Big Weekend Box Office For ‘Michael’
The biopic Michael generated a $217.4 million opening weekend box office for Lionsgate, which coproduced the theatrical movie with Universal Pictures.
In the U.S. and (…)
Media Pulse to Handle Pluto TV, Paramount+ Sales in Canada
Paramount in Canada and Media Pulse (Blue Ant Media company) have expanded their partnership, naming Media Pulse as the exclusive direct sales partner for Paramount’s ad inventory in Canada.
Media Pulse (…)
Banijay Media Germany Launches ShowdownTV
Banijay Media Germany has launched streaming service ShowdownTV.
The live broadcast of martial arts event series Ringlife Combat series 7 served to launch the service, produced by Banijay Germany’s Mülheim TV (…)
Streaming Plateau in Italy
The Italian financial daily ItaliaOggi reported that Italy’s paid streaming market has now reached maturity, with total subscriptions no longer growing and newer services competing mainly for market share.
Citing a study (…)
Maggie Gyllenhaal to Preside Over Venice Film Fest Jury
American director, actress, screenwriter and producer Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter, The Bride!, Crazy Heart) will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 83rd Venice International Film (…)
RTL Deutschland Installs New Management Board
Following the European Commission’s approval of RTL Group’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland, RTL Group has made some changes to the Management Board of RTL Deutschland.
Stephan Schmitter will lead the company (…)
BossaNova Greenlights ‘Ruins Rise and Fall’
U.K.-based BossaNova Media has unveiled eight-part history mystery series Ruins Rise And Fall.
Produced by Like A Shot, the series uses immersive 3D-CGI to reanimate ruins from around the ancient world.
Ruins (…)
Rise Studios, Inter Medya Start Filming ‘Caged Love’
Dubai-based Rise Studios and Istanbul-based Inter Medya have entered production on their inaugural co-investment project, Caged Love (Tutsak Sevda).
Directed by Canan Çelik, the romantic drama stars Eslem Akar and Mert (…)
Welsh Broadcaster S4C Makes YouTube Shift
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has announced a strategic shift with YouTube.
As a first step, Newyddion S4C — the broadcaster’s news service — is launching its own YouTube channel, adding to the (…)
FRAPA Calls on Creators to Shape Format Protection
FRAPA, the Format Recognition and Protection Association, continues to be in active discussions with creators, national industry bodies and organizations that represent and support producers to understand how the association (…)