Liberty Media Lands MotoGP Rights
John Malone’s Liberty Media has entered into an agreement to acquire Dorna Sports, the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGP World Championship, from Bridgepoint and Canada Pension Plan Investment (…)
WWE Increases Viewership Ahead of ‘WrestleMania XL’
WWE’s flagship weekly programs, SmackDown, Raw and NXT, continue to deliver viewership gains among the P18-49 advertising demo ahead of WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania XL, to be held in Philadelphia on April (…)
China’s TikTok Control Over the U.S.
According to The Wall Street Journal, when the U.S. Congress recently began considering banning TikTok in the U.S. because of concerns that the app’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance would share private (…)
Edinburgh Fest Unveils New Venues, Program Strands
The newly relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced a collaboration with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which will open up the Film Festival program in new venues across the city, including (…)
Cannes Film Fest Launches Cannes Remakes
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, in partnership with the CNC – French National Center of Cinema and Moving Images, has launched Cannes Remakes, set to debut at (…)
‘A Fragile Flower’ Honored at New Delhi Film Fest
‘A Fragile Flower’ — the first Vietnamese feature film produced entirely in the U.S. —was named Top 3rd Feature Film, International Competition, at the New Delhi Film Festival’s awards ceremony held on (…)
Italian Film & TV Industry Concerned Over Public Funding Reform
Reps from the main Italian film and TV organizations — including Anica, 100 Autori, and Cartoon Italia, among others — will hold a press conference on April 5 in Rome’s (…)
Insight TV Partners With CGTN on ‘Sweet Planet’
At a launch event held yesterday at the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, channel operator Insight TV, Netherlands-based prodco JOIIN, and China Global Television Network celebrated the completion of culinary documentary series Sweet (…)
Slovakia TV Against Ultranationalists
Yesterday members of the Slovakian media staged a loud protest against the ultranationalist government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who wants to muzzle RTVS, the country’s public TV service.
Protesters formed (…)
FOX Entertainment Unveils New Structure
FOX Entertainment has announced a new structure that will consist of three primary business segments: studio entertainment, television and streaming platforms, and worldwide sales and licensing, under the banners of (…)