murder, Looking, Girls) has been tapped as showrunner for Starz series Pour Vida. The series, currently in (…)
Up the Ladder: Paprika Latino, Scripps Networks Interactive
Paprika Latino, a part of Nice Entertainment and the MTG group, has appointed Arkos Erdos as the new CEO of the company, replacing Peter Marschall. Prior to joining Paprika as (…)
Keshet Brings “Master Class” to Vietnam
Keshet International has licensed its children’s singing format Master Class to TTN Media Corporation, to be remade for audiences in Vietnam and to air on family channel HTV3. The musical talent (…)
Hulu Acquires Exclusive Rights to “Freakish”
Hulu will be the exclusive streaming home to Freakish, a new 10-episode horror series created under the AwesomenessTV banner. Freakish centers on a group of students at a small-town high school, who against predatory (…)
