Keller and Noll Launch ‘Countdown to Delicious’
Cleve Keller and Dave Noll — creators of the long-running Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ franchise — have launched new culinary series Countdown to Delicious, which will debut on VIZIO WatchFree+ on July (…)
ElectricNow to Sponsor Mometu College Film Fest
ElectricNOW, Electric Entertainment’s free streaming platform, will be participating in the third Annual Mometu College Film Festival. Taking place on July 26, 2025, at The Harmony Gold Preview House (…)
Up the Ladder: UKTV, HBO Max
• UKTV has given Steve North and Hilary Rosen expanded responsibilities for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as chief creative officer.
North, currently chief programming officer, will (…)
Mattel’s Brenner and Silverman to Keynote at MIPCOM
MIPCOM Cannes has announced that Robbie Brenner, president of Mattel Studios and chief content officer, and Josh Silverman, Mattel’s chief franchise officer, will deliver a joint keynote on October (…)
ATV Signs Multi-Series Agreement with Noor Play
Istanbul-based ATV Distribution has signed a new multi-title licensing agreement with Noor Play, one of the Middle East’s largest digital entertainment platforms.
As part of the deal, Noor Play has (…)
VIZ Media to Co-Produce ‘Hirayasumi’ Anime
California-based manga and anime producer VIZ Media has unveiled its latest anime co-production: “Hirayasumi,” the widely acclaimed manga series by Keigo Shinzo.
The Hirayasumi anime will be a (…)
Big Media Inks True Crime Deals with Pluto TV
Global production company and channel provider Big Media has secured a pair of new licensing deals with Pluto TV for two true crime series.
Season one of Crime Exposé with (…)
Globalsphere Begins Production on Turkish Drama ‘Bitter Justice’
Globalsphere Studios, the joint venture led by MediaHub’s Kerim Emrah Turna and Geophil’s Robin Philip, has begun production on its second original Turkish drama series, Aşka Mahkum (Bitter Justice).
A co-production with India’s Shemaroo Entertainment, Bitter Justice begins (…)
ITV Inks Raft of APAC Sales
ITV Studios has signed a number of content sales in the Asia Pacific region.
In Australia, free-to-air broadcaster SBS has acquired crime drama Code of Silence, which has just been renewed for (…)
Super AI is Ten Years Away
Today, in an interview with Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, The Wall Street Journal reported that, contrary to what other AI gurus stated, the super-intelligence (or AGI, as the industry calls it) (…)