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VICE Media Acquires Cuba Pictures

VICE Media has acquired U.K.-based prodco Cuba Pictures from talent company Curtis Brown Group.

Cuba Pictures will become a label within VICE Studios — the company behind franchise Gangs of London, (…)

By |April 28th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

Berlinale Sets 2026 Dates

The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled next year’s dates — the 76th edition of the fest will take place from February 12 to 22, 2026.

As to the festival’s professional and (…)

By |April 28th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

Calinos’ Drama ‘Farah’ Travels to 84 Countries

Calinos Entertainment’s drama series “Farah” is set to debut in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal. Produced by O3 Medya, the series — which originally aired on Turkey’s NOW — has (…)

By |April 28th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

U.S. Media Discovers Canada

In the past, it looked like there was an implicit order about Canada among the U.S. media: Ignore at all cost the sleeping giant in the north.

Now, with the advent (…)

By |April 28th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

FCC Reviewing Paramount Merger

U.S. regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing the initial steps Paramount Global needs to take to secure the agency’s approval of its planned merger with Skydance Media.

One of these (…)

By |April 25th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

Comcast’s Cable-TV Woes

Comcast, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based group behind the NBC TV network, Universal Studios, and Peacock, reported its first quarter results yesterday, reflecting the challenges of traditional cable TV.

The company lost 427,000 (…)

By |April 25th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

TVA Orders ‘LOL Just For Laughs’ S12

Canada’s TVA, a subsidiary of Quebecor, commissioned Season 12 of sketch comedy series “LOL Juste pour rire” a.k.a. “LOL Just For Laughs” fkn LOL ; ).

LOL Just For Laughs — produced by Juste (…)

By |April 25th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

OUTtv Launches on YouTube TV in the U.S.

LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv has launched on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels in the U.S.

Beginning this week, subscribers can access OUTtv’s line-up for $5.99 per month, on all devices (…)

By |April 25th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

Electric Acquires North American Rights to “The Bunker”

Los Angeles-based Electric Entertainment has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the science-fiction horror film The Bunker from Jackrabbit Media. The deal gives Electric all rights in all (…)

By |April 25th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments

ITV Releases First Look Images from ‘Secret Service’

ITV has released first look images from new thriller Secret Service, taken on location in Malta during the first few weeks of filming.

Filmed in Malta and London this spring, Secret (…)

By |April 24th, 2025|Categories: News|0 Comments