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Bob Bakish is MIPCOM’s Personality of the Year

MIPCOM CANNES has announced that Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Paramount Global, will be honored with the ‘MIPCOM CANNES Personality of the Year’ award at the 39th edition of the International (…)

By |August 21st, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

E.U. Targets U.S. Internet Groups

There are two sectors that E.U. regulators apparently cannot touch with a 10-foot pole: banking and airlines, all the rest is open season. The shots are now aimed at (…)

By |August 21st, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

Michael Parkinson: 1935-2023

In Britain, he was considered the “greatest broadcast interviewer of our age,” compared to David Frost (with whom he started short-lived TV-AM), and to Johnny Carson in the U.S. Michael (…)

By |August 21st, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz to Be Honored at Israel Film Fest in L.A.

Ynon Kreiz, Mattel chairman and CEO, will receive the 2023 IFF Industry Leadership Award at the 36th Israel Film Festival during the fest’s opening night gala, to be held at the Saban Theater (…)

By |August 18th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

LaLiga and The Channel Store Launch LaLiga+

LaLiga+, LaLiga’s free sports channel, is now being distributed on major Spanish FAST platforms by The Channel Store.

LaLiga+ brings a varied slate of sports competitions to the Spanish audience, including (…)

By |August 18th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

‘Barbie’ Makes People See Red (not Pink) in Some Countries

Hollywood’s summer blockbuster Barbie is creating a stir in Muslim countries due to its perceived lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes.

Kuwait banned the movie for promoting “beliefs that are alien (…)

By |August 18th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

Canal+ Completes SPI’s Acquisition

Canal+ Group has taken full ownership of SPI International. The French media company had initially acquired a 70 per cent stake in 2021, and has now bought up the remaining (…)

By |August 18th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

Small World IFT Acquires ‘Noot vir Noot’

TV format consultancy and distributor Small World IFT has acquired the international format distribution rights to Noot vir Noot (Note for Note) from South African Broadcasting Corporation.

First broadcast in 1991, Noot vir Noot is (…)

By |August 17th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

NATPE Global Appoints New Advisory Board

NATPE Global has announced its new advisory board ahead of its return to Miami on January 16-18, 2024.

“We are honored to welcome this impressive group of executives who will share (…)

By |August 17th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

GMA’s TikTok Account Most Viewed Among PH Creators

GMA Network’s official TikTok account @gmanetwork generated the most content views among top entertainment creators in the Philippines for the month of July 2023.

Based on data from TikToktainment, the account placed first (…)

By |August 17th, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments