Banff Announces New Board Members
The Banff World Media Festival has announced that Kevin Johnson, chief executive officer, GroupM Canada and president of WPP in Canada, and Music supervisor Nora Felder have joined its Board (…)
Original Movies Flop at The Box Office
The story is that, apparently, original movies flop at the box office and thrive on streaming, especially on the Amazon Prime Video and Apple+ platforms.
Critics have for years decried Hollywood’s (…)
Calinos Sells ‘Alert Squad’ to Japan
Turkey’s Calinos Entertainment has secured the sale of police drama series “Alert Squad” to Japan.
Alert Squad, produced by Canada’s Pixcom, follows a Missing Persons Unit as they race against time (…)
Canela Media Launches Club Canela
New York-based Canela Media has launched Club Canela, a fully integrated in-app streaming rewards program.
Registered Canela.TV viewers can participate in branded challenges, curated content collections, customized rewards, links to ecommerce platforms (…)
Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Connection
In Hollywood, the Vanity Fair‘s after Oscar parties are well known and the 300 or so invitations for the monthly publication’s events at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing (…)
Alan Ruck Boards “Corporate Retreat”
Alan Ruck has joined the cast of the upcoming horror thriller “Corporate Retreat,” currently in pre-production. Ruck — best known for his portrayal of Connor Roy on HBO hit series Succession — (…)
GMA, CreaZion, Viu Partner on “Beauty Empire”
The Philippines’ GMA Network, production and distribution company CreaZion Studios, and pan-regional OTT streaming service Viu are set to deliver the revenge drama series “Beauty Empire.”
Created by Real Florido and Rona Co of (…)
Writing Box Lab to Be Held in Arezzo, Italy
Adler Entertainment and 39Films, in association with Nostos Screenwriting Lab, is organizing the first Writing Box Lab in Arezzo, Tuscany from April 22 to April 27. The lab will be (…)
KDI’s Turkish Drama Lands in the Philippines
Kanal D International brings two feel-good romantic comedy series to the Philippines: Recipe of Love and Twist of Fate.
Produced by NTC Medya, Recipe of Love (Aşkın Tarifi) follows chef Firat, who’s hired to help a young (…)
All3Media Launches ‘Demand Drama’ Channel
All3Media International is expanding its portfolio of FAST channels with the launch of Demand Drama, which will be available in the U.K. from this month.
The FAST channel’s schedule mixes ‘cosy (…)
