Streaming’s Raising Costs
Despite U.S. streaming platforms not yet being subject to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign film imports, the costs of their Premium (ad-free) services are increasing in various degrees, from (…)
Atom Araullo’s “POGOLAND” Wins Best Doc at AIBs
GMA Public Affairs’ doc “The Atom Araullo Specials: POGOLAND” has been named Best Documentary under Domestic Affairs at the 2025 Association for International Broadcasting Awards, held in London on November (…)
Beta Film, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Partner on AI
Beta Film and Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) have entered a partnership to develop and expand practical, European-based, and ethically responsible research, development, and training in the field of AI and virtual (…)
Warner Bros. in Final Play, Again
Warner Bros. is, once again, an object of desire. After AOL, Time Inc., AT&T, and Discovery, it’s now the turn of Paramount/Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix.
Each of these latest suitors is (…)
The New NBCSN is Up And Running
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is going against the tide and today launched a new cable-TV network called NBCSN, which stands for NBCable Sports Network.
In addition to live sporting events, the new sports (…)
Turkish Drama “Eshref Ruya” Gets Rose d’Or Nom
Inter Medya’s drama series Eshref Ruya, produced by TIMS&B Productions, has been nominated in the Best Soap/Telenovela category at the 2025 Rose d’Or Awards, with the winners to be announced (…)
A+E Signs Distribution Partnership with Langley Productions
A+E Global Media has partnered with Langley Productions on an international content distribution deal for Langley’s catalog of non-fiction titles.
The deal includes 848 hours of programming of the company’s (…)
Nippon TV Partners with CJ ENM for “Merry Berry Love”
Nippon TV has entered a partnership with Korea’s CJ ENM for the co-production of romcom drama series Merry Berry Love (working title).
The series follows a down-on-his-luck spatial designer and (…)
A New Book About Formats
Maria Chiara Duranti, a familiar face at most international TV events, has written a book, her first, about a subject dear to her: Formats.
The 136-page book, in her native Italian (…)
Bell Completes Investment in Blink49
Blink49 Studios has closed Bell Media’s strategic investment in the company. The deal, which involves Bell Media alongside Fifth Season, enhances Blink49 Studios’ ability to expand its slate of projects (…)