Up the Ladder: SMPTE, Woodcut
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has hired Howard Lukk as the group’s director of standards. Lukk is currently a writer and director at independent film production and (…)
Germany Licenses “I Can Do That!”
Armoza’s primetime entertainment series I Can Do That! has been picked up in Germany by ZDF. Endemol Shine Germany will produce the local adaptation of the studio variety format, (…)
Content Signs New Drama Deals
Content Television, a division of Content Media Corporation, has shipped several drama titles to Asian broadcasters. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific has secured Dead Rising: Watchtower, a drama series (…)
Scripps Commissions “House Hunters Asia”
Scripps Networks Interactive has commissioned House Hunters Asia, HGTV in Asia-Pacific’s first long-form original production. The deal coincides with the one-year anniversary of HGTV in Asia-Pacific. The series follows (…)
SPT’s “Mad About You” Adapted in China
Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and CCTV6’s HuaCheng Pictures joint-venture production company, has secured a deal with Croton Media to create a local adaptation of SPT’s (…)
Up the Ladder: Shine TV, Rogers & Cowan
Shine TV has made several changes in leadership: Tanya Shaw has been named managing director and Tim Whitwell has been appointed creative director. Shaw, who joined Shine TV from the (…)
Descriptive Video Works, NBC Team Up on “The Wiz”
This week, the first live entertainment program in U.S. history will be accessible to those who are blind, provided by Descriptive Video Works. The Wiz Live!, a three-hour event (…)
Renewals for Fuse Following Re-launch
Fuse, a network aimed at a multi-cultural millennial audience, has renewed three original series. Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, the network’s top original program among adults 18-34, will add (…)
Thaole Entertainment Licenses Sesame Workshop in SE Asia
Sesame Workshop has named Ho Chi Minh City-based Thaole Entertainment as its master licensee for content distribution in Southeast Asia. The deal covers territories including Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Myanmar, (…)
Argentine Government Honors Smilehood’s “Creators”
The National Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic has presented Smilehood Media’s Creators an award, declaring the series of cultural and educative interest. Created by Pablo Aristizabal and (…)