Liberty Global, Discovery Acquire Lionsgate Stake
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global will each pay $195 million for 5 million Lionsgate shares, giving each company 3.4%. John Malone, Discovery’s biggest shareholder and chairman of (…)
Distribution Agreement for Peace Point, Muse
Toronto-based Peace Point Rights and Muse Distribution International have signed an agreement making Peace Point the exclusive distributors for Muse’s content in Latin America. Featured scripted includes The (…)
Production Deal for Cisneros and Telemundo
Cisneros Studios, production house of Cisneros Media, has closed a deal with Telemundo for the production of “Ya Era Hora con Erika y Eduardo (It’s About Time with (…)
Up the Ladder: Shaftesbury
Jay Bennett has been appointed senior vice president, Creative and Innovation at Toronto’s Shaftesbury. In this newly created role, Bennett will be responsible for the company’s creative direction and innovation, (…)
NAB Rebrands CCW Event at “NAB Show New York”
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), producer of NAB Show and Content Communications World (CCW), is re-branding the CCW event (which VideoAge anticipated in our November issue). (…)
iEmmy Presenters Announced
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its lineup of celebrity presenters for the upcoming International Emmy Awards. The ceremony, hosted by Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, takes (…)
Winter Premiere Dates for Fox
Fox is releasing premiere dates for new ensemble comedy Cooper Barret’s Guide to Surviving Life (Jan. 3), animated satire Bordertown (Jan. 3), drama series Second Chance (Jan. 13) and (…)
T-Mobile and Starz Release Mobile Video
Starz and T-Mobile have partnered to provide subscribers with unlimited streaming on the Starz Play platform. The “Binge On” deal offers T-Mobile Simple Choice postpaid customers who (…)
Red Arrow Acquires Majority Stake in Karga Seven Pictures
Munich-based Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired a majority stake in L.A.-based production company Karga Seven Pictures. The company has strong ties to the Turkish TV market and (…)
Up the Ladder: Geraldine Laybourne
Geraldine Laybourne has been appointed to the 9 Story Media Group’s board of directors. Laybourne, a serial media and technology entrepreneur, was a cable programming pioneer in the 80s and (…)