NHK’s Morning Drama Serials Expand Overseas
With cooperation from the Japan Foundation, Japan’s national public broadcaster NHK has exported drama serials abroad. NHK’s morning drama serials, which often depict the life of a woman protagonist, (…)
Televisa Brings “Little Giants” to Hungary
Hungary’s RTL has added Televisa’s talent show, Little Giants, to its lineup on RTL. The Hungarian channel will begin a search for cast members in the coming weeks, making (…)
Red Arrow to Distribute “Case”
Red Arrow International has secured distribution rights for psychological crime thriller Case, produced by Sagafilm for Channel 2 Iceland. The series premiered in October in Channel 2 Iceland (…)
Up the Ladder, A & E Network
Amy Savitsky has been named senior vice president, Development & Programming for A & E Network. Savitsky will report to Elaine Frontain Bryant, and will focus on the network’s non-fiction (…)
“Clangers” and “Hey Duggee” to Premiere on TreehouseGo
Toronto-based Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse will introduce two new preschool series, Clangers and Duggee on the TreehouseGo app on December 25. Families will find the series in the sneak peek (…)
Berlinale Unveils Short Film Jury
The members of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury have been released. The three filmmakers and artists, who produce short films, will award contestants the Golden and Silver Bear, as well (…)
Temple Street Invests in Industrial Brothers
Toronto-based production studio Temple Street Productions (producers of Orphan Black) has made a strategic investment in children’s content creation and animation company Industrial Brothers. With Temple Street’s significant (…)
Travel Channel Greenlights the Second Season of “Man Finds Food”
Man Finds Food, hosted by comfort food connoisseur Adam Richman (Man v. Food, Man v. Food Nation, Fandemonium), has been renewed for a second season. The series will air on (…)
Blue Ant and Smithsonian Launch Blue Skye Entertainment
Smithsonian Networks and Blue Ant Media have signed a deal to kick off a new joint venture, Blue Skye Entertainment, to develop and distribute its 4K natural history and (…)
Disney Junior’s “The Lion Guard” to Air
Corus Entertainment’s Disney Junior will premiere the new animated series The Lion Guard on Sunday, January 17 at 11:30 am ET. The story follows the adventures of Kion, (…)
