Content Deal for Toonz and GummyBear
India-based Toonz Animation, the flagship division of Toonz Entertainment, has signed a deal with Gummybear International. As part of the deal, Toonz and Gummybear will extend the Gummy (…)
Mega TV’s “Tea for Three TV” Honored with Emmy
The Suncoast chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Mega TV with an award in the news-programming category in a ceremony that took place on (…)
Temple Street Snags “Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate”
Temple Street Distribution, Temple Street Productions’ distribution arm, has acquired the animated children’s series Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate. Temple Street will serve as the exclusive (…)
Cisneros Launches Women’s Rights Campaign
Caracas and Miami-based Cisneros has launched a campaign to combat violence against women. The #LasMujeresNoCallamos (#WeWomenWillNotRemainSilent) campaign kicked off November 25, and will continue through December 10, as part (…)
Starz’s “Girlfriend Experience” to Premiere at Sundance
Steven Soderbergh’s anthology series for Starz, The Girlfriend Experience, will make its world premiere in the special events category at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The series follows Christine (…)
9 Story Expands Asia-Pacific Presence
Toronto-based content creator and distributor 9 Story Media Group has secured several deals in Asia-Pacific for its kids and family content. Over 500 episodes have been licensed across Southeast (…)
“Dirty Dancing” TV Movie at ABC
Lionsgate TV and Allison Shearmur Productions will adapt the 1987 drama that stars Jennifer Grey as Baby, who falls for a dance instructor, played by Patrick Swayze, at a (…)
“Buenaventura, Don’t Leave Me” Arrives on OnDirect TV Latam
Caracol’s iEmmy-nominated documentary Buenaventura, Don’t Leave Me premiered yesterday on OnDIRECTV Latin America (channel 201/1201 HD), in Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay at 9 pm, and in (…)
Whistler Film Festival’s Power Pitch Winner Announced
The Whistler Film Festival has crowned Joe Balass of Compass Productions as winner of the inaugural Power Pitch competition, for Venus, a dramedy where a man transitioning into a (…)
GBI’s “Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab” Expands on Public TV
Genius Brands International’s (GBI) STEM-based comedy series, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab, has been cleared on over 161 public television stations across the U.S., with a reach of 60 million (…)