‘Lucky Dog’ S10 to Premiere on January 7
Lucky Dog, the Emmy-winning pet show airing weekends on CBS and produced by Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), will begin its 10th season on January 7.
Lucky Dog is hosted by husband-and-wife (…)
Cinedigm Strikes U.S. Deal with Cirque du Soleil
Cinedigm has signed an exclusive agreement with Cirque du Soleil to bring nearly 30 hours of live show performances, documentaries, and acrobatic content to AVOD, FAST and TVOD platforms across (…)
Channel 4 Privatization to Be Scrapped
The U.K. culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, has recommended the government drop its plans to privatize Channel 4, according to a leaked letter (tweeted by The News Agents). A package of (…)
TOHO Strikes Deal with Frederator
Genius Brands International, through its subsidiary Frederator Network, has completed a deal with Japan’s TOHO International, whereby TOHO is making a multimillion-dollar investment in the company’s original productions: Bee and PuppyCat (…)
Brunico Acquires NATPE Assets
Brunico Communications has acquired the assets of the National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE), including its brand, international content events, and the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. The sale has (…)
Gusto Food Fare on Olympusat’s FreeTV
International food channel Gusto TV has inked a deal with Olympusat and its FreeTV application.
FreeTV is an AVOD streaming service providing programming from around the world. It’s available on all (…)
EU Audiovisual Observatory Under Portuguese Presidency
Following its 30th birthday in 2022, the European Audiovisual Observatory starts a new year under its Portuguese presidency. The Strasbourg-based organization has been providing facts and figures and analysis of (…)
Rogers-Shaw Merger on On-Off-On Approval
On December 29, 2022 a Canada’s antitrust tribunal approved the highly contested proposed merger between the Toronto-based Rogers Communications and the Calgary-based Shaw Communications. The following day, Canada’s Competition bureau (…)
Soccer Legend Pelé’s Little Known Facts
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (known as Pelé) died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82 from colon cancer at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo. He was (…)
NBCU Confirms May 2023 Upfront Dates
NBCUniversal has announced its 2023 NewFronts and Upfront presentation dates. Linda Yaccarino, NBCU chairman and head of sales and partnerships, revealed that the NewFronts presentation (for digital and streaming) will (…)
