Up the Ladder: A+E, Banijay, Fremantle
• A+E Networks has promoted Youngsun Soh to senior vice president and managing director of A+E Korea, and John Flanagan to senior vice president and managing director of A+E Japan (…)
Hollywood Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines
SAG-AFTRA actors are on strike. Yesterday the union’s board of directors voted unanimously to approve a strike. The vote came after negotiations between the 160,000-member actors’ union and the Alliance (…)
Ushuaïa TV Buys ‘The Future from Above’
The international distribution arm of Off The Fence has pre-sold The Future From Above (4 x 60’) to TF1-owned French nature broadcaster Ushuaïa (…)
Fremantle’s ‘Shadow of Truth’ on BBC
Fremantle has licensed true crime series Shadow of Truth in the U.K. on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. The series will also be coming soon to ntv and RTL Crime in Germany.
The (…)
Kartoon Studios Launches Kartoon Films
Kartoon Studios has announced a package of original full-length animated features for children based on existing Kartoon Studios properties, which will leverage AI technology. The new films will debut exclusively (…)
‘Magnificent Century’ Enters The Sandbox Metaverse
Turkish series Magnificent Century has partnered with metaverse platform The Sandbox with a global launch event held in Paris on July 12.
The historical series, produced by Tims Productions’ Timur Savcı, (…)
Indies Launch Association of True Crime Producers
True Crime specialist indies Avalon, First Look TV, ITN Productions, Monster Films, Peninsula Television, Phoenix Television, Rare TV, Revelation Films, Title Role and Woodcut Media, have joined forces to launch the Association of True Crime Producers (ATCP) in the U.K. and Ireland, and establish (…)
New Broadcast Partners for ‘The Deep’
A Stark Production and WildBrain, together with Infinite Studios, have confirmed new international broadcast partners for animated series The Deep.
As the global distributor for the series — now in its fourth (…)
‘Red Skies’ Wins Best Drama at TV Series Fest Berlin
Israeli drama series Red Skies took top honors last evening at TV Series Festival Berlin by winning the Best Drama Series Award for 2023. This announcement follows the series’ win (…)
ViX Expands in Colombia with RCN
Spanish-language streaming service ViX has inked an agreement with RCN to drive expansion and broaden the service’s presence in Colombia through exclusive content on the platform, original local production, and (…)
