Sean McNamara to Direct Film Based on Marcy Gregg’s Memoir
Filmmaker Sean McNamara (Bau, Artist at War; Reagan; Soul Surfer) is set to write and direct Blank Canvas, a new feature film based on the 2022 memoir of (…)
ChaiFlicks Acquires “And They’re Jewish with Hen Mazzig”
Streaming platform ChaiFlicks has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to both seasons of the YouTube series And They’re Jewish with Hen Mazzig.
Hen Mazzig, digital creator and co-founder of the Tel (…)
The Africa Channel Brings Gospel and Wildlife to the Screen
The Africa Channel is premiering one-hour special How Sweet the Sound and magazine series Wild Africa on September 1, 2026.
How Sweet the Sound celebrates the musical traditions and legacy of Historically Black (…)
Meta in a Deluge of Lawsuits
Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — is being sued by the U.S. states of California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey under the Federal Children’s Online Privacy (…)
Woodcut Shines a Spotlight on “Ancients: The Greatest Finds”
Indie prodco Woodcut Media and its distribution arm, Woodcut International, have unveiled their latest factual doc series Ancients: The Greatest Finds, commissioned by BBC Select.
Currently in production and scheduled for delivery in December, the new series (…)
Fred Rogers, 9 Story, JAKKS Pacific Renew Licensing Deal
Nonprofit children’s media company Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Brands have renewed their long-term licensing agreement with toy manufacturer JAKKS Pacific for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.
The renewal marks the (…)
Tokyo IP Market Returns to TIFFCOM
TIFFCOM, the content market affiliated with the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), returns for its 23rd edition from October 28 to 30 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center (Hamamatsucho-Kan).
The (…)
Doc Investigates Putin-Linked Villa in Spain
A Polish documentary team investigating the hidden wealth of modern autocrats may have uncovered a previously little-known Spanish villa linked to Vladimir Putin. The investigation forms part of Palaces of (…)
Keller/Noll and Crazy Legs Launch Vertical Game Show
Game show format creators Cleve Keller and Dave Noll — the duo behind franchises including Chopped, America Says and Flip Side — have partnered with Crazy Legs Productions to launch Do You See What Eye See, (…)
The U.S. FCC Following Mexico’s Regulatory Agency
Yesterday, VideoAge’s daily newsletter reported that the leftist Mexican government wants to control the country’s media through its Comisión Reguladora de Telecomunicaciones (CRT). Today, according to the U.S. ABC television (…)